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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The dam to 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) victor Mage and 2024 participant Dornoch would get another shot at immortality if her McKinzie colt Baeza finds his way into the field for the first leg of the Triple Crown May 3 at Churchill Downs.View the full article -
Will never get to grips with how such a tragedy takes place . Have lost too many friends same way, one was on phone to us, hung up , went to bed and passed away in his sleep 15 minutes later. Medically not one cause showed up . They call it ASDS ( Adult Sudden Death Syndrome ). Maybe more research should be done, that someone like Greg in prime of his life should be taken like this is beyond comprehension . -
only a very young man. something has gone terribly wrong. Trotting has the Interdomion as it's Traditional Pinnacle of success. Greg dominating with the Grand trotter JUST BELIEVE , clean Sweeping 2 series in a row . all 3 heats and then the Grand Finals at Melton 2022 and Albion Park Brissie 2023. Greg nearly winning the Pacers Grand Final in 2023. with BETTER ECLIPSE running 2nd to the local hero named Leap To Fame (always hard to beat) NZ Cup winner Swayzee was 3rd. But just prior to that Greg had his BIGGEST Interdominion Thrill winning his first one in 2021. with a horse trained by an ex-pat New-Zealander , and here he is with MAORI LAW (defeating the kiwi 'Majestic Man' of Williamsons and his own future star 'Just Believe' was 3rd before he took over the training . A great story here for the great man Greg Sugars . RIP Greg. the harness racing scene will miss you deeply. Square-gaiters will have plenty to 'play for' in 2023. Sugars strikes to give Brosnan an epic double December 11, 2021 Michael Court WINNING one Inter Dominion Trotting Championship is pretty special. But to back up and win another one – 42 years later Fullstop or comma. well, that’s the stuff legends are made of. Yet that’s what Richard Brosnan did with Maori Law at Tabcorp Park Menangle tonight, as leading reinsman Greg Sugars scored a commanding win in the $150,000 TAB-sponsored Trotting Championship, leading most of the way to beat Majestic Man and Just Believe by one and a half metres in a 1:59.4 mile rate over the marathon 3009m journey. Maori Law is co-trained by Brosnan and his son Emmett in Victoria and it was Richard, regarded as a legend in the sport, who won with No Response at Christchurch way back in 1979. For Emmett and Sugars, though, it was their first win in this big feature – and it was a night to savor. “I’m on cloud nine, I’m just over the moon with this,” said Sugars as he trotted back to the enclosure. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
By Adam Hamilton Champion trainer Gary Hall Sr thinks former Kiwi pacer Mister Smartee is his next superstar. Hall Sr was moved to declare the lightly raced five-year-old second-only to the amazing Im Themightyquinn as the best horse he has trained after Mister Smartee’s win in last night’s $1.25 million Group 1 Nullarbor at Gloucester Park. Having just his 22nd start, Mister Smartee took advantage of a stalking run behind the two big guns – Minstrel and Swayzee – and gunned them down late to post his 17th and by far biggest win. “He’s really good, this horse and he’s still learning and getting better,” Hall Sr said. “I love him. I didn’t know if I’d get another really top horse at this stage of my career (75 years old), so he’s special.” Hall Sr now has a decision to make about the Brisbane Inter Dominion starting on July 5. “I said he needed to win this to seriously consider taking him so I have to now,” he said. “It’s just such a long trip and to have to run into Leap To Fame, who is the greatest horse I’ve seen. “I’ll get through next week and then weigh it all up.” Next week is the $300,000 Group 1 Fremantle Cup which will be basically a repeat of the Nullarbor but over the marathon 2936m trip, compared to last night’s 2536m. Hall Sr said last night’s win was one of the best and most satisfying of his career. It’s a huge call from the 75-year-old given he has won a staggering 13 WA Pacing Cup, 10 Fremantle Cups and three Inter Dominion finals. “That’s right up there with anything, seriously,” he said. “The build-up to the race was enormous, there was a real us against them thing with the eastern states horses, especially Swayzee. “I felt there was a bit of a lack of respect and understanding of our horses and how this (Gloucester Park) track races … yes, we had a point to prove. “As the race got closer, I grew in confidence. Just this week I thought we finally had him spot on. Mister Smartee, a five-year-old former Kiwi pacer having just his 22nd start, sat in the one-one trail and stalked the two favourites Minstrel (leader) and Swayzee (outside leader) as they went to war up front. Swayzee, one of the great stayers of the modern era, mauled favourite Minstrel through opening splits of the last mile in 29.4 and 27.8sec. Minstrel looked to have Swayzee beaten before the final bend, but the swoopers, headed by Mister Smartee and Gee Heza Sport, were looming. “Yes, we had the sit on them, but it still takes a huge effort to race one-off the pegs the whole way, chasing a pace like that, and pull out three-wide then run them down,” driver Gary Hall Jr said. “He’s done a mighty job in a short period of time, this horse. Mister Smartee’s 1min54.4sec mile rate for the long 2536m trip was just 0.4sec outside the track record. The Kiwi flavour was strong with NZ-bred pacers filling the trifecta. Gee Heza Sport ran second with his Team Bond-trained stablemate, Minstrel, a close third. Kiwi great Colin DeFilippi, who bred and previously trained Gee Heza Sport, was trackside and thrilled with his run. “I wasn’t sure he’d be up to these horses, but Greg (Bond, co-trainer) certainly was. It looks like he’s going to do a great job over here, he said. Dual NZ Cup winner Swayzee was struggling before the final bend, but kept digging deep as he always does to finish a close-up fourth. Mister Smartee gave WA its first home state win in the three runnings of the Nullarbor. “That’s a big part of the thrill. It’s really been eating away at me, especially this week in the build up … WA just needed to win our own big race,” Hall Jr said. View the full article -
By Withadream2 · Posted
I was there and it was certainly a successful promotion. A lot of the people attending were not regular race goers & many may have been there for the first time. Unfortunately it may be difficult to pull off that promotion in future once the new stadium opens in the CBD.
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