After winning at Wagga on Christmas Eve last year, Backabel, a Bel Esprit son, was sent to the paddock after two runs in his second preparation.
Returning to racing on the 1st May, he ran last of eleven and the steward's report said Backabel hung out during the early and middle stages, proving difficult to ride.Passing the 300m Kickback Johnny shifted in and bumped Backabel, resulting in that horse becoming unbalanced.
Next start, he finished a credible eighth at Wagga, beaten by 3.4 lengths and yesterday he returned to Wagga and won and paid $30 a win and $7.80 the place.
Jumping from the outside fourteen barrier, Backabel went to the front and held off the fast finishing Labbra Zucchero to win by a neck.
Backabel is trained and part owned by Rodger Waters at Wantabadgery after being passed in at last year’s Sydney Classic.A half brother to five winners, including city winners Announcer and From the Boulevard, Backabel is out of an unraced sister to Blue Diamond Stakes-G1 winner Knowledge.
Siblings, five winners.
ULTIMUS (AUS) [1998] - ROYAL ACADEMY (USA)2w-4p-16s $9,700Race: 1200-2000m Won: 1300-1400m Wet: 0w-0p-0s
ANNOUNCER (AUS) [1999] - DEHERE (USA)2w-2p-7s $20,100Race: 1000-1400m Won: 1200-1350m Wet: 0w-0p-0s
THANKS FOR NOTHING (AUS) [2000] - DESERT KING (IRE)0w-1p-4s $200Race: 1200-1400m Won: 0-0m Wet: 0w-0p-0s
FROM THE BOULEVARD (AUS) [2001] - PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA)1w-7p-19s $32,100Race: 1200-2400m Won: 1900-1900m Wet: 1w-0p-3sLR 0w-0p-1s
NEBUCHADNEZZAR (AUS) [2002] - KING OF KINGS (IRE)4w-7p-25s $21,400Race: 1175-1600m Won: 1200-1400m Wet: 2w-2p-5s
MONTMARTRE MADAM (AUS) [2003] - PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA)1w-4p-15s $12,400Race: 1400-2050m Won: 1600-1600m Wet: 1w-0p-2s
BACK A BEL!
According to Google Maps, Wantabadgery is smack dab in the middle between Wagga Wagga and Gundagai.
Google wouldn’t reveal just how many people reside in Wantabadgery, but courtesy of a government website, we can reveal where the public toilet is located in Jewnee Street.
Yet, although Google failed us on this occasion, we’re relatively well informed that there are few traffic jams in Wantabadgery.
However, there was no doubt a celebratory drink downed by a few of its residents last night following the win of Backabel in the Class 1 Handicap at Wagga yesterday (1 June).
Backabel, a well bred 3YO by Bel Esprit, is trained and part owned by Rodger Waters on behalf of his family who also bred the nifty youngster.
Showing typical Bel Esprit pluck over the final stages, Backabel got up by a whisker: scoring at the rather juicy odds of $21.
Only lightly raced, Backabel has campaigned exclusively at Wagga (apart from a trip to Wodonga as a 2YO) and his previous victory was over the same journey as yesterday on the day before Christmas ’08.
Backabel is out of the unraced Last Tycoon mare, Thank You Ma’am, who has certainly done her job at stud, producing six winners from seven to race including city winners Announcer and From The Boulevard, while Rodger also trains the half sister - Monmartre Madam - who won at Seymour last November, along with an unraced 2YO half sister, Not So Coy.
Hailing from the stakeswinnning sprinter/miler, New Acquaintance, Thank You Ma’am is a sister to the brilliant 2YO, Knowledge, who won the 1997 Blue Diamond-G1, while the half sister Maslins Beach won a Group race at Moonee Valley a Listed event on the Sunshine Coast and two city races in Sydney.
This is also the family of another Blue Diamond winner in Midnight Fever.
Congratulations to all the Waters crew - we’ll continue to back a Bel as well.
According to Google Maps, Wantabadgery is smack dab in the middle between Wagga Wagga and Gundagai.
Google wouldn’t reveal just how many people reside in Wantabadgery, but courtesy of a government website, we can reveal where the public toilet is located in Jewnee Street.
Yet, although Google failed us on this occasion, we’re relatively well informed that there are few traffic jams in Wantabadgery.
However, there was no doubt a celebratory drink downed by a few of its residents last night following the win of Backabel in the Class 1 Handicap at Wagga yesterday (1 June).
Backabel, a well bred 3YO by Bel Esprit, is trained and part owned by Rodger Waters on behalf of his family who also bred the nifty youngster.
Showing typical Bel Esprit pluck over the final stages, Backabel got up by a whisker: scoring at the rather juicy odds of $21.
Only lightly raced, Backabel has campaigned exclusively at Wagga (apart from a trip to Wodonga as a 2YO) and his previous victory was over the same journey as yesterday on the day before Christmas ’08.
Backabel is out of the unraced Last Tycoon mare, Thank You Ma’am, who has certainly done her job at stud, producing six winners from seven to race including city winners Announcer and From The Boulevard, while Rodger also trains the half sister - Monmartre Madam - who won at Seymour last November, along with an unraced 2YO half sister, Not So Coy.
Hailing from the stakeswinnning sprinter/miler, New Acquaintance, Thank You Ma’am is a sister to the brilliant 2YO, Knowledge, who won the 1997 Blue Diamond-G1, while the half sister Maslins Beach won a Group race at Moonee Valley a Listed event on the Sunshine Coast and two city races in Sydney.
This is also the family of another Blue Diamond winner in Midnight Fever.
Congratulations to all the Waters crew - we’ll continue to back a Bel as well.
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