30/06/2008
June 2008 Wrap Up
Greetings World...
A very busy month this June with quite a few winners and placegetters, let`s start with the locals and one of my favourite horses, Life Story. This durable animal won his 6th race from his last 11 starts when he again sat without cover throughout and prevailed at his pet track, Newcastle Paceway recently. An incredibly strong beast he is and will one day show his true worth when I send him to the USA, where he will revel in the conditions on the big tracks. King Courage won twice in the month and justified the opinion Bruce Negus had in the Courage Under Fire gelding, and Franco Norseman scored for Dick and Jenny Caine at Harold Park capping off some good performances of late.
My best horse, Franco Nester, bolted in at HP and was runner up in the $25,000 final at Menangle 29/6/08, taking his earnings to over $90,000 and he is still an MO. In SA, Star General was responsible for a top effort when taking 2nd place in the Group One Trotters Derby, and at Moonee Valley bargain buy Gypsy Franco also placed 2nd at her first run in town. Another of my charges, Delma Courage was 2nd in 1.55.8, while Franco Tinman was placed in the Winter Cup at Newcastle.
A horse I consider to be Group material one day, and passed over by two so called buyers ( don`t ring me, I`ll call you; there`s plenty of NZ agents just dying to get their hands on you types) was Our Crown Law, which bolted in at Bankstown on debut with earplugs unpulled. This son of Bettors Delight had worked home on 58 seconds for trainer Ali Khouiss and landed a huge bet for lucky connections that took my advice and bought this beaut colt. In the USA, Flak Jacket took a career best 1.54.1, and his former stable mate Smokey Lonesome was also back in the winners circle in 1.56. At Freehold Paceway, Step Right won twice with the most recent in 1.53.1 and looks to improve on his already good Australian form.
We have had a frustrating run of placings recently, with Franco Jaggerman (2nd), Franco Emerger (3rd) BG3 (3rd) and then 2 4ths last week at HP in the $20,000 finals.
Sales include 2 wins from durable pacer Drummossie, a strong win by My Bella Mafia at Penrith, a strong 2nd from King Courage at Penrith, and 2nd placings to Earldom at Menangle and Franco Tinman in Perth
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