A Melbourne spring campaign has been the making of Mr Maestro (NZ) (Savabeel), who collected his third consecutive win in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Caulfield Classic (2000m).

In the past two seasons, Karaka graduates have claimed 70% of all Group One Derby races in Australasia, and Saturday’s A$175,000 Listed ABC Bullion Super Impose Stakes (1800m) at Flemington unveiled a promising contender to add to that outstanding record.

Connections of black type performer Let Me Roar have been left to ponder what might have been in the wake of her recent retirement.

Seventh Up wins 2017 Manco Easter Stakes Group 2 NZ$200,000 at Ellerslie (NZ), 1600m.

The all-conquering Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman stable enjoyed a red-letter day on Saturday with a winning trans-Tasman Group One double to add to a brace of wins earlier in the day at Te Rapa.