Wacky weather does nothing to diminish quality

Try as it might, the wacky weather that has wrecked the lives of many and blighted countless others, still couldn’t diminish the quality on the final weekend of racing in the New Zealand summer that never was.

At the start of last week, predictions for settled weather in the Waikato but rain in the lower North Island suggested a good track on Matamata Breeders’ Stakes day and a soft track for Otaki’s Group One meeting.