Saturday's Morphettville Parks Races Report
- Sunday, 29 August 2010 09:54
The Mick Price prepared Dean Holland guided Spacecraft took another step closer to running in the October 16th Caulfield Cup after his one and three quarter length win in the Listed Penny Edition Stakes of 1400 metres on the Parks Track at Morphettville on Saturday.
Sired by the Irish bred Galileo from Demanding, an Octagonal mare, Spacecraft $4.60 was in the first two throughout the event and defeated the Dennis O’Leary trained Paul Gatt steered Magical Pearl $11.
Starting at $26 Viking Turf Belle was a farther one and a quarter lengths away third for Jason Warren and Holly McKechnie.
Bookmakers won the first round of the day when the $31 chance Spirit Song gave her mentor Stuart Gower and jockey Michael Hoppo a half neck victory in the opening event of 1400 metres.
A three year old filly from the Kingston Rule mare Lighting Rule and fathered by the imported Irish bred entire Invincible Spirit, Sprint Song led all the way and defeated the $2.80 public elect Fashion Wha Wha for co-trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and stable jockey Clare Lindop.
Kuitpo Blaze $7 was a farther long head away filling the minor placing for Roslyn Day and Adrian Patterson.
The engagement of the three kilogram claiming Melbourne apprentice Jacob Rule paid off for trainer Mark Minervini when his charge Addiction To Rock was the half length winner of the 1200 metre second race.
From the Blevic matron Bellediction the Rock of Gibraltar sired Addiction To Rock was well in contention and defeated the $2.60 returned The Blues for trainer David Hayes and jockey Paul Gatt.
Dane Peggy $4.80 was another four and a quarter lengths away third for Jon O’Connor and Dominic Tourneur.
The $3 favourite Produced, the No Excuse Needed sired six year old from the O’Reilly mare Ballymoon, brought up a quartet of wins in the 1200 metre third race.
Winning by a margin of three lengths, trained by Echuca based horse carer Darryl Archard and piloted by apprentice Ashley Thomson, Produced kept the winning strike rate of on pace runners going when he led all the way and beat Tictacs $12 for the combination of trainer David Hayes and rider Paul Gatt.
Exalted Thomas $14 was another three quarters of a length away taking out the minor prizemoney for Jim Smith and Simon Price.
After running two seconds and a third at his previous three outings Perillo, the $3.40 favourite, broke through for a three and a half length win in the 2250 metre fourth event for trainer James Gardiner and jockey Adrian Patterson.
A nine year old gelding sired by the American bred Perugino from the Lucky Ring matron Talent Lover, Perillo was another winner to come from the leading division.
Perillo beat the Karen Byrnes trained Clare Lindop ridden Dancing Havana $14. Mytika $20 was a farther one and a quarter lengths away in third placing for Simon Bates and apprentice Kate Dyson.
The three quarters of a length win of the Ennosta de Lago four year old mare Serenada $3.70 gave Caulfield based mentor Peter Moody and jockey Clare Lindop victory in race five which was run over 1000 metres.
Mothered by the Hurricane Sky mare River Serenade, Serenada came from a better than mid field position and posted a win over the David Jolly cared for Justin Potter steered Tresette $51.
Some Call Me Tim $4.20 was a farther three quarter of a length away third for Jon O’Connor and Kate Dyson.
Apprentice Libby Hopwood brought up her second city winner for the new season when she guided the Lloyd Kennewell prepared You Or Me to a one and a half length victory.
The More Then Ready sired mare from the Marauding mare Zena Warrior, You Or Me defied the race trend of previous winners when she came from last and defeated the Mick Price trained Jeffrey Maund mount Princess Narine the $3.30 punter’s choice.
Powderhorn Bay $13 was another long neck away third for Karen Chisholm and Dominic Tourneur.
Silent Mode, the $3.50 favourite, came from last to give trainer Paul Seater and apprentice Jordon Frew a one and a quarter length win in the 1250 metre final event.
From Zabeel mare Soundless and sired by El Moxie, Silent Mode powered home to defeat the Jeffrey Searle trained Adrian Patterson ridden Star Act $7.
Frustrating $3.60 was a farther half head away third for John Thompson and Dean Holland.
Picture: Jenny Barnes
