Exciting three-year-old Gingernuts slammed the door on his rivals with a withering finishing burst to claim the $1 million group one New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie today. Bosson had Gingernuts positioned beautifully one off the fence ahead of midfield throughout before improving his position at the 800 metre mark. Related Content Racing: Gingernuts tees up for Derby slam dunk Racing: Boris favoured for Cup Racing: Double Derby interest for Busuttin and Young"It's a first Derby for Te Akau and just a great occasion. For the whole team who work so hard at Te Akau it's just wonderful." Gingernuts may get the opportunity to further his record overseas with Te Akau contemplating a trip to Brisbane for the Queensland Winter Carnival later in the year.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 04, 2017 07:57 UTC