Hector races into the $50,000 Golden Apple Final
Art Major gelding Call Me Hector raced himself into Saturday’s Lees Orchard Tassie Golden Apple with a dominant display to take out the second and final heat in Launceston on Sunday night. Despite starting at $81, the win wasn’t a surprise for owner-trainer Matthew Cooper. “He had been...
Sapphire Gambler impresses at Tas debut
Mangalore trainer Juanita McKenzie has had a good association with ex-Victorian pacers in recent years. That trend looks set to continue after the win of Sapphire Gambler in Hobart on Friday evening. The three-year-old gelded son of Betting Line was stepping out for the first time in McKenzie’s...
Ego the Inter Dominion favourite after defeat
New South Wales-trained horses earned some vital points in the first round of Inter Dominion heats at Ballarat on Saturday night. The Belinda McCarthy-trained Expensive Ego firmed into favouritism to win the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship after his gallant second in his qualifier. McCarthy’s...
