American interest in Queensland slayer Tommy Lincoln - the perfect horse for Yonkers
Some eyes from afar were trained on Tommy Lincoln when he trounced this rivals again at Albion Park tonight.
And trainer Ray Green says if the American buyers are serious, his third best horse might not be a Lincoln Farms’ flag bearer for much longer.
“I reckon he’d be the perfect horse for America, particularly at a track like Yonkers, with his gate speed and his rolling in front style.”
Tommy Lincoln second-rated the field tonight, spearing to the early lead for driver Anthony Butt and winning as he liked in a 1:55.4 mile rate for the 2138 metres.
Tommy Lincoln cruises home.Butt reeled off opening quarters of 30.8 and 29.5 before putting away his opposition with a lightning fast 26.7 third quarter.
The horse only had to roll home in 27.9 to clock a closing half of 54.6 and take the event by 5.9 metres, former one-win Canterbury pacer Bettor Call Me best of the rest but never any danger.
“It was a gimme really, he was way better than them. It’s a huge drop in class on what he’s been racing in Auckland.
“That was an M0 tonight and he did it easily. And the next one won’t be terribly much harder I wouldn’t think.”
Green said Tommy Lincoln was his third best horse behind Copy That and American Dealer and he’d already done a great job winning 10 races and about $110,000 from only 32 starts.
“That’s pretty good for a horse who cost only $10,000 as a weanling.”
Green and Lincoln Farms’ boss John Street singled out the American Ideal youngster at the Karaka sales, taken not only by his strength but his pedigree. They’d already raced two of Tania Tandias’ progeny - Lincoln Road (14 wins) and Lincoln’s Girl (19 wins).
Anthony Butt brings Tommy back after his easy win.Marburg trainer Al Barnes bought Lincoln Road and later trained Lincoln’s Girl for Lincoln Farms before she was sold to the United States where she has taken record of 1:51.8.
“All that family has been good - a little bit hot but good, tough racehorses - and it looks like Tommy will be the best of them.”
A two-year-old out of Tania Tandias which Auckland Danny Blakemore snapped up for $6500 as a weanling has already been sold and, named Harry Kane, is now in training with Steven Reid.
Tommy Lincoln paid the princely sum of $1.10 to win but added $7756 to his bankroll for owners John and Lynne Street, Ian Middleton, Shannon and Brenda Flay, Ian, Kathy and Daniel Parkinson, Debbie Sparks, Ray Menzies and Denis Ebert.
He has now earned A$12,568 from his three starts in Brisbane to go with the $97,515 he won in New Zealand.
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Ray’s comments
Thursday night at Cambridge
Race 1: Whats Up The Hill
4.59pm
“Fergie wasn’t exuding praise for him after his last start when he galloped away. But we’ve taken everything off him this time, no half hopples, no fixed deafeners, and that’s the same as when he won at Auckland last prep.”
Race 5: Lincoln La Moose
6.45pm
“The winner had it handed to him last time, when he went only 2:45.9, and that meant he outsprinted our boy with a 56.3 last half. When we won the previous week he went 2:40. He likes to roll along, so it will be tempo dependent. It’s his first go from a stand and only second at 2700 metres so we’ll find out if he likes it.”

Ray’s comments
Friday night at Auckland
Race 3: Debbie Lincoln
6.49pm
“We’ve never really tried to leave the gate with her but, from the inside draw, she has the advantage and should lead or trail. You’d have to say on her last run she’s the best chance of our trio.”
Race 3: Sugar Ray Lincoln
6.49pm
“He’s thriving and looking very well. He was only just beaten last time and, from two, should get every chance.”
Race 3: Kevin Kline
6.49pm
“His closing sectionals were very fast last week and he never goes a bad race. The draw isn’t as desirable, but the small field helps.”
Race 4: Tyson
7.21pm
“He had to do a lot of work last week. You can never count him out because he’s so tough.”