Dream weaver
Despite training Decorated Jasper to 26 wins including last season’s Group 2 Bendigo Pacing Cup, Paul Rowse has long contended his most talented pacer is Savesomtimetodream.
The Ballarat and District Trotting Club Chief Executive and hobby horseman was validated for that opinion when his son of Village Jasper claimed a Vicbred Super Series semi-final in May 2011.
But a litany of issues has seen the rising star win just two of his past 10 starts.
Tonight, Savesomtimetodream will build on the momentum created by a Breeders Crown campaign where he finished close-up behind Caribbean Blaster in arguably the best two races of his career.
Marked at $1.30 by Harness Racing Victoria form analyst Michael Polster for tonight’s fourth race at Terang, Rowse’s newest stable star looks a great anchor for Quaddies on an otherwise difficult card.
Franco Quinella
Unheralded five-year-old Franco Ledger has stormed onto the fourth line of betting for November’s New Zealand Cup following his Hannon Memorial success at Oamaru last Sunday.
It was the fourth consecutive victory for Hamish Hunter’s son of Falcon Seelster and his second straight win over fellow NZ Cup aspirant Franco Emirate.
A quick beginner from the standing start, Franco Ledger led early before finding himself shuffled to three back the inside at Oamaru but saw daylight late to claim a dramatic last stride triumph.
The lightly raced entire is now at $8 for the NZ Cup behind only Auckland Reactor ($4.80), defending champion Terror To Love ($6) and Sushi Sushi ($7) with the Victorian TAB.
Franco Emirate has also been supported, now into $12 for the Addington classic on November 13.
Thriving Muscles
Former Australian Trotting Championship runner-up Down Under Muscles looks like having a successful first season at stud with 37 mares already booked to be covered this term.
Former trainer-driver Chris Alford has declared the electric son of Muscles Yankee will be a success in the next phase of his career standing at Eldarin Park.
“He had the greatest turn of speed and he’ll put that blistering speed into his foals,” the champion Victorian horseman said.
Down Under Muscles is currently available for a service fee of $1790 with a $5000 breeder bonus offered for the first Group 1 winner by the much sought after sire.
