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Connections enjoy ‘pocket full’ of cash
TRAINER Stuart Kendrick and jockey Ben Thompson agree Pocket Full can be a bit of a "big dumbo". But that didn't stop him striking with a good win in the last at the Toowoomba Cup metropolitan meeting on Saturday (September 23). Ridden by new dad Thompson, Pocket Full...
Inform Gerrymander pockets lucrative QTIS bonus
INFORM three-year-old Gerrymander ensured a good payday at Kilcoy over the weekend thanks to the QTIS scheme. Her Kilcoy win in a QTIS 3YO Benchmark (1200m) on Sunday (June 4) pocketed nearly $27,000 for connections, including a QTIS bonus. Ridden by apprentice Bailey...
Tow The Line win kicks off Gold Coast poly track double
A CHANGE in gear and a return to the poly track did the trick for Tow the Line (main photo) on the weekend. The Better Than Ready three-year-old bounced back to winning form in a Ratings Band 0-58 (1050m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Ridden by Ryan Wiggins, Tow The...
Galloper ‘defiant’ in strong debut victory
SPIRIT of Boom two-year-old Defiant Spirit, an eye-catching winner on debut over the weekend, is a good example of how patience from owners pays dividends. When he stepped out for his first official trial back in December, he failed to finish. Fast-forward just over...
Connections cheering on a ‘Fab Five’ weekend
IT was a "Fab Five" weekend for Kendrick Racing and the stable's connections. Four winners in one day at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday followed a Gold Coast win the day before. Throw in an Ipswich win last Thursday and the stable had six winners in four days. "It was a...
Easy Company now looking for harder grade after win
EASY Company has graduated to tougher grades after her breakthrough maiden win at Ipswich. The three-year-old filly broke through at her fifth career race-day outing on Wednesday, May 17. Ridden by Tiffani Brooker, Easy Company ($3.80) won a Maiden Plate (1350m) by...
La Amigo shares Bat Out Of Hell spoils
LA AMIGO has shared the Bat Out Of Hell spoils but only after his trainer queried the judge's original photo finish decision. Ridden by Taylor Marshall, La Amigo ($21) and Goldsborough ($3.70-fav) hit the line locked together in the Open (850m) in track record time....
Lost In Transit finds his way to victory at Eagle Farm
THREE-YEAR-OLD Lost In Transit went missing before being found on the other side of the country as a weanling but had no trouble finding the winning post at Eagle Farm. "I bought him as a weanling and he ended up in Western Australia on the wrong truck, which is why...
Zoumeteor shoots into winter carnival calculations
KENDRICK Racing has unearthed a potential carnival type in Zoumeteor (main photo). The well-bred three-year-old resumed with an eye-catching win at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday (April 23), handing the stable a double. Earlier, Highland Son (pictured above) also won in...
Vetta Velocita scorches over poly track for win
SHOW A Heart four-year-old Vetta Velocita has put his best foot forward on the Gold Coast poly track. He returned to the winner's circle at his first start on a synthetic surface in a Benchmark 62 (1200m) on Saturday, April 22. Ridden by Tiffani Brooker, Vetta...
Hard Reyva loving life, doing it easy
HARD Reyva is loving life at the farm and it is showing on the track. The All Too Hard four-year-old won second-up from a spell at the Sunshine Coast on Easter Sunday (April 9). Despite lumping 61.5kg, he was too strong in a Benchmark 58 (1000m), with non-claiming...
‘Torque’ on display with exciting turn of foot
TWO-YEAR-OLD Torque Bossanova proved the wait was worth it with an explosive turn of foot to win on debut. The Showtime colt, ridden by James Orman, accelerated past his rivals with ease to win a QTIS 2YO Maiden (1200m) on Sunday, March 26. He was back in the run, but...