A Typical Peter Profit Beat Up Over Nothing! Tokyo Rose NZ breaks 1:50 for the Mile

[Chief Stipe]

This is a classic example of crap headline grabbing by @Archie Butterfly .  As you can see the inference is that the win by Tokyo Rose NZ at Menagle was acheived by something nefarious being done by Jason Grimson.  The fact is when you read on you will see Mark Jones (who trained the horse in NZ) predicted in February 2025 that she would go 1:50 at Menangle.  Not surprising when she has run a 1:51.2 mile at Wyndham!! 

 

 

[Chief Stipe]

Tokyo Rose wins Fruit Bowl

Sunday, 23 February 2025

Bruce Stewart Journalist

The Sangster Electrical Fruit Bowl at Cromwell today turned into a bit of a fruit salad.

It took three attempts to get the race underway.  The third attempt was also messy and robbed of some of its interest when Always On Sale appeared to shy at the tape release turning sideways and wrecking the chances of favourite Pinseeker who was pulled out of the race. 

However at the end of the 2600 metre harness racing feature it was Tokyo Rose (Captaintreacherous) trained by Mark Jones that came out on top.

Once the field was finally away from the start line, driver Blair Orange slotted Tokyo Rose into the one one. 

With 700 metres to run and with other runners starting to improve, Orange shot his mare round the field and got her rolling for home at a good clip. At the line she was four and three quarters of a length in front of second placegetter Homebush Lad.

“We got all the favours in the one one and did no work, so it was the perfect trip for us. She can hold her speed for a long way. She’s got a high cruising speed and he drove her perfectly as you’d expect from him (laughter),” Jones said. 

Tokyo Rose (File - Bruce Stewart)

Tokyo Rose raced on Friday (the first day of the Cromwell meeting) running second to Ebury Street. Having raced the mare over two days at Blenheim twelve months ago, Jones was confident she’d back up.

“She won both days and probably went just as good on the second day. I was pretty confident she would back up today.”

The win was the five year old’s seventh and fifth on the grass but Jones says her future lies in Australia.

“She’s probably going to head to Menangle shortly with the mile racing over there for mares. She’s getting up in the grades here so it’s not going to be easy. She’ll race there for twelve to eighteen months and then we’ll bring her back in foal. She’ll love the mile, she’s quick off the gate. A good mile is a good stayers race. She’ll go 1-50 no worries.”

[Chief Stipe]

57 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

“She’s probably going to head to Menangle shortly with the mile racing over there for mares. She’s getting up in the grades here so it’s not going to be easy. She’ll race there for twelve to eighteen months and then we’ll bring her back in foal. She’ll love the mile, she’s quick off the gate. A good mile is a good stayers race. She’ll go 1-50 no worries.”

So says Mark Jones.

[Gammalite]

2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

So says Mark Jones.

they had a speedy mare recently that did a similar thing Chief.

Kiwi lad Jack Trainor (currently disqualified for 18 months) had a Mark Jones mare , the Bettor's Delight sired STYLISH MEMPHIS , who had average results n NZ , but really took off at Menangle through 2021-2022,  winning the $200k Ladyship and $200k Queen Elizabeth GROUP 1's for Mares. one of them in a quick 1.49.2. 

Stylish Memphis even a bold 4th in the Chariots Of Fire and also in the Biggest race going, the Miracle Mile itself ,she was 6th in fast time against the boys too. 

Makes perfect sense they would try the same approach with their next speedy mare. Tokyo Rose might be it ??? 

Best of luck to her NZ connections. 🏆💰   

[Chief Stipe]

5 hours ago, Gammalite said:

Makes perfect sense they would try the same approach with their next speedy mare. Tokyo Rose might be it ??? 

Yes no reason to suggest Mark Jones doesn't know what he is doing.  Quite the opposite in fact when he predicted what she would do.  I've actually found this is the case with a lot of those Peter Profit stories.  But how fast is that Menangle Track?

[Brodie]

Reality is that there would be a heap of horses from NZ that could run 1.50 for the mile on that Menangle track.

The Menangle track is very roomy and enables these very fast times but does it  really make for great racing?

 

[Gammalite]

2 hours ago, Brodie said:

The Menangle track is very roomy and enables these very fast times but does it  really make for great racing?

they're happy with it Brodster. Been doing it since Harold Park closed 2010. the racing is sensational.

we are nearly getting up to the Menangle pace in Brisbane now on the 1000m track . scary they are running 1.50 now.A 2 yearold won the 2 year old slot race last year in 1.50.2. Incredibly quick. And you saw him in NZ having a crack at the Derby recently named FATE AWAITS. Fate Awaits only a distant 3rd to the great horses Marketplace and Got The Choc's though. 2 of NZ's brightest stars. so there's Hope for fast kiwi's yet ??? 👍😎💰

send em' to the Brissy Interdominion this year mate. Makes men out of boys lol. 🤣

3 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

But how fast is that Menangle Track?

Miracle Mile usually about 1.48 winning time Chief. for the Grand Circuit horses.

the very best 4 year olds that can run in ' Chariot's of Fire ' usually around 1.49 miles

Standard FFA'ers around 1.50-1.51 miles

three year olds 1.51-1.52. 

 

[Nowornever]

3 hours ago, Brodie said:

The Menangle track is very roomy and enables these very fast times but does it  really make for great racing

Terrible track for betting on. Hard watch if you are on the horse in the trail and it never gets a go. One of the few tracks I will not have a bet on now.