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who can you name? whom raced a multi G1 Filly? how many of the horse shoes can you name? a few champions to be seen! -
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5 minutes before the last, as the sun sets... more photos to come! some interesting conversations were had! some had the pleasure of actually me M Fish in person for the first time! more photos and some stories to come.. phew, will be interesting to see how I will back up at Ascot Park on Sunday! -
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The TAB Racing Club’s debut season has already produced multiple highlights for its more than 10,000 members, and Cambridge trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray are excited to unveil another bright prospect in the dark blue and red colours at Trentham on Saturday. An initiative by Entain Australia and New Zealand to promote racehorse ownership among TAB customers, the TAB Racing Club is free to join. Its members have already had cause for celebration, with four-year-old mare Bella Regazza winning at Ascot Park in November and two-year-old filly In Haste scoring impressively at Matamata in January. The latest to step out in the TAB Racing Club colours is first-starter Transcend in Saturday’s Ladies Man 2YO (1200m) at Trentham. The daughter of So You Think was a $150,000 purchase by the TAB Racing Club and Ritchie Murray Racing from Henley Park’s draft in Book 1 of Karaka 2024. Ritchie has made no secret of his high regard for the filly, who will be the stable’s only starter at the Wellington track on Saturday. “She’s a lovely filly,” he said. “For us to be taking her down to Trentham as our only runner at the meeting shows that we really like her. We certainly wouldn’t be taking a horse that far otherwise. “It’s a privilege for Colm and I to train a horse in those TAB Racing Club colours. It’s great for our stable’s profile. “We’ve taken only one two-year-old to the races so far this season, and that was Tajana, who was a winner and also placed in the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr.1, 1400m) and Colin Jillings Classic (Gr.3, 1200m). Hopefully we can maintain that strong record with our two-year-olds this season.” Further illustrating the stable’s opinion of Transcend, Ritchie explained that Saturday’s Trentham assignment is a one-race mission with a long-term target in mind. “She’s always shown us exceptional ability and we think she might be up to a 1000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) in the spring,” he said. “That’s the reason for the big trip away. If she is indeed up to going down to Christchurch, there aren’t many tracks that mirror Riccarton as well as Trentham does. “We think one run will be more than enough for her in this campaign. Being by So You Think, we believe she’ll handle a mile as a three-year-old. We can’t wait to see what she can do next season.” Ritchie was pleased with Transcend’s two trials, which produced second placings at Ellerslie on April 1 and on the Cambridge synthetic track two weeks later. “Her first trial was extremely good,” he said. “She couldn’t get on her right leg going the Ellerslie way around and looked lost, but then she made up five or six lengths down the straight and really showed how much talent she has. “Her second trial was what we call a handbrake trial. It was just a soft trial on the Polytrack at home. We just sat quietly and cruised around. “She has a few quirks, she has a bit of a dance in the birdcage and has a mind of her own, but there’s no doubting her ability.” The stable’s main concern leading into the $35,000 race is the Trentham track, which was rated Heavy8 on Friday and may deteriorate further. “It’s unfortunate that the rain has come, but she is extremely fit,” Ritchie said. “We’re lucky to have a lovely Polytrack to train horses on at Cambridge, but the downside of that is that it really takes away your ability to know whether horses will handle heavy ground. “It helps that it’s the first race on the card on Saturday, and the ground tends to be a bit better on that dog leg at Trentham. Coming across on to the course proper is when we’ll find out how she copes with really heavy footing. We do think her class will take her a long way. “She’s drawn the outside gate, but that doesn’t bother me. We won’t be too aggressive coming out of the gates, and we’ll just try to keep her on the bridle. Tactics will be left up to Bridget (Grylls, jockey), but it will probably be the horse herself that determines whereabouts she settles in the running. “You always want to present the best horse in any given race, and if she’s that, she’s certainly going to take some beating this weekend.” View the full article
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