Benjamin's Counties Dash Well Worthwhile
- Monday, 16 September 2002 00:00
Benjamin had no sooner stepped off an international flight from Singapore on Saturday morning then he was beating a hasty path to the Counties meeting.
Elevenses made the exercise worthwhile for Benjamin with her game win after a torrid home-stretch battle with Ella Sierra.
Benjamin's trip to Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong was part of a New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing promotional group led by chairman Joe Walls.
Benjamin said the trip was very worthwhile and it was timely given the win by NZ-bred Opposing Force in the Sprint Trophy at Penang last Sunday week.
Benjamin knows he has a valuable broodmare prospect on his hands in Elevenses given that she was a Group One winning three-year-old and will be chasing further Group One honours in the $100,000 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham next month.
Elevenses' win at Pukekohe was her first success in 18 months.
Media Release - TNZ