Thursday night trots were at Kilmore on June 26 when a nine-event card of entertaining racing was held.
Area trainers Chris Lang and Sonia Mahar (Riddell) were winners on the night when smart 4Y0 Tactical Landing-Dream Interest mare Rubys Dream landed the Nagambie Senior Citizens Trotters Mobile over 2180 metres while Love You-Access To Success mare Preferred Love scored in the C&M Build Trotters Mobile over the same journey for Romsey’s Chris Svanosio.
Rubys Dream driven by Chris Lang wasn’t pushed from the extreme draw settling at the rear as Sovereign Tiger was best to begin from gate four to lead before taking a trail behind Link In Bio which had raced parked. Off and running three wide racing for the bell, Rubys Dream assumed control with a lap to travel before coasting to a 3.2 metre untouched victory over Sovereign Tiger along the sprint lane, with Link In Bio holding down third 2 metres back. The mile rate 2-01.7.
The 1690 metre O’Brien Electrical Pace saw Ryan Duffy chalk up a double after guiding 5Y0 Lincoln Royal-Jilliby Nippa gelding Sir Nippa to victory returning a 1-57.3 mile rate.
Youthful trainer/driver Leilani Justice trained and reined 7Y0 A Rocknroll Dance-Golden Flyin gelding Wichita Kansas to an all of the way victory from outside the front row in the Jet Roofing Pace over 1690 metres. Rated to perfection, Wichita Kansas held too many guns for the Ross Graham stablemates Tophut Johny (one/one from gate five) and Bettorsweetvictory (three pegs) from gate four which used the sprint lane. The margins 4.1 by 2.1 metres in a mile rate of 1-58.7.
The 1690 metre Carlton & United Breweries Trotters Mobile went the way of Kurunjang trainer Maree Caldow’s most beautifully bred and consistent 5Y0 What The Hill-Cloud Chaser mare The Sky Is The Limit.
Kilmore more than often caters for the young reinspersons and the MC Security Concession Drivers Pace over 1690 metres was taken out by Goulburn Valley based Grace Bilney aboard the Michael/Jack Laugher (Bendigo) trained 11 year old For A Reason-In The Beginning gelding Budd Sidewinder who started his career in Western Australia. Trailing the fast beginner Jay Bee (gate six) from the pole, Budd Sidewinder enjoyed a cosy passage before angling into the clear on the final bend to score by 9.5 metres in a 1-58.7 mile rate from The Democrat (gate six) which ran home late from near last. Murial (three pegs from gate three) used the sprint lane for third a nose away.
Derrinal trainer/driver Glenn Bull rarely misses a Kilmore meeting with his team and has a great strike rate as well and it was 8Y0 Western Terror-Paris Highlights mare Favouritehighlight who added another winner to the list when successful in the 2180 metre TAB Pace.
Kilmore races again this Thursday.
