Three-year-olds show class in quinella
Valued stable clients for 4 decades, Nora and Brian Burgess, celebrating Burgie's second place.
By Jonny Turner
Outstanding White Robe Lodge three-year-old Ruby's Lad primed himself for his guineas race targets with a big win at Wingatui on Saturday.
Ruby's Lad (Ghibellines-Rubys Rose-Gallant Guru) headed home a quinella for trainers Brian and Shane Anderton and sire Ghibellines when powering out of the pack to beat a smart field of three-year-olds over 1200m for rider Corey Campbell.
Ruby’s Lad made it win three in just his fourth start when holding out Burgie (Ghibellines-Norah-Gallant Guru) in an exciting finish.
Both are promising horses, both are bred on the Ghibellines-Gallant Guru cross and they both look to be in for big three-year-old seasons.
Both will also be nominated for the Gore Guineas this weekend.
“Both horses ran very well on Saturday, Ruby’s Lad was impressive the way he got to the line,” Brian Anderton said.
“Burgie is a very nice filly, that was only her second start and she was only beaten a very short margin.”
“Both of them will be nominated for the Gore Guineas.”
“Gore may not be the ideal track for Ruby’s Lad, he is a big, long-striding horse.”
“But it is a very good opportunity for him and he deserves to have a go at the race.”
“Burgie looks very well suited to Gore.”
“We will nominate them and have a look at the fields and how they are and go from there.”
Ruby’s Land and Burgie helped Ghibellines continue his outstanding recent form.
The White Robe Lodge sires produced nine first-four placegetters at Saturday’s meeting.
Gallant Guru produced another good result as a broodmare sire with the win of Carisbrook (Darci Brahma-Blue ‘N’ Gold-Gallant Guru) over 1600m.
The Anderton stable doubled up when the four-year-old went one better than his second at Kurow for breeder-owners Brian and Shane Anderton.
“He is getting better all the time, he has been a bit unbalanced, he would get on the wrong leg earlier on.”
“But he has strengthened up and with a bit of racing he has figured out what it is all about.”
“Hopefully he can go on with it now.”
Raise The Flag’s leading son Ray’s In Command (Raise The Flag-Kay’s In Command-Towkay) brought up his sixth career win in Saturday’s open 1400m event.
The Terry Kennedy trained galloper was set for the Timaru Cup but a heavy track saw him scratched from the event.
On decent footing on Saturday, the six-year-old showed his class and took his career earnings past $100,000.
Both will also be nominated for the Gore Guineas this weekend.
“Both horses ran very well on Saturday, Ruby’s Lad was impressive the way he got to the line,” Brian Anderton said.
“Burgie is a very nice filly, that was only her second start and she was only beaten a very short margin.”
“Both of them will be nominated for the Gore Guineas.”
“Gore may not be the ideal track for Ruby’s Lad, he is a big, long-striding horse.”
“But it is a very good opportunity for him and he deserves to have a go at the race.”
“Burgie looks very well suited to Gore.”
“We will nominate them and have a look at the fields and how they are and go from there.”
Ruby’s Lad and Burgie helped Ghibellines continue his outstanding recent form.
The White Robe Lodge sires produced nine first-four placegetters at Saturday’s meeting.
Gallant Guru produced another good result as a broodmare sire with the win of Carisbrook (Darci Brahma-Blue ‘N’ Gold-Gallant Guru) over 1600m.
The Anderton stable doubled up when the four-year-old went one better than his second at Kurow for breeder-owners Brian and Lorraine Anderton.
“He is getting better all the time, he has been a bit unbalanced, he would get on the wrong leg earlier on.”
“But he has strengthened up and with a bit of racing he has figured out what it is all about.”
“Hopefully he can go on with it now.”
Raise The Flag’s leading son Ray’s In Command (Raise The Flag-Kay’s In Command-Towkay) brought up his sixth career win in Saturday’s open 1400m event.
The Terry Kennedy trained galloper was set for the Timaru Cup but a heavy track saw him scratched from the event.
On decent footing on Saturday, the six-year-old showed his class and took his career earnings past $100,000.