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SUNDAY’S DA’LENI MEATS MEMBERS MEAT TRAY DRAW: Jo Williams (No. 97).
THURSDAY SELECTIONS: Race 1 – 2 Smiling Lily, 1 Moonlight Zarli, 7 Bone Stock Race 2 – 5 Maggie May, 8 Shadows To Burn, 1 Gnome To Burn Race 3 – 2 Jacaranda, 5 Popcorn Miss, 8 Miss Majestic Race 4 – 5 Moonlight Comet, 8 What A Wrought, 7 Shanny Rose Race 5 – 1 Compton Pearl, 7 Husky Bailey, 4 Tested Race 6 – 5 Moonlight Grand, 2 Cadillac Patch, 7 Cadillac Lloyd Race 7 – 5 Bourne Franky, 1 Kerry’s Cadillac, 6 Mr. Quirky Race 8 – 2 Saint Sally, 1 Crymelon Comet, 8 Cadillac Beast Race 9 – 6 My Boy Josh, 4 Cadillac Landau, 1 Sooner Or Later Race 10 – 8 Blue Khaki, 7 Senior Citizen, 4 Rough Girl Nosey Race 11 – 5 Sherry Cherry, 2 Rusty Wheels, 1 Mikaela’s Joy Race 12 – 1 Berringa Paddy, 4 Resident Evil, 2 Crowie Unleashed
Liam and Stuart Sharam with Sharp Thief after her impressive win over 305 metres at Tara Raceway last Sunday.
Penola trainer Stuart Sharam will be hoping Sharp Thief, runner-up in this year’s Cadillac Racing Mount Gambier Cup, can go one better in the forthcoming Federal Hotel Anniversary Cup (512 metres) at Tara Raceway.
The white and blue daughter of Fernando Bale and Millett ran a terrific race in the Group 3 final over 512 metres back in April when finishing a 1¾ length second as a $26 chance behind race favourite Aston Gozo.
Since then Sharp Thief has raced on only six occasions for two wins – one in May at Horsham over 485 metres and then again last Sunday at Tara Raceway where she defeated Compton Daisy by 5½ lengths in the Trackside Pet Meats Pick 6 Masters Stake (305 m) in a quick 17.42 seconds.
“I wasn’t sure how she would go over the short course,” Sharam said after the race. “But she handled the distance without any worries after showing plenty of early pace and the run would have been a good hit out for the Anniversary Cup.”
Owned by Wayne Smith of Mildura, she has now raced on 19 occasions and won seven races since being with Sharam who said Sharp Thief was likely to soon return to her owner as he was keen to breed with her.
Heats of the Anniversary Cup, first run in 1985 when won by Kenzel Lad, will be decided on Sunday with the $10,000 final a week later.
Sunday’s win kicked off a couple of big days – greyhound-wise – for Sharam, a viticulturalist in the Coonawarra.
On Monday he was at Horsham with Capybara, a daughter of Fernando Bale and Nangar Gold, for heats of a Sportsbet 1-4 wins series over 485 metres.
And the brindle bitch made it three wins from as many starts for Sharam when leading all the way from box one and defeating Paw Nebraska by a neck in a time of 27.34 seconds. She’s now drawn box two in next Tuesday’s $2600 to the winner final.
Capybara is raced by Damien Smith and Terry Daly of Murray Bridge and Tim Lewis, Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club manager. She had been unraced at the time of purchase after having turned in some promising trials.
“She’s racing really well at the moment and being an August 2023 whelping she certainly looks well suited to a race such as the SA Oaks which comes up in September at Angle Park,” Sharam said.
Also through to the Horsham final is the Adelaide-owned Canya Jump who is raced by Leigh Schreier, John Elliott and James Leo and trained at Rowsley by Matt Lanigan. She reached the final when running a 1¾ length second behind Head For Home in the second of two heats.
Ben Price with Sooner Or Later, his first winner as a trainer.
Meanwhile, 22-year-old Ben Price of Compton has held his trainer’s licence for only a few months. But for the son of leading Mount Gambier trainer Tracie Price, his first winner was always going to come along – sooner or later.
As it turned out, it was the greyhound Sooner Or Later who provided Price with his first winner as a trainer when winning the Icon Signs Stake (400 m) at last Sunday’s Tara Raceway meeting.
A $21 chance, the son of Fernando Bale and El Rapido gave nothing else a chance in the grade six event after flying the start from box four. In the end he ran out a 3½ length winner over Mikaela’s Joy in 23.15 seconds.
While young Price has been involved with greyhounds for as long as he can remember, this was one win he certainly wasn’t going to forget in a hurry.
“That was certainly a big thrill,” a delighted Price jr said as he returned with the white and blue dog whose last win had been at the beginning of the year when still being trained by Price sr.
“The only disappointing part of the whole day was that the dog’s part-owners, Bayley Bresolin and Tane Wastell, had been unable to make it to the track today,” the winning trainer said.
Millicent trainer Dave Green with Prickle Town after his win at Tara Raceway last Sunday.
Actually, it turned out to be a good day for the Price family. Besides Ben’s win, Tracie won the final two races – the Gordon Refrigeration Stake (512 m) and the Federal Hotel Stake (512 m) with Sean’s Matilda and Lochinvar Pearl, who is owned by Ben’s sister Sarah, 25.
And also serving notice of a forward showing in the forthcoming Anniversary Cup was Prickle Town, owned and trained at Millicent by Dave Green.
A son of Beast Unleashed and Takers To Vegas, the fawn and white dog led all the way from box one in the Winning Post Supplies Mixed Stake (512 m) for a 2¼ length win over Bourne Sid in 29.72 seconds.
