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Three-time
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Glen Boss opened his winning account on his
current three month stint in Singapore with victory aboard Rare Earth before
following up with That'stheone on Sunday.
Boss, who began
the three-month stint on Friday night, was having his 12th ride
in his current trip aboard Rare Earth in the $65,000 Arenti 2006 Stakes over
1200m, having had eight rides on Friday night.
The Australian rider, who claimed the famed race that stops a nation with
legendary mare Makybe Diva in 2003, 2004 and 2005, went on to add another win
four races later aboard That'stheone ($29) for trainer Brian Dean in the
$55,000 Class 4 Division 2 Que Expresion 2003 Handicap (1200m).
Aboard the
heavily-supported $8 favourite Rare Earth, Boss always had
his mount up on the speed before going on to score by a length over
Caribbean Moon (Olivier Placais) with What Now (Joao Moreira) a head away
third.
Rare Earth (Glen Boss)
claims his first race at only his second start on Sunday.
“It was certainly good to get
that win out of the way,” said Boss after he scored on Rare Earth. “I had
ridden a few favoured horses previously and they were running thirds and
fourths.”
A renowned big-race jockey, Boss
elected to have a three month stint in Singapore to
escape the colder winter months in Melbourne.
“I’ve come up here to get away
from the cold and the jumps racing back home,” he said. “I have always
enjoyed my times here in Singapore previously
and the racing just gets better all the time.”
Trainer Steven Burridge said
Rare Earth was a difficult horse to ride but would continue to improve with
racing.
“He’s still a bit green and
still has a lot to learn but I think there is improvement to come,” said
Burridge.
“He’s very light in the mouth
and has a high head carriage anyway, but it is worse when you have to pull
back on him.
“Once he learns what he’s doing
I’m sure he will make the grade.”
Rare Earth was given little
peace in the run as he shared the lead with Man Of Substance (V Sivan) which
raced on the outside of the gelding.
After being joined by the
runner-up early in the straight, Rare Earth responded gamely to Boss’s
urgings in the straight to hold down a comfortable margin.
A New Zealand-bred
three-year-old by Stravinsky from the Kaapstad mare Mountain Mist,
Rare Earth took his prizemoney close to the $50,000 mark for the Hippocrates
Stable with his victory.
Boss again showed all his polish aboard That'stheone in Race 8, keeping the
Zedrich four-year-old nicely on the bridle in the lead before letting
rip in the home straight. That'stheone responded gamely to draw clear for a
1 ½ length win over Unpickable (Muhd Firdaus) with Bukit Lion City (JL
Li) third another one length away. The winning time was 1min 10.72 seconds.
That’stheone was at his fourth success from 23 starts for Dean
who also owns him as he did Primitive Instinct who was a cheeky second to
Dark Matter one race earlier in the $95,000 IRT Juvenile Stakes (1200m).
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Still more to come
from Dark Matter
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Craig
Brennan/Michael Lee
Sunday, May 01, 2011
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Trainer
Steven Burridge and the Hippocrates Stable notched a winning double when
Dark Matter took out the $95,000 IRT Juvenile Stakes over 1200m on Sunday.
Sent out the
$7 favourite and ridden by Saimee Jumaat, Dark Matter had to pull out all
stops before scoring a half-length victory over Primitive Instinct (Danny
Beasley) with Bigdinero (Saifudin Ismail) two-and-three-quarter lengths
away third in a smart 1 min 10.62 secs.
Burridge and
Hippocrates Stable had earlier been successful with Rare Earth supplying
Glen Boss with his first winner in his current three month stint.
Short-priced
favourite Dark Matter (Saimee Jumaat) makes no mistake in
the IRT Juvenile
Stakes.
For last
season’s premier trainer, the double drew Burridge onto level terms with
six-time premiership winner Laurie Laxon on 26 winners for the season.
Dark Matter
won on debut back on March 20 over 1100m on the Polytrack and was set to
run in the Aushorse Golden Horseshoe Preview over 1200m on April 17 but had
to be withdrawn after he developed a cough.
“He had a bit
of mucus in his throat and we had to treat him with anti-biotics,” said
Burridge.
“We had to
ease up a bit in his work and just potter around with him until that all
cleared.
“I went into
the race pretty confident but I know there will be improvement to come for
him, both fitness wise and maturity wise.
“It was four
or five weeks in between runs for him and he’s run a good time.
“I think he’s
a pretty handy horse.”
Burridge said
watching the race he was always confident of success and passing the 200m
went back to see how his other galloper Awakened was travelling.
He got a bit
of a shock when he went back to Dark Matter to see Primitive Instinct
throwing out a strong challenge.
“I thought he
was home at the 200m, so I looked back to see how the other horse was
going,” said Burridge.
“I got a bit
of a shock when I saw the second horse coming at him and I thought he was
in a bit of trouble.
