ALMOST NEARLY BUT NOT QUITE!
The new training partnership of Lou and Dion Luciani came within a whisker of having a winner with their first ever starter when lightly raced filly HOT SASSO led for all but the final stride of the 1000m race at Belmont yesterday. It would have been an unbelievable start to the partnership as not only was it the first runner to start under the parnership banner, it was also the first race for the new season.
HOT SASSO, has shown speed in all her trials to date however her race performances have so far been a bit below par. Yesterday the filly appeared to revel in her role as leader and she should derive further improvement from the outing. We will look for a similar race in a couple of weeks time to see if she can break her maiden status and give her sire DUE SASSO a boost before the upcoming stud season.
While we were unlucky not to breakthrough for our own maiden win yesterday, Dion and I have three nice runners going to the races at Belmont on the weekend. VALLEY GIRL and GROZNY both resume in 1000m races and consistent mare BASKERVILLE STREET looks a good chance in her 1300m event. The soft track conditions should suit BASKERVILLE STREET who has shown form on a wet track in the past however I am genuinely concerned about the ability of VALLEY GIRL to carry the 57.5kg and still win on a rain effected track. She is only a tiny filly and will need to call on all her reserves of strength to beat what looks like a fairly handy bunch of race fit horses. GROZNY has shown good first up form in the past but has never raced on a wet track which leaves me a bit lost when trying to gauge his chances.
All in all, I am sure that both Dion and I will be tickled pink if one of our runners happens to break through for us so that we can get the wheel rolling for what is likely to be a busy season ahead. With so many lightly raced or unraced three year olds on the books and an equally impressive list of untried two year olds yet to be assessed, I get the feeling that this old boy might have his tongue hanging out and be looking for somewhere to lay down come the end of the upcoming season. Then again, thats what I took on a partner for!!
HOT SASSO, has shown speed in all her trials to date however her race performances have so far been a bit below par. Yesterday the filly appeared to revel in her role as leader and she should derive further improvement from the outing. We will look for a similar race in a couple of weeks time to see if she can break her maiden status and give her sire DUE SASSO a boost before the upcoming stud season.
While we were unlucky not to breakthrough for our own maiden win yesterday, Dion and I have three nice runners going to the races at Belmont on the weekend. VALLEY GIRL and GROZNY both resume in 1000m races and consistent mare BASKERVILLE STREET looks a good chance in her 1300m event. The soft track conditions should suit BASKERVILLE STREET who has shown form on a wet track in the past however I am genuinely concerned about the ability of VALLEY GIRL to carry the 57.5kg and still win on a rain effected track. She is only a tiny filly and will need to call on all her reserves of strength to beat what looks like a fairly handy bunch of race fit horses. GROZNY has shown good first up form in the past but has never raced on a wet track which leaves me a bit lost when trying to gauge his chances.
All in all, I am sure that both Dion and I will be tickled pink if one of our runners happens to break through for us so that we can get the wheel rolling for what is likely to be a busy season ahead. With so many lightly raced or unraced three year olds on the books and an equally impressive list of untried two year olds yet to be assessed, I get the feeling that this old boy might have his tongue hanging out and be looking for somewhere to lay down come the end of the upcoming season. Then again, thats what I took on a partner for!!
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