Another massive few days for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS with nine winners locally and four big race winners in America. Feature races went to Captain Hammerhead who won the inaugural $50,000 The Singo at Menangle and will be yet another representative in The Eureka for Captain. In Queensland, Jewel Melody claimed the $153,000 QBred Triad 3YO Fillies final while a Melton treble included Encipher (1:54.7 in the Westburn Grant FFA), Platinum Stride in 1:54.3 and his third win from four starts, 2YO Stormryder.
At Ballarat he secured a 3YO double with High Above taking the Holloway 3YO Classic and Gawn clocking in at 1:55.6. School Captain made it four in a row with a 1:55.9 win at Wagga and Gordons Bay tipped over $200,000 in earnings with a win at Menangle.
Captain Albano claimed a $42,000 division of the Tyler B in 1:51.1 at The Meadows in the US, and at Pocono Downs, he had three representatives – Allwag Hanover in the $100,000 Always B Miki Invitational (1:48.4), Ken hanover in the $200,000 Max Hempt Memorial Consolation (1:49) and Front Page Story in the $125,000 James M Lynch Memorial Consolation (1:50.2).
Of our past sires, SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE led the way with South Coast Arden, Drive To The Beach, Avaiden and Hillview Bondi in the money. WELL SAID had a treble (Young Rooster, Saginaw & Wesaidso) while there there doubles for WESTERN TERROR (Borsellino You Little Terror) and BETTING LINE (Big Black Betty & Younggiftedandblack). ROCKNROLL HANOVER was represented by Dapper and BLISSFULL HALL by Heza Chanze.
Photo: Captain Hammerhead (CAPTAINTREACHEROUS), Club Menangle
Race of the Week
$50,000 The Singo – Menangle
CAPTAIN HAMMERHEAD
CAPTAINTREACHEROUS – Rogers Passion – Art Major
