Trotting's excitement machine Oscar Bonavena is back and his autumn is about to get a lot busier.
The horse once rated New Zealand's best trotter returns in the $20,000 mobile mile at Addington on Saturday, after more than a year off the scene.
The now 5-year-old has raced since falling flat during an Australian campaign last season after which he was found to have a bone chip in his knee.
He has been given plenty of time off since but trotted his last 800m in 56.8s to beat Cracker Hill, who resumes at Wyndham on Thursday, in a recent Ashburton trial.
"We are really happy with him and Mark [Purdon] drove him last week and said he was ready to go," says new trainer Hayden Cullen.