What a massive few days for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS, securing an incredible TWELVE winners in AUNZ including a GROUP 1 and Group!
STAY HUNGRY was represented at the rich Bathurst carnival by filly Swift Code (bred by Pini Pty Ltd) who took her first win in the Gold Tiara Gold Consolation but the meet was headlined by CAPTAIN‘s impressive two-year-old Message Bank (Ross Angove) who made a clean sweep of the series by claiming the GR1 Gold Crown at Bathurst while colt San Sebastian (Brooklyn Lodge & Alf la Spina) took the Bronze Consolation.
At Cambridge, Chase A Dream (Studholm Bloodstock) bumped his bank to over $535,000 with a GR2 Flying Mile victory in 1:51.4 while later on the card three-year-old Mediator (Breckon Farms) made it two wins from two starts. Also holding his unbeaten status was Captain Kobe (K Carville) at Manawatu while notching up the speed were Catch A Wave (Benstud Standardbreds and P & Z O’Shea) who took the Geelong Rocket in 1:51.9, Burton (Alex Smith & Russell Woods) in 1:54 at Wagga, and at Menangle bringing up $625,000 with a 1:50.8, Captain Ravishing (Sloys Co).
Renegade (Breckon Farms) also put his earnings up past $123,000 with a win at Addington and Franco Encore (Spreydon Lodge) to $55,000 with his 16m win at Bunbury. Madrigal (Brian Cowley) put over 5m on her rivals to win at Marburg and at Melton, Captain Bellasario (John Munnerley) went back to back to take his bank to over $179,000.
WELL SAID (Second Amendment, Triedtotellya, Midnight Pirate & Nicely Spoken) and BETTING LINE (Back On Line, Ultimate All Star, Mason Dixie Line & Aurora Joy) shared honours for our past sire’s list, while there were doubles for FOUR STARZZZ SHARK (Hesastar & Giant Jackson) and SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (Lexy & Repelling). Also represented were ROCKNROLL HANOVER (Rock The Nation) and WESTERN TERROR (Northern Terror).
Photo: Message Bank (CAPTAINTREACHEROUS)
Race of the Week
GROUP 1 Bathurst Gold Crown – BATHURST
MESSAGE BANK
CAPTAINTREACHEROUS – Give Me Twenty – Bettors Delight
