Smart mare Donizetti has a gilt-edged opportunity to add black type to her record on her favourite track today.
The Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie-trained Darci Brahma mare will run in the Gr.3 LJ Hooker Manawatu Breeders' Stakes (2000m) and a chance for black type as her current campaign draws to a close.
"She's going really well and she loves Awapuni," said Gary Cossey, racing manager for owner Sir Peter Vela.
"She's getting toward the end of her preparation and this is the race we have targeted, it's her grand final really."
A two-time winner on the Palmerston North course, Donizetti was unplaced at Ellerslie on New Year's Day in her only appearance beyond a mile, but her connections feel the time is now right for her to shine over ground.
