TSR Weekly Wrap | 4 Sep 2023
We’re still on a high after Encipher’s incredible victory in the $2.1 Eureka at Menangle on Saturday night.
To win the first running of The Eureka - the world’s richest harness racing event - what a moment.
This is what dreams are made of.
A big thanks to everyone who made it possible, including Encipher’s owner/breeder Tyson Linke, slot holders Aaaron Bain Racing and Summit Bloodstock, and driver Luke McCarthy.
And what a champion Encipher is.
Our first million-dollar earner.
The first prize money sees the 4-year-old’s earnings sitting at $1,584,479 from 17 wins and eight placings from 27 starts.
Encipher is now the richest earning Australian-bred pacing mare - going ahead of the great Tailamade Lombo ($1.345m).
She sits fourth on the Australasian list behind Shartin NZ ($2.697m), Amazing Dream NZ ($1.912m) and Adore Me NZ ($1.667m).
Our focus now turns to Vicbred Super Series 2yo, 3yo, and 4yo pacing semi-finals at Melton on Saturday, September 9.
Here are our starters chasing berths in the Group 1 finals at Melton on September 16:
2YO COLTS & GELDINGS
Semi-final 1: Miki To Success, Stormryder, Prioritise, Some American, Bay Of Biscay, Kingman
Semi-final 2: Sir Jimmy, No Nothtebuttons, War Dan Buddy
2YO FILLIES
Semi-final 1: Eureka Jo, Renewal
Semi-final 2: Vague Beauty, Draw A Dream
3YO COLTS & GELDINGS
Semi-final 1: Techys Watching, Perfect Class, Gawn (emergency), Staroftheshow, Our Vinnie
Semi-final 2: Petracca, Gawn (emergency), Hestheonetowatch
3YO FILLIES
Semi-final 1: Perfect In Pink, Elysian Jay, Joyful
Semi-final 2: Sweet Bella
4YO ENTIRES & GELDINGS
Semi-final 1: Khafaji
4YO MARES
Semi-final 1: Fiamma, Petillante, Major Grace, Amore Vita, Soho Historia
Semi-final 2: Star Celebrity, High Profile, Talk Time, Whatadelight, Dannemora
WINNERS IN THE PAST WEEK
ENCIPHER (Luke McCarthy) 4yo mare: The TAB Eureka, 2400m, at Menangle on Saturday, September 2. MR 1:51.8 LH 53.6 LQ 27.1. Congratulations to owner Tyson Linke, and slot holders Aaron Bain Racing and Summit Bloodstock.
VICBRED SUPER SERIES 4yos at Shepparton on Thursday, August 31
AMORE VITA (Chris Alford) mare: MR 1:52.3 LH 55.1 LQ 27.1. Congratulations SA Dolan, estate of GR Adamson.
SOHO HISTORIA (Mark Pitt) mare: MR 1:56.6 LH 54.6 LQ 27.2. Congratulations Aaron Bain Racing, Summit Bloodstock, A J Bain
MAJOR GRACE (Mark Pitt): mare: MR 1:56.7 LH 55.6 LQ 27.8. Congratulations Summit Bloodstock, Aaron Bain Racing, LT Helson, LJ Batchelor, BP Fitzgerald, CR Williamson, N Rantanen-Reynolds, KA Tattoli.
VICBRED SUPER SERIES 3yos at Ballarat on Wednesday, August 30
PERFECT CLASS (Kerryn Manning) colt: MR 1:56.3 LH 55.4 LQ 28.4. Congratulations Sam Stewart, Peter Gleeson.
PETRACCA (Mark Pitt) colt: MR 1:57.1 LH 54.8 LQ 25.9. Congratulations AD Investments.
SWEET BELLA (Mark Pitt) filly: MR 1:58.3 LH 55.3 LQ 27.5. Congratulations Bruce and Vicki Edward.
VICBRED SUPER SERIES 2yos at Kilmore on Tuesday, August 29
KINGMAN (Kerryn Manning) colt: MR 1:58.2 LH 28.8 LQ 27.1. Congratulations Mick Harvey.
BAY OF BISCAY (James Herbertson) colt: MR 1:58.6 LH 56.2 LQ 27.1. Congratulations TS Bunning, TM Hogan, SJ Murray, Alabar Bloodstock, IW Delmenico, PJ Armstrong, JG Anderson, PW Tonkin, MF Shelly, DE Reilly, GW Armstrong, SJ Watt, RR Maisner, WA Pridmore, Kennedy Group.
STORMRYDER (Mark Pitt) colt: MR 1:58.4 LH 56.9 LQ 26.8, Congratulations Jaynes Davies, Sam Stewart.
VAGUE BEAUTY (Mark Pitt) filly: MR 2:00.5 LH 56.4 LQ 26.5. Congratulations PW and CA Judd, M Commadeur.