Cambridge's biggest harness meeting has been gifted a trotting bonus this Friday.
Both Inter Dominion champion Winterfell and excitement machine Oscar Bonavena are surprise entries for the $30,000 Les Harrison Transport Flying Stakes, while New Zealand Cup winner Thefixer will headline the $50,000 McMillans Feeds Flying Mile for the pacers.
The latter's clash with Chase Auckland, Mach Shard and past winner Star Galleria isn't unexpected but the two standout trotters in the country heading to Friday's meeting is.
Oscar Bonavena was expected to head straight to Australia after his Auckland campaign, while Winterfell could have been spelled after his win in the National Trot last start because he has been a vastly superior version of himself right-handed at Alexandra Park.
But trainer Mark Purdon has opted to run him left-handed before he returns to Canterbury, with Oscar Bonavena the stable's sole rep for the A$250,000 Great Southern Star on February 1.
