Top Canterbury harness racing trainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen have been forced to add Dream About Me and Lazarus to the Inkwise Canterbury Classic field on Friday night just to get the race off the ground. 

Mark Purdon said on the stable website, " It is not ideal but I have been quite happy with Dream About Me. Lazarus I wanted to be as forward as could be in terms of race fitness before he went racing but with only three nominations we want the race to go ahead. It is disappointing but that is the reality of the situation".

The field for the 2600m standing start Inkwise Canterbury Classic is:

Also on Friday night, the first Sires Stakes heat at Addington has drawn a top field, including unbeaten Auckland Reactor three year old Chase Auckland. Chase Auckland has looked like a potential top-liner in his first two wins, beating strong fields and running quick sectionals. The field on Friday will be his biggest test to date, with several classy two year olds from last season entered for the race.

Wilma's Mate, Great Things Happen and Bordeax are all having their first start back at the races this season in the Yaldhurst Hotel Canterbury Trotting Cup. All four classy trotters have the $300,000 Dominion Handicap in November as their major target. _________________________________________________________________________________________

Breeders Crown winner King Of Swing and Alta Maestro head a strong field at Cambridge in the first Northern Sires Stakes heat. Robert Dunn has labelled Alta Maestro one of the fastest horses he has trained, and the plan is to head South after the qualifying heat.

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