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Who Am I ? The Mares Edition.
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Ridersonthestorm33
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My pacing career began in November 2001 with my debut run at Pinjarra and don't think too much was expected because I was unwanted in betting and started a rank outsider. After working extremely hard in the run I won the race by a nose.
My trainer drove me that day as occasionally he would throughout my racing life and I had several different drivers as well enjoying success. However I struck up an excellent repoire with a very good ex jockey who proved that he was no slouch in the sulky guiding me home to some of my best wins including a State Sires Series 4yo Mares Final.
During my career I had a bit of a knack of winning and being placed at some long prices. I also enjoyed good success on the Golden Mile Kalgoorlie circuit and even though I was unplaced my trainer thought enough of me to travel over and contest against the best mares in Australia at Harold Park NSW in the rich Ladyship Mile.
From that spring day at Pinjarra where a despised outsider to my retirement in March 2005 I had 83 starts for 19 wins and 18 places amassing $134594 in prizemoney.
I was not in the true sense of the word a champion but I carved my name with pride. ( And for quite awhile caught the imagination of the author - always liked this horse from day one and a real favourite).
Who Am I ?
My trainer drove me that day as occasionally he would throughout my racing life and I had several different drivers as well enjoying success. However I struck up an excellent repoire with a very good ex jockey who proved that he was no slouch in the sulky guiding me home to some of my best wins including a State Sires Series 4yo Mares Final.
During my career I had a bit of a knack of winning and being placed at some long prices. I also enjoyed good success on the Golden Mile Kalgoorlie circuit and even though I was unplaced my trainer thought enough of me to travel over and contest against the best mares in Australia at Harold Park NSW in the rich Ladyship Mile.
From that spring day at Pinjarra where a despised outsider to my retirement in March 2005 I had 83 starts for 19 wins and 18 places amassing $134594 in prizemoney.
I was not in the true sense of the word a champion but I carved my name with pride. ( And for quite awhile caught the imagination of the author - always liked this horse from day one and a real favourite).
Who Am I ?
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You can imagine how I felt as the mobile arms went back and there is one horse galloping wildly out the back - you guessed it. Take too long to explain why the plunge went on - even took a friend at the time Steve ( yes his real name ) to the track with me - he provided some capital too - I was confident.
Needless to say our conversation was a little jilted on the drive back home and the friendship not quite the same from then on - although he could laugh a little about it years later. Only a little. Funny he never really took to that horse. But I kept the faith and her next run - of all days on the calendar year was Christmas Eve and again at Pinjarra.
This time she just had to win - a Merry Christmas was dependant on her success. No way was I going to Pinjarra to put the mock on and Steve had abandoned ship. Fortunately alls well that ends well and on Christmas Eve of 2001 Adayspay at her third start got the money at Pinjarra at around a double eachway price - I couldn't watch the race and finished up listening on the car radio. For me if she got rolled it would have been like that Robin Hood film - where the Sherriff Of Nottingham - yells out in frustration - 'And call off Christmas'!
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Also was happy because for once got something right - from her very first run - would say to a few people - there is something special about this horse. Her first start even though only Pinjarra she did a power of work - at around 70/1 on tote...I was cursing because she just wouldn't drop off..was thinking who the bloody hell is this horse - and why was there no money for her. I said right - even though I've lost on that race - I think this horse could be special. Next run totally unlucky green as grass , blocked for runs , may have galloped in the run too from memory. But as had won at 70/1 then unplaced nobody was taking too much notice - we are only talking average fields at Pinjarra.
Then her third run was that confident even drove to the track - only to see her gallop. Then on her fourth run when not all that much on but at least something she got the money and from then on went on to be a very good horse. If I hadn't seen her debut run at Pinjarra probably would never have followed her as much in her career but something that day told me - this is pretty good.
Recall S.J running second in a Group 1 race at Ascot riding a horse called Foreman...ran second to another very good local horse named Forge On ( think that was there names ) . Paul King I'm pretty sure rode Forge On and S.J fired in a protest...Forge On appeared to run Foreman off the track badly and looked like one of those obvious upheld protests - but after a long hearing was dismissed. Always have thought Stephen Miller was robbed of that Group One victory.
It was shortly after he did his "apprenticeship" with Phil Coulson. Smoke And Ashes was the last pacer Phil trained and SJ began driving him in February 2002. He had 5 drives on Smoke And Ashes for 5 wins, after taking over from L.B.Harper and M.B Reed who drove the horse in its early days after Phil had relinquished his reinsman's licence.
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