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A low-key thoroughbred meeting on Thursday is likely to capture national interest in New Zealand as jockey Chris Johnson seeks to establish a new national record at Ashburton.
Johnson has seven rides at the racecourse predominantly recognised for feature harness races held on the inside of the turf course proper track, and requires one winner to claim outright top spot after joining David Walsh at the summit on 2451 New Zealand wins at Ascot Park Racecourse in Invercargill last Saturday aboard the Ellis Winsloe-trained Point Score.
Three of Johnson s seven rides at Ashburton are supplied by the training partnership of John and Karen Parsons - Baby Menaka, Letsbringiton and Quintuple Twins.