BOO TO YOU TOO!!

Four year old gelding DON'T SAY BOO put his running shoes on yesterday to get away from his opposition in a way which suggests that there may be more wins in store for the big son of Kendal Star.

DON'T SAY BOO is a newcomer to the stables and yesterday he was having only his third start for us. After an impressive first up performance, the horse over-raced second up when we stepped him up to 1700m. Conditions on the day as well as the lack of speed in the race brought about his undoing on that occasion, however aided by a clever ride from jockey Jason Whiting, DON'T SAY BOO never looked in doubt yesterday.

The horse has come through the run well and he should have little trouble repeating that performance in similar company soon and repay the faith his owners have had in the horse. It is always nice to get a win on the board for new owners  and as we say here at LUCIANI RACING ............ "it's nice to win races for nice people."

DON'T SAY BOO gets a "well done son" pat from part owner Tina Tuffilli post race.

Jockey Jason Whiting, possess with "the girls" after a top class ride to land the money on DON'T SAY BOO.

Photos courtesy Hollands Photographics - more photos can be seen at www.hollandsracetrackphotos.com

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE LITTLE STORIES.

I can't actually remember whether or not I posted this video a few years ago. (Memory ain't what it once was!) I happened to find it by accident last night and thought it was worth sharing.

WILD CHARGER MAKES IT TWO STRAIGHT

It is hard to tell who the biggest "poser" is out of the three pictured in the above shot however WILD CHARGER appears to revel in all the post race glory as much as owner John Yovich or jockey Jason Whiting.

Progressive young galloper, confirmed his ranking as one of the states most progressive young horses with another strong victory at Belmont on Saturday. Starting a heavily backed odds on favourite, WILD CHARGER again settled towards the rear of the field in the 1400m event and aided by a typical calm and patient tide from regular jockey Jason Whiting, rounded up the field in less than a furlong to win pulling up.

This was the second time in eight days that the son of  Trade Fair was able to win at Belmont courtesy of similar rides from Jason. We had been tossing up with the idea of giving the horse a break after his previous win however he had come through the run so well we opted for another race.

We now have the dilemma of deciding whether to give him another run in a similar race next weekend or turn him out for a four to six week spell and have him back racing after the carnival. As is usually the case with our horses, we will let the horse tell us which way he wants to go and we certainly wont be pushing the issue. At this stage, the horse is telling me that he loves the stable life and another race would be ideal. Considering he only had a saddle on once between runs, I guess he can't complain about being overworked!!!

WILD CHARGER is eased down on the line following a very confident and casual ride by "The Fish"

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WILD CHARGER IN QUICK TIME

Jason Whiting urges WILD CHARGER to the line for an impressive win at Belmont on the weekend.

Owner Professor John Yovich is all smiles as he leads in WILD CHARGER after another impressive victory. (Photo courtesy Hollands Photographics)

Smart galloper WILD CHARGER showed by his impressive win at Belmont on Saturday that he has the potential to measure up to better company and could be a bit better than average. WILD CHARGER covered the 1200m in 1.09.75, final 600m in 33.36 which is close to low level flying by normal standards at Belmont. Once again the horse settled back in the field and was brought onto the scene late with a well timed run by regular jockey Jason Whiting to win in easy style.

WILD CHARGER has been a relatively sound horse and an easy horse to train however this preparation has been a bit of a headache for us and the farriers after the horse had a "seedy" toe cut out which left him feeling a bit uncomfortable in his action for close to a month. It has only been over the past few weeks that we have had the horse sound enough to take back to the races and he has run very nice races on both occasions that we have started him.

The horse has come through his run in good style and has been nominated to run at Belmont again this weekend. If he does run it is likely to be his last start for this campaign as I would like to give the horse a short break during the spring and have him back for some nice races in the autumn. If he doesn't run on Sunday he will start the following week in a similar race.

EXCLUSIVE HONOUR IN BRILLIANT FIRST UP WIN.

EXCLUSIVE HONOUR gets up in the last stride to win well courtesey of a top class ride from "The Fish"

Photos courtesy Hollands Photographics - more photos can be seen at www.hollandsracetrackphotos.com

At Belmont yesterday, we stepped out a young horse which appears to have above average ability and I am looking forward to the future with him. EXCLUSIVE HONOUR, was starting first up after a good spell which followed his impressive debut performance where he ran second in a similar race back in May.

The horse which was purchased cheaply at last years Yarradale Stud annual yearling sale, has developed into an exciting looking type and his win yesterday suggests that there may very well be more wins in store for him. EXCLUSIVE HONOUR is a son of Medal Of Honour by Danehill and there is a lot of Danehill about this horse. He shapes at track work as a real short course type however his racing manner indicates that he will be better suited when he gets up over 1400m and maybe further.

At this stage we will place the horse through his classes however I have no doubt he can step up to better company at some stage this campaign.

AMELIAS DANCER and AYTOZED make it win number 2&3.

AMELIAS DANCER makes it two straight with an impressive win at Belmont on Saturday with regular jockey Jason Whiting on board.

AMELIAS DANCER is led back to scale by staff member Louise Henig. This was the last day at our stables for Louise as she is now on her way back to Germany to attend university. If all staff members were as pleasant and caring as Louise, training horses would be so much more enjoyable. She will be sadly missed.

Lightly raced galloper, AYTOZED, wins first up at Belmont last Wednesday in a way which suggests that there could be many more wins in store for this horse. Stable rider Jason Whiting was on board.

(All photo's are again courtesy of Hollands Photographics. Thanks very much to Scott and the team for all your help and assistance. It is much appreciated.) 

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE.

It took a few weeks for the new partnership of Lou and Dion Luciani to put our first winner on the board however since that memorable win on August 20th we have posted another couple of city winners with AYTOZED winning first up at Belmont on Wednesday and AMELIAS DANCER winning again at Belmont yesterday. The win of AMEIAS DANCER was full of merit with the horse conceding weight to every other runner and settling down towards the rear of the field. Another classic sit back ride from Jason Whiting paved the way for an easy impressive win, suggesting that there are sure to be more wins in store for this progressive horse.

AYTOZED showed that he could well develop into a handy performer over the next few months with a strong win on Wednesday to break his maiden status. This horse will be raced through the classes where I am sure he is capable of winning his way into Saturday company. At this stage he is likely to tackle a similar race in ten days time.