LOVES THE SHOW QUALIFIES, UNDER OFFER
Loves The Show, who qualified for the Mark Jones stable when running into third for trials driver Kimberly Butt at Rangiora on Tuesday, July 3, is under offer.
“It was good to give Kimberly a drive to help get her raceday licence. She drives good and they got on great together,” Mark said.
Loves The Show, a 2YO Bettor’s Delight filly named after the popular public response phrase to the weekly Australian racing show, Off The Rails, improved three back on the outer behind eventual winner Ajaye (David Butt) over the final lap.
She kept up a solid run to finish just over two lengths from Ajaye, clocking a useful 2:30.4 for the mobile 2000m in the cool drizzly conditions. The leaders ran the last 800m in 58.5s.
Loves The Show is from a qualified but unraced Dream Away mare in Barbary Lane, a half-sister to several winners including Roman Conqueror (1:51.2, US), both being daughters of Franciscan (New York Motoring-Assisi).
Kimberly landed a trial winner a few heats later, reining George W, for father her Anthony.
They were front-running winners over Live Harder (David Butt), who unsuccessfully tried for the front with 900m to run, in a non-win mobile heat.
Two-win pacer Suerte, freshened after disappointing on the first day at Nelson, should be improved by after his run in the 1-win or faster mobile heat over 2000m.
The Melbourne-owned pacer trailed three back on the outer for Regan Todd, finishing fifth to Franco Nelson, who finished best to win in 2:33.2 for the mobile 2000m. The leaders ran their last 800m in 58.6s and final 400m in 27.7s.
Suerte has accepted for 2-4 wins Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed Discretionary Pace at Timaru on Sunday.