Wednesday's Strathalbyn Races Report
- Friday, 08 April 2011 13:02
Trainers Emma Hubbard and Fred Meuring provided the highlight from a local perspective when they led in a winner each at Strathalbyn last Wednesday.
Local racing fans were in full voice when the Emma Hubbard prepared Damien Robinson guided Grublet $12 was the three quarters of a length winner of the 1200 metre third race.
Sired by the Irish bred entire Rock of Cashel from the Maizcay mare Happy Oh Day, Grublet, who was having her fourth start, settled fifth and gradually improved before going on to defeat Canny Catch Me, the $3 favourite, for mentor John Hyam and rider Troy Baker.
Dapamac $7 was a farther three quarters of a length away third for Karen Byrnes and Michael Vassallo.
Mentor Fred Meuring was the second local trainer to taste success when Rockin Rapture $6 was the short half head winner of race six which was contested over 2050 metres.
Perfectly ridden by Dominic Tourneur and bringing up the first leg of as back to back double, the Hawk wing sired Rockin Rapture from the Brocco mare Double O’roc was always in the first four and went on to beat Robeson $9 for Stuart Dodd and Michael Vassallo.
Goldstinger, the $4-80 equal favourite with the unplaced Tarvon was two and a half lengths away third for Ken Sweeney and Wayne Kerford.
Fred Meuring said after the race that Rockin Rapture will now contest the Westpac Johnston Country Cup at Oakbank on Easter Monday over 1900 metres.
Former WA trainer Roy Rogers chalked up his first SA success when the Ken and Helen Smith owned Exalted Brother $4.80 was the length winner of race seven which was contested over 1200 metres and gave jockey Dominic Tourneur his second winner.
The Blevic four year old from the Keepers mare Exalted Miss was no farther back than second and booted away at the top of the straight to finish too strongly for the Kevin and Heather Frew trained Todd Pannell ridden Serious Danger $11.
Zip Express $18 was a farther head away third for John Hyam and Troy Baker.
Blameitontheboogi, the $1.50 favourite, got punters off to a good start when she was the two and a quarter length winner of the opening event.
Her win brought up the first leg of a double for trainer Mark Kavanagh and jockey Todd Pannell. A Yamanin Vital mare from the Cautious Style matron Renee, Blameitontheboogi settled well before going to the front and defeating Cool Classic $31 for Peter G Jones and Clare Lindop.
Another $31 chance All Roses was a farther one and a quarter lengths away third for Kristy Oyarzun and Jeffrey Maund.
Mark Kavanagh and Todd Pannell brought up a double when Dubai Me Diamonds was the two and a quarter length winner of the 1200 metre fourth race.
Starting the $1-90 favourite the Dubawi three year old gelding Dubai Me Diamonds, from the Regal Classic matron Quantum Leap, continued the winning strike rate of well placed horses when he went on to defeat Image Master $8.50 for mentor Kirsten McGowan and rider Dominic Tourneur.
Junood $9 was a farther three quarters of a length away third for John Hyam and Troy Baker.
Starting for only the fifth time the eight year old Gambler gelding Rise Above It $5, from the Dundas Lane mare Miss Netanya, recorded its first win for Margot Hodge in the 1600 metre second race. Having the services of Wayne Kerford Rise Above it was well placed and recorded a length win over Prohibition Lad $10 for local trainer Rebecca Hodson and Dominic Tourneur.
The John A O’Connor and Shayne Cahill supplied Aurion $81 was a farther half length away third.
Oakbank based trainer Liz Faust brought up her second long priced winner in three weeks when Maracana won the 2050 metre fifth race.
Starting at $21 and ridden by apprentice Lauren Stojakovic the Arena sired Maracana from the Palace Music mare Orchestrations, was handy to the lead early in the event before dropping back but was able to muster enough speed to power home and beat the pace maker Cherilyn $6 for mentor Barry Brook and rider Simon Price giving the Oakbank track the race quinella.
Donor $6.50 was another two and a half lengths away third for Karen Byrnes and Clare Lindop.
The southeast combination of trainer Susan Murphy and rider Paul Marks were successful when Havanotherone won Heat 11 of the Provincial Super Series which was contested over 1600 metres. From the Kenvain mare Kenvars and sired by Mussee D’orsay, Havanotherone took up a forward position early before drifting back in the middle stages but was able to muster enough speed once more to go on to beat Agarkar $7 for mentor Michael Hickmott and rider Shayne Cahill.
Combining with local trainer Barry Dunn apprentice Lauren Stojakovic piloted Count Cheval $11 into third placing three quarters of a length away.
Visual Impact brought win number five from forty two starts and gave her trainer Ken Sweeney and jockey Clare Lindop a one and a half length win in the 1350 metre final event.
Starting at the odds of $17 and being the progeny of the United States bred stallion Mull Of Kintyre and the Euclase matron Classy Looker, Visual Impact $17 was in the leading division throughout the event and beat the John Hyam cared for Troy Baker piloted Zip Bus $14.
Starting the $2.35 favourite Cruziero was another long neck away third for David Jolly and Paul Gatt.
The next meeting of the SRC will take place at the Strathalbyn Racecourse on Wednesday April 27th.
