Butch Castles chats with Tony Pike and Dan Fogarty as racing returns to both the North and South Island this weekend with an 8-card raceday hosted by Tauranga Racecourse as well as the Riccarton Park Racecourse where the Valachi Downs South Island Breeders Stakes will see the souths top mares battle it out of top honours.

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