Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted May 15, 2020 Journalists Share Posted May 15, 2020 Black Opium appears primed to land her first Group 1 in next Thursday Sapphire Crown Final (515m) following a dominant heat win tonight at Sandown Park. The three-time runner-up at Group 1 level, Jason Thompson’s speedster clocked a personal best 29.20sec this evening. The first two placegetters in each qualified for Thursday’s final. In another highlight at Sandown this evening, Mister Harlewood won the first of the $15,000 Gr8 Eight events to be run throughout May and June and stretched his winning streak to four since stepping up to staying ranks. Meanwhile, superstar Tiggerlong Tonk fine-tuned his preparations for next week’s Harrison-Dawson heats with a victory over recent Bendigo track record breaker Jim Zarr Dashian in 29.26sec. SAPPHIRE CROWN HEAT WINNERS HEAT 1 6 TALULAH BALE (Heather Collins) defeats 5 NANGA DIVA (Anthony Azzopardi) in 29.52sec HEAT 22 MADALIA MAGGIE (John Conner) defeats 4 CHART TOPPER (Robin Moore) in 29.41sec HEAT 33 BLACK OPIUM (Jason Thompson) defeats 5 ORIGAMI ANGEL (Matt Lanigan) in 29.20sec HEAT 45 SPRING FAIR (Anthony Azzopardi) defeats 3 ASTON SILK (Jason Thompson) in 29.64sec 2020 SAPPHIRE CROWN BOX DRAW:Handler Seona Thompson greets Black Opium after her outstanding run tonight. Photos by: Clint Anderson. The post Black Opium quickest in Sapphire heats as Tonk, Harlewood show their brilliance appeared first on BOAY Racing News. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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