The Owners of Khairesprit, Australian T'bred Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr:D Dance), B Fellows, G Sharp, Murstone, B Calleja, D Poole, Lord Family, Fun For All, Think Big & R Treffene, must love the big open Terang Racecourse.
After winning at the track on New Year's day, their horse saddled up on Tuesday (20th January) and won again over 1600m. with a bonus from the Tote.
The return of $12.10 for the win and $3.20 for the place was a good return and the way she won, trailing in 2nd last place and racing around the field in the straight to win by 1 and 1/4 lengths, all goes well for the future.
Interesting to note is the two Bel Esprit horses to run over 1600. or longer this year, both won. They are 4 year olds and 1st crop horses have a strike rate of 19.3% this Racing season.
Khairesprit 2/01/09
New Year's Day celebrations double
HORSE RACINGBY PETER FLETCHER
2/01/2009 1:00:00 AM
LIGHTLY-RACED mare Khairesprit contributed to a career highlight for Yangery apprentice Jackson Matthews yesterday at Terang.The four-year-old Bel Esprit mare, trained at Ballarat by Darren Weir, provided the second leg of a winning double for the the four-kilogram claiming rider.Khairesprit ($5.50) came from last to win the Grand Annual Club 0-62 rating handicap over 1400 metres by a short head from Absolute Babe ($3.30fav).
Earlier, Matthews won the Brenton Primmer Maiden Plate (1400m) on Fast And Legal for his master, Jarrod McLean.Khairesprit, having her seventh race start, produced a thrill for her syndicate of owners with the way she stormed down the middle of the track after trailing the field for 1100 metres.
Managing part-owner Darren Dance, of Ballan, praised Matthews for the way he followed riding instructions."I thought she'd win today if she was ridden well because she gets back in her races," Dance said."That's why we selected Terang because it's a big, open track."If he (Matthews) keeps listening to instructions and riding like that he'll win a lot more races."Dance, who is involved with syndication company Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, also sees a promising future for Khairesprit.
He said she was likely to have her next start in a restricted mares' race, possibly at a Friday night Moonee Valley meeting..
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