Bright Future For Luminous Harmony
- Tuesday, 08 December 2009 04:59
Luminous Harmony showcased her considerable ability at Morphettville on Saturday with trainer Mick Price believing she could be a future city winner in her home state.
Overshadowed somewhat by the emphatic win of stablemate Marconi at Caulfield earlier in the afternoon, Luminous Harmony ($1.75 fav) dismantled her opposition to win the $26,500 Pewsey Vale Handicap (1400m) for three-year-olds by three and a half lengths.
In her wake were last start winners, Daydream Charlie ($7) and Gunner Rock ($3) who finished second and third respectively.
Price hinted that the filly would race through the summer months with the benefit of "training-on" due to having a preparation under her belt.
"The thing about Luminous Harmony was that I was trying to avoid that terrible statistic where they win first-up and 93% get beat at their next start whatever you do with them," Price told The Virtual Formguide.
"So if you just run in them in the weakest race you can find that's the best thing you can do.
"That's why we took her interstate, we thought the trip interstate would do an inexperienced horse all the good," he added.
The Caulfield-based trainer believes Luminous Harmony has the potential to become "a nice Saturday 1400m filly" but isn't entirely convinced she's up to stakes company just yet.
"I think she needs to keep on improving, I think she's good enough to win in town here in Melbourne," Price said.
By Fastnet Rock out of Feminine Wiles, Luminous Harmony was purchased for $260,000 from the 2008 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale and has won twice from three starts. Her prizemoney is just over the $23,000 mark.
Finishing second on debut at Sale in a 2yo Fillies (1200m) race in June, she won easily at Moe 23 weeks later in a Fillies and Mares Maiden Plate (1200m).
Luminous Harmony is now expected to tackle the $70,000 Joe Brown Super Vobis 0-72 Handicap (1600m) for three-year-old fillies at Caulfield on Boxing Day.
Pictures - Jenny Barnes
