Highs and Lows for Ewen
Two Wells horseman Scott Ewen has experienced the highs and lows of harness racing in the past week.
Coming off his most successful season in the sulky to date with 58 winners – his previous best was 27 – Ewen has started 2007-2008 in a similar style recording six winners within the first three weeks of the season.
But unfortunately for Ewen, he will be watching from the sidelines now for a little over a week after ending his winning week with a suspension from the trotters event at Globe Derby on Saturday night.
Ewen’s run started with a treble and two seconds at last Monday afternoon’s meeting where he dominated the early part of the day.
Running second on Unique Style by the barest of margins in the opening race and then finishing in the same position aboard Tommy Thegun in the second race, Ewen followed with a winning treble in the next three races.
Teaming up with Globe Derby trainer Reg Trevean, Ewen partnered 10-year-old gelding Nutfield to a late charging victory before winning in a similar manner with the Trevean-trained trotter, Malhana Destroyer.
Dancing Silks, trained by Ewen himself, brought about the treble in race five, starting favourite and leading throughout the event before holding off Shy Lauren for the win.
The success continued on Friday night for Ewen with a ‘bookend’ double.
Chromeazone, another from Ewen’s own Two Wells stable, led throughout and saluted the judge in the opening event. Ewen was back in the winners circle in the final event, steering the Mark Koehn-trained mare Love The Sound to a maiden victory.
However the week ended on a sour note with Ewen earning a 10-day suspension aboard Stefanys Handshake on Saturday night and putting a short hold on his teams winning start to the new season.
Long Wait for ‘Winning’ Feeling
Prior to last Friday night’s Globe Derby Park meeting, Inouno and Physical Graffiti had gone a combined six years without tasting victory.
For the Michael Winning trained and driven Inouno, 3 September 2004 was the last time the seven-year-old mare had crossed the line first, while the Vince Albanese-prepared 11-year-old Physical Graffiti had not won since 15 June of the same year.
But within half and hour of each other on Friday night, both pacers were winners.
In similar style both horses came from the position behind the respective leaders to claim narrow victories over more fancied rivals and repay a small part of the faith shown in them by their very patient connections.
Rovers Returning Again And Again
Smart trotting mare Rovers Return has raced 52 times in the past two seasons for Penfield trainer-driver David Smith, recording six wins and 12 placings.
Rovers Return has not had an extended rest for 10 months, starting at least twice a month since December last year.
But if her last seven starts, in which the seven-year-old has won four races and finished runner-up on the other three occasions, are anything to go by Rovers Return loves the consistent racing routine.
A second win in three starts came last Friday night, with David Smith steering the mare to an effortless but impressive four-metre victory over Radiant Storm and Illumni.
SABOTRA Awards Function Next Sunday
SABOTRA will hold their Awards function at the Paceway Restaurant,
Awards being presented on the day will include the SA Bred 2-year-old Finalist, Southern Cross 2-year-old Finalist, SA Bred 3-year-old Finalist, Southern Cross 3-year-old Finalist and the SA BOTRA 4-year-old and Older Horse of the Year.
The day will start at 11.30am for 12 noon and cost per person in $25 which includes a smorgasbord dinner.
SABOTRA will also conduct a Stallion Auction on the day. Stallions to be auctioned are Die Laughing, Conch De Ville, Sign Off, Flight N Irish, Wrath Of Pan, My Handsome Fella, Framework, Zooma, Armbro Oliver, Wind Cries Maori, Our Sir Vancelot, Jeremys Gambit, Mystical Shark, Wingspread, Whiteland Trouble, Satans Command and Righteous Hanover.
Tickets for the Awards Function can be obtained by contacting Jo Kuchel on (08) 8365 4888 or 0431 126 271, Sharen Hoogmoed on 0422 436 289, or any SA BOTRA Committee Member.
No tickets will be sold at the door.
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HRSA Ltd
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