TSR Weekly Wrap | 2 May 2023
A win in a $400,000 feature and several Victorian Horse of the Year Awards.
That’s what you call a fun weekend.
War Dan Buddy landed a massive purse in the $400,000 APG Gold Bullion Final for 2yo colts and geldings at Menangle on Saturday night.
The Art Major colt was having his fourth start and recorded his second victory after success in a heat at Melton.
He worked home hard to edge out Stormryder by the barest of margins to give us the quinella.
Then at Crown Palladium in Melbourne on Sunday we had five stable runners named Victorian Horse of the Year Award winners:
2yo pacing colt/gelding: THE LOST STORM - 9 starts, 7-1-1, $143,560 (G1 Vicbred Super Series 2yo colts/geldings final). Congratulations Justin Baker and Clayton.
2yo pacing filly: MAJOR DELIGHT - 9 starts, 9-0-0, $375,179 (G1 APG Gold Bullion 2yo fillies final, NSW Breeders Challenge 2yo fillies final, Breeders Crown 3yo fillies final). Congratulations Peter Lewis.
3yo pacing filly: ENCIPHER - 10 starts, 8-1-1, $253,141 (G1 Victoria Oaks, G1 Breeders Crown 3yo fillies final). Congratulations Tyson Linke.
4yo pacing mare: LADIES IN RED - 7 starts, 5-2-0, $327,020 (G1 Queen Of The Pacific, G1 The Rising Sun). Congratulations Bill and Anne Anderson (Lauriston Bloodstock)
Aged pacing entire/gelding: HONOLUA BAY - 12 starts, 6-3-1, $199,340 (G1 AG Hunter Cup, 3xG3 Inter Dominion heats). Congratulations Bill and Anne Anderson (Lauriston Bloodstock)
Also congratulations to Bill and Sue Anderson on being named Victorian breeder of the year.
Emma was also acknowledged for her wins in the Victorian statewide and metropolitan training premierships, and our stable reinsman Mark Pitt as the metropolitan driver of the year.
We now look forward to Melton on Saturday night, when we have four feature race starters.
Gawn and Staroftheshow will contest the $100,000 APG Gold Bullion final for 3yo colts/geldings, and Pentillante and Khafaji line up in the $65,000 bAPG Gold Bullion 4yo finals.
WINNERS IN PAST WEEK:
FIAMMA (Mark Pitt): Prydes Easifeed Pace final, 1650m, at Bendigo on Friday, April 28. MR 1:54.6 LH 28.7 LQ 28.5. Congratulations Atworthy Park Group.
WAR DAN BUDDY (Cam Hart): APG 2yo Gold Bullion 2yo colts/geldings final, 1609m, at Menangle on Saturday, April 29. MR 1:53.7 LH 55.1 LQ 27.2. Congratulations Danny and Joanna Zavitsanos, and Warren Viney.
BURTON (Glen Craven): Hamilton Laundry and Dry Cleaners Pace, 2160m, at Hamilton on Monday, May 1. MR 1:58.7 LH 59.7 LQ 30.4. Congratulations Five540 Racing Syndicate.
LOCO DIABLO (Robert Walters): Grand central Hamilton 3yo Maiden Pace, 2160m, at Hamilton on Monday, May 1. MR 1:58.7 LH 57.4 LQ 28.2. Congratulations Sam and Chelsea.