Talking the Karaka Sales, Sir Patrick Hogan and weekend races, Aidan Rodley updates on the New Zealand scene.

Victorian apprentice Ben Allen made an immediate impact in New Zealand when he won the opening leg of the Jockeys’ World Cup series at Ellerslie.

Haussmann wins 2017 Great Northern Foal Stakes Listed NZ$50,000 at Ellerslie (NZ), 1400m.