Family connection keeps veteran local trainer in hunt for Gosford feature

Retired trainer Neil Ward, 78, targets Gosford's $200,000 Thunder Thousand feature Saturday with Stratafy, his sole horse in work for two years. The four-year-old mare, a daughter of broodmare War Empress whose progeny have all won, comes off a provincial benchmark 68 victory and jumps from gate eight with jockey Winona Costin.

Summary by Glance · Brisbane Times