Saturday, June 23, 2018

Tiara for Prompt Response

      This weekend saw the final group one of the season with victory going to the Waterhouse/Bott mare Prompt Response. While Nature Strip put his name forward for an Everest nomination. On the breeding side there were more wins for the Snitzel and So You Think clans and trebles for Lope De Vega and Hinchinbrook family. 

Nature Strip -- This son of  Nicconi has had plenty of wraps on him and earlier this year, switched stables, to the strong, Darren Weir team. Today, they got their rewards quickly as he recorded a time, only .11 seconds outside the course record. He was unextended by jockey Damian Lane, in the easy win, down the straight at Flemington and there is every possibility he will target the 13 million dollar Everest in October.

Drone Footage of Nature Strips Win

Snitzel and Lope De Vega -- It was good to see Miles of Krishan salute on Saturday. She has always been a talented Snitzel mare but draws wide so often, which tends to take the sting, out of her finish. Young Fred Kersley just got enough out of her, to secure victory, for the Hayes/Dabernig team. Later in the day, in the Provincial Plate, it was a Snitzel quinella and both the winner Silentz and runner up Another Coldie are trained by Darren Weir. The later is another that does'nt have the best of luck with draws and I can see another victory, for the gelding, shortly. A great ride by Dean Yendal on the winner. He just sat on the back of his stablemate and when he sprinted, that was the end of the race. The Lope De Vega three year old filly, Remember the Name, scored another victory for Damien Oliver and Danny O'brien at headquarters. While another of the breed was successful in the Sunshine State with the group 3 2200m Tatts Cup going to Divine Unicorn. Ridden by veteran jockey Jim Byrne he defeated, last weeks Ipswich Cup winner, Tradesman.   

So You Think -- We had a heavy track at Randwick for saturdays racing and of note, was a double, by So You Think progeny. The High Chaparral stallion's sons and daughters are quite capable in the wet and I notice they do go alright first and especially second up ! A good ride and plenty of faith by jockey, Kathy O'hara secured a win for You Make Me Smile in the BM 80 for 3yo's. He was a $10,000 dollar purchase for the Rockhampton Jockey Club and has now won $112,000 in prizemoney. While in the Winter Dash over 1200m, I Thought So won with a bit in hand from the wet track specialist Jungle Edge who carried an extra 6.5 kgs which probably was the telling factor. Glyn Schofield and the Snowden team have had a few problems with this stable favorite but hopefully he has now turned the corner.

A smiling Kathy after her win.


Tatts Tiara and Hinchinbrook -- Prompt Response won the last of the group ones for the Australian racing season, The Tatts Tiara at Doomben over 1350m. The daughter of the ill fated,blueblood stallion,  Beneteau who was by the full sister to Alinghi, Slice of Paradise and by Australias super stallion, Redoutes Choice. It was a great ride from Blake Shinn who kicked the mare clear on straightening to gain another group one for the Waterhouse/Bott stable. Another win yesterday for Blake was in the Class 6 Plate over 1350m when the Hinchinbrook mare Manaya got up to win. While in the W.J.Healy group 3 we saw victory go to Spright, yet another Hinchinbrook mare. The breed are like the Sebrings, when the off season comes, they come out to play and that was the case in Queensland yesterday.
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