‘Buchfelde Bullet’ Amongst Nations Best
South Australian owned gelding Ndizani has stamped himself amongst the top rung of the country’s pacers when he was a gallant runner-up in the gruelling SEW Eurodrive The Gammalite at
Ndizani is owned by Buchfelde trainer Garry Connor, who prepared him from his first start as a four-year-old until June of this year when he was transferred to the Great Western stable of
The Gammalite is a tough staying test under standing start conditions for pacers headed towards the $70,000 Group 2 Kilmore Cup later in the month and included the likes of early Kilmore Cup favourites Manwarra Goforgold and Smooth Crusa, along with former SA Cup winner The Warp Drive and Stawell, Shepparton, Ballarat,
From a handy front row draw Manning put Ndizani straight to the front and was not headed until late in the race when Penny Veejay took advantage of the sprint lane and his cosy run on the pegs to grab victory by a head.
Ndizani was in no way disgraced with many of his higher credentialed rivals left in his wake after he made all the running with a 2:00.6 milerate for the 2575 metre journey, including a sizzling 56.9 second last half.
Industry Awards Function Soon
The 2007 SA Harness Racing Industry Awards function is fast approaching.
Harness Racing SA, the SA Harness Racing Club, SA BOTRA, the SA Reinswomens Association and the SA Square Trotters Association will join forces on Sunday afternoon, October 28, to recognise the achievements of industry participants during the season which concluded at the end of August.
Harness Racing SA released a list of nominations for their respective awards recently including the coveted SA Horse of the Year title which last year went to two-year-old sensation Oztreos.
This season’s award looks like a battle between Inter Dominion participant Conte De Cristo, the ultra-consistent Urjokin, Jim Jacques-owned pacer Roseworthy Lad and classy mare Larachelle. However two-year-old and three-year-old pacers as well as open class trotters are also eligible to be selected for the award, with Vicbred winner Elysees Crest in contention.
Two new awards have been introduced this year by Harness Racing SA. Juvenile Trotter of the Year will reward the achievements of a two or three-year-old squaregaiter and Claimer of the Year will honour a pacers success in the claiming ranks.
Tickets for the day, which includes a smorgasbord lunch starting at 12 noon in
Wata Wata Girl Finally Secures Second Win
Many people will remember Wata Wata Girl’s first race. In a two-year-old Southern Cross heat in May of 2005, the dimunitive filly showed a brilliant turn of foot at the top of the straight to sprint home to grab victory in the shadows of the post.
It looked as though the filly had a big future in front of her. She was well-bred by John Cunningham out of his top US-bred mare Tarmark who won 31 races and in excess of $120,000, but as it turned out the debut victory was her first and only success until last Friday night.
Initially trained by Irvine Smyth, then spending time late last year with Reg Trevean, Wata Wata Girl showed she had the ability but could not transfer it into racetrack performances. She had a tendency to break gait when confronted with the smallest of excuses.
Bought by Lorraine Hryhorec, Frank Cavallaro and the All For Fun Syndicate, headed by
Apart from a couple of occasions when there have been mitigating circumstances, Hryhorec seems to have worked out her problems and with three placings in the 12 starts since taking over her preparation was rewarded with a win last weekend.
With a small field aiding the cause Hryhorec had Wata Wata Girl positioned perfectly behind behind the leader for most of the event before making a run on the inside over the final 200 metres – in similar style to her first win some two years previous - to secure the victory by just over a metre.
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Neal Conder
HRSA Ltd
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