All eyes on more feature wins

26 April 2015 | Michael Court (National Trotguide)
All Eyes On Us a clear winner in the Lands Legal Carousel Final at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Sunday.

All Eyes On Us a clear winner in the Lands Legal Carousel Final at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Sunday. Photo by Michael Court

LEADING reinsman Luke McCarthy tipped more feature race wins were in store for All Eyes On Us after the son of Art Major’s all-the-way win in the Group Two Lands Legal Carousel Final at Tabcorp Park Menangle today.

After sustaining pressure from equal favourite Bettor Downunder for much of the 2400m journey, All Eyes On Us strode away from his rivals in the straight to score a three-metre win over the fast-finishing Barimah, with Stormont Czar third, rating 1:55.6 for his last mile.

Trained by Luke wife’s Belinda, the four-year-old missed a lot of his three-year-old racing after an operation was required to have a bone fragment in his hind ankle taken out.

“In the long run that could be the best thing to have happened to him,” said Luke after the win.

“This win will also be a great tonic for part-owner Emilio Rosati, who has been having some back and foot problems.

“All Eyes On Us’ other part-owner Tony Pace has also been a great supporter of harness racing for many years and I’m sure this horse could have some more good wins in store for him.”

Spearing straight to the front from gate three, if McCarthy was hoping for a saloon passage throughout the race he was mistaken when Michael Stanley took off from midfield and quickly turned the race into a stern staying test.

Turning for home the two $3.30 equal favourites had been at each other’s throats for most of the journey but it was Bettor Downunder who cracked first, enabling All Eyes On Us to kick clear and easily hold off the late charging finish from Victorian visitor Barimah (Damian Wilson), who came from near the tail of the field with a flashing finish.

It was the second successive Carousel win for the McCarthy stable, which also scored with Beetson, although he was handled by James Rattray for them in 2014.

 

Related News

20 September 2024
Dashman's harness look ahead - September 20
Look ahead to this weekend's harness racing action in our weekly preview, thanks to Darren Clayton. A total of 17 races will be held at Albion Park across the weekend with nine on Friday night preceding eight on Saturday, which will include the Embracing Pacing Pink Ribbon Cup. The sixth event on...
20 September 2024
Quaddie tips for $100k projected pool at Melton on Saturday
With a $100,000 projected Quaddie pool thanks to a $25,000 jackpot on Saturday night at Melton, Dan Mielicki, Tim O’Connor, Ryan Phelan, Darren Carroll and Bronte Nieuwenburg have provided their suggested selections for races five to eight. Race five kicks off at 7.37pm, followed by the clash between...
20 September 2024
LISTEN: Captain Ravishing makes his welcome return to MEP
Dan Mielicki and Rob Auber fire up the pod to preview Melton's Saturday night meeting which sees Group 1 winner, Captain Ravishing make his return to the track.
20 September 2024
Heidi George Classic back with big plans and prized stallion services
The second running of the Heidi George Classic is set to kick off this week with heats at Echuca and Swan Hill. The series created by Llowalong Farms principal Dr Kath McIntosh was designed to create an incentive to bring revenue to country clubs.
20 September 2024
Kyvalley Hotspur sharpens form in NZ as Dominion Trot test looms
The Brent Lilley-prepared Kyvalley Hotspur is set to target New Zealand’s $400,000 Dominion Trot on November 12. The squaregaiter has been spending some time across the Tasman since his last start win in the Bendigo Trotters Cup on April 26.
Click for more