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It felt as though Triston Moodley had an angel on his shoulder as he steered Beetlegeuse (NZ) (Rageese) to victory in the Northland Business Systems (1600m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. A son of Rageese, Beetlegeuse was bred by Windsor Park Stud co-owner Gina Schick, who races the four-year-old in the care of Sam Mynott. Just over a month ago, tragedy struck the Schick family, with 10-year-old Jimmy losing his life in an ATV accident. In the maiden contest, Moodley wore the familiar Windsor Park colours – including Jimmy’s favourite cap, and his mount was full of running early as they took up the pacemaking role. Beetlegeuse travelled beautifully, and after kicking clear at the top of the straight, he was never in danger, saluting by two lengths over Embossed. Despite closing at nearly $40, Mynott had been quietly confident in the gelding, who was third-up this preparation. “I was actually quite confident with him, his work has been outstanding and he was quite unlucky in his first up run, then just didn’t cop the wet track at Tauranga” she said. “I was pretty happy with the way he was going, I was just praying for a semi-decent track to give him a go on, which we got up there on Saturday. “I left it up to Triston, but I wanted to be nearer to the front, whether we led or not was up to him. It worked out well and he gave him a beautiful ride – he made all the right decisions.” Mynott shared that much of Beetlegeuse’s race preparation had come at the Windsor Park property in Cambridge, making it very much a team effort. “It was very special, the horse wore Jimmy’s cap which was pretty cool and it was super to get this win for Gina,” she said. “His last three gallops were on the beautiful grass track out at Windsor Park, and there has been a lot of people involved with him, so it was a fitting result. “He came to me towards the end of last year, he had a few little issues that we were able to iron out. He had to have surgery to get an infected tooth pulled out, which set us back a couple of months, so we’ve been patient with him. “Fair play to Gina for giving him that time, and for trusting me that he was worth carrying on for.”Out of an unraced Niagara mare Rose Grace, Beetlegeuse was Mynott’s 16th winner of the season from just 92 starters. View the full article -
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David Greene has enjoyed a multitude of success with the progeny of Songbird, and that continued at Ruakaka on Saturday with Free Bird (NZ) (Tarzino) breaking maiden status in the Ruakaka Your Best Bet In Winter (1200m). A half-sister to Greene’s first Group winner Stolen Dance (NZ) (Alamosa), Free Bird showed promise at the trials, before placing in her first start in early January. She followed up that effort with a sixth placing, and was subsequently sent for a break before returning in the far north. In a market largely dominated by Top Dollar, Free Bird jumped at $14.80 under Vinnie Colgan, who pressed forward from the gate and eventually settled off the fence in sixth. With blinkers on for the first time, Hard Attack was full of running and led the field up to the home corner, where he found a decent kick and gave his rivals plenty to chase. It looked like Hard Attack may hold on, but coming charging down the centre was Free Bird, who had the upper hand on another late closer in Kudos to take the opener by a head. The daughter of Tarzino was coming out of a fourth-placed trial effort behind Chicago Dream, who had his turn in the winner’s circle in the following race. “She trialled okay at Auckland, but David Greene talked her up a bit and was quietly confident I think,” Colgan said. “The race worked out quite well for me, I ended up six-back and one-off, and able to improve early. It was a fairly long run up the straight and she was pretty green, there’s lots of improvement to come from the outing today.” Greene had thought the six-furlong journey would prove too sharp for his charge, but was rapt to be proven wrong. “I thought 1200m would be too short for her today, but 10 out of 10 on the ride there from Vinnie,” he said. “There was genuine speed on there and she finished off like a tough horse, like we know all of the horse’s out of the mare are. “She’s a hard one to have all her own conditions, she doesn’t want the track too hard or too wet, so it was a nice in-between track here today.” Bred by Dane and Jenna McLeod, Free Bird is out of an unraced Black Minnaloushe mare Songbird, of whom produced the Group One-winning Stolen Dance as her first foal. Of her remaining five foals to race, four have been winners, including Finest Wine, who finished fourth in a Listed Rotorua Cup (2200m) in Greene’s care. The McLeod’s race the filly in an ownership group that includes a number of their family members, including successful owner Gerald Shand. View the full article -
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Ashley Dascombe couldn’t have dreamed for a better start to his riding stint in New Zealand, guiding Our Daymo (NZ) (Zed) to victory on his opening day at the races at Trentham. The Englishman arrived in the country just over a month ago, and basing himself with accomplished trainer Raymond Connors, he was presented with a golden opportunity aboard the hurdle debutant, who was a two-time winner on the flat in just nine starts. In conditions beyond the point of a Heavy 10, Our Daymo closed a $2.90 second-favourite behind Quid and jumped from the inside barrier, where Dascombe allowed him to settle as Main Street took up the pacemaking role. He continued to bide his time along the back straight and started to move into contention at the 600m, drawing level with Quid over the third to last fence. The pair would fight it out all the way down the straight, and just when Quid looked to have the upper hand, a tough Our Daymo fought back to get up by a nose. A mud-splattered Dascombe was thrilled with the result, and reflecting on the run, everything went in his favour. “That was the heaviest ground I’ve ever ridden on, heavy would be an understatement,” he said. “We walked the track all the way around and the stick was going half-way into the ground. “He (Our Daymo) went perfectly, we got to where we wanted to be on the rail. Getting him settled and jumping well was the main objective, considering it was his first time over hurdles. “They kicked on quite a bit along the back, but it was a bit early for me to go, so I sat and waited for him until we turned in. He kept finding and finding down the straight, it was unbelievable really. “A massive thank you to Raymond for letting me ride the horse, I’m very grateful to him for the opportunity.” The Trentham meeting was one to remember for Dascombe and his English counterparts, with Will Featherstone claiming a drama-filled maiden steeplechase with Hey Hey Hey, and Joshua Parker continuing his formidable association with Billy Boy to win the Aztech Engineering Wellington Hurdle (3200m). Similar to both Featherstone and Parker, Dascombe had experience in point-to-point racing in the United Kingdom before taking his chance in the Kiwi industry. “I starting out hunting when I was young,” he said “My godfather, Ben Parker, was the farrier at Phillip Hobbs Racing during that time, and I would go in with in to the stable and hold the horses for him. “From there, I went for one week of work experience and was hooked, and Mr Hobbs and Johnson White allowed me to come in on Saturday mornings and during school holidays to ride out. I went on to the British Racing School and was lucky enough to get an apprenticeship at PJH, which I loved and I can’t thank Mr Hobbs and Johnson White enough for taking me on. “After three years, I decided to move on to Chris Barber’s, who is a successful point to point trainer. I was there for a season, and gained more experience especially with young horses. “For the next two years, I went on to different yards to ride out around the southwest area, before hearing about the opportunity to come out to New Zealand, which I’ve always wanted to do. “I decided to do it, and I’m loving it.” Working out of Connors’ Bulls property, Dascombe is looking forward to seeing more of the country, particularly heading down south during Grand National Week. “I’ve been here since the 27th of May and I’m based with Raymond, he’s a very good trainer and I’m working for him here every day,” he said. “It means a lot for him to trust me with horses like Our Daymo, especially after he won one of the biggest flat races this year with Trav (Gr.2 Auckland Cup, 3200m). “While I’m here, I’m looking forward to going down to Christchurch and spending some time there before I go back to England. But, riding anywhere is a great opportunity.” View the full article -
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