harrison orange

[the galah]

horses just keep going when this fella drives them.

I just watched the last race at manawatu and orange summed things up and the horse respeonded with a top effort.

I assume s doody ,the horses trainer had discussed the best way to drive jahi and orange executed that beautifully.

The only fly in the ointment was jay abernethy,who refused to give the lead to him. I suppose it wasn't a surprise in some ways,as personally i always think abernethy is a tactically very unpredicatable driver. He was driving a horse who you knew was not going to be a hope if driven like abernethy did,but not all drivers are the best judge of other horses form and unpredictability makes racing interesting sometimes.

But orange wasn't intimidated and drove the horse to its strengths and the horse was very willing all the way to the finish and was good enough to get the win.

personally i don't think i've seen a driver with oranges natural talent before. maybe dexter dunn or maybe his father may come close.

Hopefully he doesn't get a big head,as if he continues on a he has started,hes sure to achieve big things.

the surprising thing is hes still paying $21 to win the junior drivers title. I guess because you only see him getting good opportunities at tracks like manawatu,he may be flying under the radar ,as far as that goes. He may struggle to get enough opportunities to win the title this year. But theres no doubt hes talented enough to win it.

Edited 7 hours ago by the galah

[Nowornever]

Yes I think the House stable will go close to the premiership this year with the two juniors doing the steering if they keep picking up new horses. Already had a small nibble at 7.50 on the futures.