A total of $485,000 in stakes and bonuses, including a $50,000 winner-takes-all prize, will be on the line in the inaugural Prezzy Card Northern Country Cups Bonus Series this Spring.

A smart first-up performance by In Haste at Taupo on Sunday has set up an exciting spring for the more than 10,000 members of the TAB Racing Club.

A visit to Wanganui last spring put To Bravery Born on a path towards elite age-group competition, and the son of Snitzel is set to follow a similar formula after another first-up success at Taupo on Sunday.