Hasselhoof walked off the Ruakaka track after a piece of slow work yesterday morning and with lightning speed did a 360 degree spin around.
A similar act across the ditch five months ago would have had the Australian press in a frenzy, such was his rock star image before his Sydney debut.
But the big gelding, whose plain looks defy his brilliance, is well known in the north.
"That's just him," says co-trainer Chris Gibbs, not missing a sip of his coffee. "And, he's pretty well and pretty fresh."