Take a Walk on the Wild Side
- Sunday, 06 October 2002 00:00
Ive had my eye for a few months now on a locally trained Toy Pindarri mare named Alice In Toyland. Although her record of 8 starts for 2 wins and 2 seconds may not seem impressive, I know for a fact it is. Trainer Terry Wild Jnr who has already an impressive list of individual winners from runners to date has nursed her along patiently letting this slow maturing mare find her ability and the results are showing. If you get a chance to see her on Sky or at the races have a good look at the strong athletic type she is. Built like a colt with the attitude of a brothel madam Alice parades like a natural body builder. All good mares seem to need that bitch type aggression in them to be more competitive and she displays it well.
Last Sunday Alice In Toyland faced the starter at Wangaratta in a Class1 1600m winning in workmanlike fashion. Ernie Marchant took into account her greenness and allowed her to sit on the pace and kept her out of trouble nursing her to get the mile at her first attempt. She appears to have pulled up well and Terrys next plan is to take on a Class 2 over 1600m then have a crack at the all greys race on Oaks Day at Flemington. Ambitious maybe, yet well within her reach if all goes well. Look out metro racing Alice and Terry are on their way and I can see this 4yo mare winning in town within the season at hand.
As you can see her by owners pictured below after the Wangaratta victory they get great excitement from all she does. Without owners like these there is no racing so all rewards are well deserved.
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Terry trains at Wangaratta and his facilities are ideal for the 20 horses that he trains there. He trades as both an Equine Tutor and a full time racehorse trainer and is attracting influential owners who are buying horses in Australia to race overseas. He has broken in and arranged export of horses that are currently racing in both Singapore and Hong Kong so he must be doing something right. This season alone he has been commissioned by local trainer John Ledger to educate some of his young babies, which he does after working his own racehorses.
The racing industry revolves around the thoroughbred as both a source of investment and entertainment, it is big business and needs people like Terry Wild Jnr to keep it improving. Terry can be contacted on ph: 03 57 22 1443 or mobile: 0417 397 177 and is always keen to greet new clients and continue his quest for success.
