A Day At Geelong Races
It was a great day in Melbourne today, twenty two degrees and Geelong only an hour away with five Bel Esprits running, where else would you want to be?. Suitably Connected was in the first race where he raced on the pace, fading slightly but not disgraced because the winner Lakedro is very good and
will properly win in the City at her next start.
The next runner was to be Bel’s Pride trained by Niall Phillips (pictured with George Draper), only trouble was the jockey Dwayne Dunn who got a pick up ride, injured his leg against the fence just a the horses were about to enter the stalls. Owner George Draper was disappointed because she had been trialling well. He also has another Bel Esprit filly out of a Luskin Star mare, Julianne .
Rebel Truce won the fourth race (see next story) then Belahina ran in the sixth race, the Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock 0-62 Handicap over 1140m, she took an opening just after entering the straight, got to the front only to be run down by the eventual winner Brittle Express. A bit hard to find any of the owners, however the trainer John Moloney is pictured right giving instructing to jockey Luke Nolan
It was a great day in Melbourne today, twenty two degrees and Geelong only an hour away with five Bel Esprits running, where else would you want to be?. Suitably Connected was in the first race where he raced on the pace, fading slightly but not disgraced because the winner Lakedro is very good and
will properly win in the City at her next start.The next runner was to be Bel’s Pride trained by Niall Phillips (pictured with George Draper), only trouble was the jockey Dwayne Dunn who got a pick up ride, injured his leg against the fence just a the horses were about to enter the stalls. Owner George Draper was disappointed because she had been trialling well. He also has another Bel Esprit filly out of a Luskin Star mare, Julianne .
Rebel Truce won the fourth race (see next story) then Belahina ran in the sixth race, the Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock 0-62 Handicap over 1140m, she took an opening just after entering the straight, got to the front only to be run down by the eventual winner Brittle Express. A bit hard to find any of the owners, however the trainer John Moloney is pictured right giving instructing to jockey Luke Nolan
The last starter was a horse that my Son and I
had raced previously, the very honest Spirited Halo. He now has other owners including Brad Mc Pherson of Peninsula Bloodstock and Brent McGrath (both pictured right with Brad above). The horse is now trained by John White who won the previous race with the sixteen to one pop Hexy Legs. John ,was telling me that the horse is enjoying the open spaces at his stables not wanting to go into his box.
Spirited Halo ran a game race finishing third, well ridden by Matthew Allen and the only thing that beat him was his weight, fifty nine kilos.
Mooring suffered the same fate carrying the same weight later in the night in Singapore finishing fourth.
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