Saturday's Morphettville Parks Races Report
- Monday, 06 September 2010 00:49
Former SA jumps jockey turned trainer Graham Smith, now based at Casterton, and Victorian cross-country hoop Steven Pateman combined in the four and a half length victory of Half Moon Rising in the hurdle, the distance of which was reduced from 3200 to 3100 metres, the opening event on the Parks Track at Morphettville on Saturday.
Starting the $1.80 favourite and sired by the Irish bred stallion Song Of Tara from the Zabeel mare Belle Amber, Half Moon Rising started well and settled in second place before taking the lead and beating the Robbie Lang cared for and Paul Hamblin ridden The Member $4.60.
The $10 chance Champion Chestnut was a farther one and a half lengths away third for Eric Musgrove and Arron Lynch.
The second event was taken out by the Gordon Richards cared for Michael Hoppo ridden Belfast Boy $6 the two length winner of the 1000 metre race.
From the Bureaucracy matron Fast Dolly and sired by Bel Esprit, Belfast Boy came from fourth and defeated the John Hyam trained Troy Baker ridden Stravinsky Code $21. Amotzza $5 was a farther one and three quarter lengths away filling the minor placing for Mark Riley and apprentice Jarrod Fry.
Addiction To Rock, the $1.70 public fancy, brought up a hat track of wins for his trainer Mark Minervini in the 1400 metre third race.
Piloted by apprentice Jordon Frew the Rock of Gibraltar sired Addiction To Rock, from the Blevic sired mare Bellediction, led all the way and beat Dubai Vengeance $12 for horse carer John Dunn and jockey Justin Potter.
Delzera $5 was another one and three quarter lengths away filling the minor placing for Len Smith and apprentice Libby Hopwood.
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams made a worthwhile trek to Adelaide with his charge Uxorious, the $1.80 favourite, who was the two length victor of the 1200 metre fourth race.
Having the services of Horsham based jockey Dean Yendall and being out of the Keltrice matron Shiny Mai the Choisir sired Uxorious was well placed and beat the Jenny Gow-Whyte cared for apprentice Lauren Stojakovic mount, Ice Tee $15.
Avoca Street $6 was a farther one and three quarter lengths away third for Samantha Barr and apprentice Amy Hermann.
After finishing third in the previous race Lauren Stojakovic combined with Strathalbyn based trainer Trevor Day in the longest price winner of the day Lottyliel, $151, in the 2250 metre fifth race.
A seven year old daughter of Bellotto from the At Talaq mare Burning Beauty, Lottyliel came from well back to beat the Ken Keys prepared Lincoln Coffey ridden Blue Collar Jack $7. Rentarossa $5 was another three quarters of a length away third for Terry and Karina O’Sullivan and Paul Gatt.
Racing was abandoned after the fifth race as gale force winds that were predicted arrived.
