Geelong Harness Racing Club (GHRC) officials are delighted with the star-studded field attracted for this Saturday night’s Apco Easy Shops Geelong Pacing Cup.
Dual Australian Horse of the Year and 2004 Cup winner Sokyola (pictured) will make his much awaited return from injury in the $25,000 mobile start feature, as too will defending titleholder The Warp Drive who resumes from a recent setback.
Hankook Tyres Hunter Cup hero About To Rock will be the centre of much attention too as he chases a $25,000 bonus on offer for the prized Hunter-Geelong Cup double.
The presence of classy New Zealand trio Howard Bromac, Foreal and Bobs Blue Boy adds considerable depth and intrigue to the 2570-metre contest, with Auckland Cup winner Howard Bromac set to start favourite after drawing favourably in gate four.
The field for the 2006 Apco Easy Shops Geelong Pacing Cup, to be run at 10pm, is;
| 1 |
| HENCHMAN | K. MANNING | KERRYN MANNING | | AUS |
| 2 |
| REDCOURT | G. WEBSTER | GEOFF WEBSTER | | AUS |
| 3 |
| PENNY VEEJAY | J. DAVIES | CHRIS ALFORD | | AUS |
| 4 |
| HOWARD BROMAC | K. LARSEN | KIRK LARSEN | | NZ |
| 5 |
| MASSARUA | L. JUSTICE | Driver TBC | | AUS |
| 6 |
| ABOUT TO ROCK | A. GATH | KATE THOMPSON (C) | | AUS |
| 7 |
| THE WARP DRIVE | P. CHIRCOP | JODI QUINLAN | | AUS |
| -----------------Second Row-------------- | |
| 8 |
| FOREAL | T. BUTT | ANTHONY BUTT | | NZ |
| 9 |
| SOKYOLA | L. JUSTICE | LANCE JUSTICE | | AUS |
| 10 |
| UNIQUE ICON | H. REDWOOD | HEATH REDWOOD | | AUS |
| 11 |
| BOBS BLUE BOY | S. ROULSTON | GREG SUGARS (C) | | NZ |
The Cup headlines an exceptional nine race program which commences at 7pm and also features the Renown Silverware Youthful Stakes for two-year-olds, the Cruiser Black McNamara Memorial Trotters Cup and the Vinmar Homes Geelong Guineas.
A host of family entertainment has also been planned trackside with adult admission just $10, concession $5 and children under-18 admitted free. Limited marquee packages still remain and can be booked with GHRC on (03) 5275 4880.
