By Mary Hackshaw
NEWCOMER to the Don Dwyer stable, Oriental Dane got off to a flying start at her first run for the stable at the Yea picnic meeting on Saturday. Having only been in the stable a week, the 4 year old Sir Prancealot mare scored over 1300 metres lumping a 70kg impost.
Last start Healesville winner, Voriah had to be satisfied with a 2nd placing in the 0-55 rating contest, having only made the field on Friday afternoon after scratchings.
Dwyer’s evergreen galloper Pine Valley scored a narrow win over 2140 metres. The massive chestnut has had 21 starts for Dwyer for sux wins, eight seconds and three third placings. These Boots had to settle for a third placing, having won his first three starts for Dwyer.
Newcomer to the training ranks, Tim Eurell trained his first winner at Moe Racecourse on Sunday.
Having only held his trainers license since March, the son of leading trainer Greg Eurell has been based out of Seymour. Tim’s first win came with the promising gelding Taxing in a maiden 1600 metre event, winning by a comfortable 1.25 lengths with Thomas Stockdale aboard.