“But he
responded like the good horse that he is and he’s only going to keep
getting better.”
Saimee said
Dark Matter was a little timid when going through horses and really had to
urge him to take the gaps.
He said it
was only late that he really responded to the whip to put the issue beyond
doubt.
“He’s a horse
that only does what he has to,” said Saimee. “It wasn’t until I put a
couple around his backside that he really responded.
“He’s
learning all the time and was a little wary in taking runs through the
other horses.
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A pleasant
surprise for Duric
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Craig Brennan
Sunday, May 08, 2011
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Jockey Vlad
Duric got a pleasant surprise when he cantered back to scale aboard $9
favourite Asanti in the $65,000 Restricted Maiden over 1200m on Sunday.
Duric was
sure he had been beaten in a close finish, so much so that he
congratulated rival jockey Glen Boss on his success.
But the
photo showed Asanti had scored by the barest possible victory – a nose –
over Ninetyfive Power with All Forus (Joao Moreira) a
length-and-three-quarters away in third place.
Asanti (Vlad
Duric) on the inside just holds off the fast-finishing Ninetyfive
Power (Glen Boss) by
a nose.
“I thought I had got
rolled,” said Duric. “I even congratulated Glen on his win.
“He got a bit fired up from
the 700m and was feeling the pinch in the final bit.
“If it wasn’t for those
things coming around him from the 700m I think it would have been a bit
easier for him.”
Asanti was one of the first
to jump and looked set for a comfortable lead until Ella Bella (Noh
Senari) and Ace Adalid (Jose Verenzuela) raced around to apply the
pressure.
Ace Adalid kept the run
going out three wide before taking a narrow lead turning for home over
Asanti. Ninetyfive Power was in third position but was left a little flat
footed when the sprint went on.
Passing the 200m Asanti
looked set for a comfortable victory but then Ninetyfive Power knuckled
down to the task and in a head bobbing finish was just touched out by the
winner.
“I had to ride him a bit
upside down,” said Duric. “He’s bred to get over further but I had to
make full use of his draw, especially being on the ‘E’ Course.”
Trainer Steven Burridge
admitted he didn’t want the race over again.
“You don’t need those close
finishes especially when you’ve got the short-priced favourite,” said
Burridge.
“He’s been an honest horse
for us so far but he’s bred to get over further and wasn’t suited being
in front.
“But you have to take
advantage of the draw and be handy in the run and in the end it’s been a
good win.”
Placed at his first three
starts, Asanti, a three-year-old by Danehill Dancer from the Dehere mare
Naareda, took his prizemoney to around $65,000 for the Black Gold No 2
Stable with his victory on Sunday.
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Singapore Turf
Club - International Racing News
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Hint a hit again
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Michael Lee
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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Back-in-form stayer Hint backed up from his surprise
last-start victory last week to again come to the fore in the $75,000
Open Benchmark 74 Ninetyfive Emperor 2003 Handicap (2000m) on Sunday.
The Reset five-year-old came from behind to score in a mile
race for Class 4 gallopers last Sunday, and he certainly lived up to his
$11 favourite tag to clinch a neck-win over Utrillo (Barend Vorster) with
My Race third another half-a-length away.
Prepared by Steven Burridge, Hint looked to have the job cut
out at the top of the straight after settling among the tailenders from
the off. The Arexevan Racing Stable-owned gelding was in advance of only
Big Jin for most of the way and still saw the back of many runners at the
top of the straight.
Hint (Vlad Duric)
backs up his win from a week prior with success over
2000m on Sunday.
When a clear run appeared at the 400m, Hint however started
to put it together with Utrillo and My Race proving hard to peg back on
his inside while Martial Art (Koh Teck Huat) was also chiming in on the
outside.
But once Duric wielded the whip with renewed vigour inside
the last 100m, Hint stuck his neck out to score by that margin from a
fighting Utrillo.
Burridge said the penny has dropped for Hint ever since he
was gelded last June.
“He’s always been consistent and has always showed some
ability as a stayer from the start, but then he went up to Malaysia and
lost a bit of his form,” said the 2010 champion trainer.
“We gelded him shortly after and it seems to have done the
trick. Vlad gave him a good ride today.
“He rode him just as good last week, except he was at bigger
odds then. He’s done a very good job again.”
Duric rode Hint to victory a week earlier and worked
overtime for his victory on Sunday.
“It wasn’t an easy ride. They got a bit packed up and I was
getting pressure on the inside,” said the Australian jockey.
“When Martial Art went round my outside, I got a bit of
pressure on the outside as well.
“We got a bit of luck at the corner and he showed plenty of
courage in the home straight and kicked up very nicely.”
Hint was at his fifth win from 25 starts and has racked up
prizemoney just short of $200,000 for his connections.
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