Dirk Bale breaks through for maiden group 1 in 2018 Auckland Cup

By Katherine Ernst

DIRK Bale (Fernando Bale x Langi Bale Aug ’15) stepped out of the shadows of his star litter brother Allen Ablett when recording an all the way victory in the Group 1 Auckland Cup (527m) at Manukau on Sunday night.

Trained by Craig Roberts, Dirk Bale began brilliantly off an awkward draw in box six, slipping straight to the front of the pack. Out on the bunny the blue dog never looked in danger, cruising to line to score by two and a half Read full article

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