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Baroota wins a 1200m at Kembla Grange
Baroota (NZ) (Showcasing (GB)/Centree (NZ)):
He raced yesterday at Kembla Grange where he was having his debut run and recorded a strong win in a small field. He paraded relaxed and from barrier 2 he began well with Hugh Bowman easing behind the other two runners where he travelled comfortably to the 600m mark. He worked his way up 3 wide turning into the straight stalking the leader and when asked for an effort he shot clear with ease, racing a little green but clearly it was a dominant performance. Hugh was very happy with the run saying he was green once he hit the front but gave him a good feel. He did get a soft win yesterday and ideally we would be running again in 3 weeks, therefore he will instead race in 4 weeks on March 2nd over 1400m. I will give him a solid trial between races so that he learns to attack the line. Following on from his next start is a suitable 1600m race on March 9th, again at Warwick Farm.
Results: Kembla Grange on Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Race 3 1200m – ONE FLUSH PLUMBING SERVICES 3YO C&G MAIDEN HANDICAP 2:40pm
Of $22,000. First $12,250, Second $4,250, Third $2,100, Fourth $1,000, Fifth $525, 6th $375, 7th $375, 8th $375, 9th $375, 10th $375
| Pos | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | Mgn | SP |
| 01 | Baroota | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | 58.0 | $2.30 | |
| 02 | Rockabella Boy | Sam Clipperton | Gai Waterhouse | 58.0 | 2.8 | $1.95F |
| 03 | Brazen Rogue | Scott Pollard | Gwenda Markwell | 58.0 | 17.8 | $5.50 |
| SC | Lomazzo | Jeff Penza | Tony McEvoy | 55.5 | ||
| SC | Realise Potential | Tye Angland | John P Thompson | 58.5 | ||
| SC | Schopenhauer | Jay Ford | Craig Ritchie | 57.0 | ||
| SC | Circadian Rhythm | Jason Collett | Anthony Cummings | 58.0 | ||
| SC | Badraan | Blake Shinn | Gerald Ryan | 59.0 | ||
| SC | A Good Yank | Kathy O’Hara | Tony McEvoy | 57.0 | ||
| SC | Ready Above | Joseph Pride | 56.5 | |||
| SC | Texas Rebel | Brenton Avdulla | Gary Portelli | 57.0 | ||
| SC | Collegiate | Tommy Berry | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 58.0 | ||
| SC | Southern Legend | Tim Clark | Les Bridge | 58.0 |
Kings Command makes it 3-in-a-row!
Congratulations to all the team !!!
Well we all like a little surprise in racing every now and then, with yesterday being one of those days! I think there were several factors why he won, the way he trained on, the way he looked, some extra confidence with 2 wins in a row, and then the ride by Ollie which was 10/10. Ollie said KC did a great job as we did a little bit of work to get a lovely trail early, but he switched off well which was the difference in the final 200 meters as he saved that energy for the finish. Ollie said he would keep him around that distance for the time being as he feels he is nice and strong at 1400.
Please find some great pics from yesterday below:
A Spicer Double with Kings Command
Congratulations, and what a way to start a prep with back-to-back wins and another little gem by Ollie to get us over the line 🙂 It was a copy-book Ollie ride, be patient and the run will come, which luckily for us it presented itself with enough time to snatch a win late.
Ollie has always liked this horse from day 1 and with some immaturity issues it’s taken us a lot longer to reach metro level and now we can head there with confidence that’s where he belongs.
Well done again team and look forward to many more wins for KC!
Ollie Rides Crediton to Win at Geelong
Congratulations!!!
Well in this game it’s always nice to be surprised and today was one of those days, but it wasn’t a complete shock all the same as the horse does have nice stying ability.
Ollie rode him perfect – nice and quiet early and when he asked for a sprint, he picked up with a good turn of foot which gives us great confidence when he reaches his right distances of 2000-2400 meters.
Leon loves this horse and is relieved more than anything, as he showed today what we see at home, in the fact he has a nice future.
We won’t get carried away just yet but we are hopeful he could look to be a Derby horse for us this prep if he keeps improving.
Enjoy the win guys and there looks to be plenty more over the journey to enjoy.
Papavero Wins at Mornington
Well what a way to start off 2016 and a big shout out has to go to our Vet Jim Vassey who performed the throat surgery on our boy, as we look to have a very nice racing prospect on our hands.
Peter wanted Reagan to take a sit, but when he couldn’t get in, he just zoomed around the field, did all the work and had the cheek to have a pretty soft win by nearly 4 lengths. We never get too carried away, but on today’s win we look to have a very nice metro class horse on our hands and it’s all up to him to prove that in coming starts.
I am rapt to have a good one for Peter, especially as it’s my first horse with him and we should have a lot of fun moving forward.
– Brad
Trainers Say:
Very pleasing to see Papavero do it at both ends yesterday at Mornington and bring up his maiden win in the 1200m event. He certainly looked impressive, albeit in a weak race, and we look forward to seeing what improvement he can make on the back of this effort, expecting him to also gain good confidence from the win. All looks ok with his recovery so far so will press on for a quiet week for him now and will follow up with more news after next Tuesdays gallop session.
Regards
Peter
Kings Command Reigns at Geelong
Congratulations on the win today and what a great result first up with our boy and what a ride by Damien Oliver who was outstanding in getting us over the line. Ollie said he has improved since last prep and really attacked the line well in the last 200 metres once he was fully clear of the pack.
Leon was rapped as the horse has always shown us lots on the training track and now he may start to reap the benefit of a nice grounding early on in his career.
There is another race back at Geelong on the 17th of Jan over 1300 meters that we will look very closely at and then hopefully post that step out in metro grade 🙂
Well done team and we can now look forward to a nice 2016 with Kingy!