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Racing: Different paths to Queensland Derby for top New Zealand horses

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Racing: Different paths to Queensland Derby for top New Zealand horses

Tutukaka is a contender for next month's Queensland Derby. He will line up at Avondale tomorrow. His trainer Tony Pike is taking him for a short 1400m race. Tutukka won in Queensland last season and is returning for the A$1 million Derby on May 28. Pinarello won the Championship Stakes at Pukekohe on Saturday. Western Springs won't start if the track is heavy. He suffered a leg fracture in the Hawke's Bay Guineas in spring. If they go to Queensland, Western Spring will start in Rough Habit Stake on the way to the Derby, if he comes through the run well.

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