Rodd in For Busy Day at Hastings

Thursday, 12 September 2002 00:00

Visiting Australian jockey Michael Rodd will have a busy day at Hastings on Saturday.

Primarily Brisbane-based Rodd is at Hastings to be reunited with Brisbane Cup winner Prized Gem in the $120,000 Glenmorgan Farm Hawke's Bay Challenge Stakes (1600m).

Prized Gem is being set for this year's Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and is having the first start of her new campaign.

Rodd has picked up mounts in the other two group races at Hastings on Saturday.

He will be aboard promising first starter Xavier in the $50,000 Side Line Bar Hawke's Bay Guineas and the Wayne Marshment-trained Gay Garland in the $50,000 Highview Stakes.

Rodd's other mounts at Hastings are: Ozymandias, Centse, Raving, Preferred Lies and Ernest William.

Selections for the Hawke's Bay meeting on Saturday are:

1. The Player, Sunday Whisper, Sovereign.
2. The Alaskan, Devious, Smart Cookie.
3. Hail, Kaapeon, Citi Habit.
4. Danroad, Horus, Lafleur.
5. Florida, Tonic, Lord Belvedere.
6. La Rumba, Danceinthesun, Cheetie.
7. Fair Smokin, Zahdeal, Rosina Boy.
8. Pure Theatre, Cent Home, Hello Dolly.
9. Anatomy, Man In Black, Zvezda.
10. Burglar, Bahira, Anson Bay.
Best Bet: Danroad.

Media Release - TNZ