This Friday night Gloucester Park in WA will host the next leg of the Grand Circuit for pacers, the coveted Group 1 $250 000 Stallion Station Fremantle Cup (2240m).
Trainer Gary Hall has entered a record five horses in the event, Alzona (1), Dartmoor (3), Ohoka Rebel (5), Im Themightyquinn (8) and Indian Giver (9), with Hall naming five-year-old Im Themightyquinn the one to beat despite his disappointing eight length defeat at trial last weekend.
The Emma Stewart-trained Bonavista Bay, winner of last week’s Golden Nugget, will start from barrier seven. If successful on Friday night, the four-year-old will be the first Golden Nugget champion to win the Fremantle Cup.
Stewart is the second female trainer to have a runner entered in the Fremantle Cup on Friday. The other is Skye Bond, making history by pairing up with her husband and fellow trainer Greg who also has horses in the race. They are the first husband and wife to each have runners starting in the same Fremantle Cup.
Skye has entered Mister Veejays Fella, coming off a win at the track last week, due to start from barrier four.
The Fremantle Cup is scheduled as race six at Gloucester Park on Friday night and is due to start at 8:35 pm (WA time).
2009 Group 1 Stallion Station Fremantle Pacing Cup Final Field & Barrier Draw:
# |
Form |
Horse |
Trainer |
Driver |
Class |
| 1 | 35343 |
ALZONA |
G E Hall (Snr) | Kim Prentice | C14 M5 |
| 2 | 36597 |
MISTER ODDS ON (NZ) |
G F J Bond | Michale George | C12 M4 |
| 3 | 02687 |
DARTMOOR (NZ) |
G E Hall (Snr) | Justin Prentice | C18 M9 |
| 4 | 61621 |
MISTER VEEJAYS FELLA (NZ) |
S A Bond | Colin Brown | C15 M4 |
| 5 | 11210 |
OHOKA REBEL (NZ) |
G E Hall (Snr) | Shayne Cramp | C14 M4 |
| 6 | 14030 |
MACH RULER (NZ) |
A L De Campo | Ryan Bell | C13 M4 |
| 7 | 12161 |
BONAVISTA BAY |
E J Stewart | Chris Alford | C11 M5 |
| 8 | 112s2 |
IM THEMIGHTYQUINN (NZ) |
G E Hall (Snr) | Gary Hall (Jnr) | C14 M9 |
| 9 | 77519 |
INDIAN GIVER (NZ) |
G E Hall (Snr) | Morgan Woodley (C) | C15 M8 |
| 10 | 19232 |
OUR MALABAR (NZ) |
R J Mellsop | Bob Mellsop | C14 M8 |
| 11 | s1000 |
JUST JASPER |
G J Sullivan | Aldo Cortopassi | C18 M10 |
| 12 | 07032 |
REPORT FOR DUTY (NZ) |
G F J Bond | Chris Lewis | C12 M7 |
