All three Auckland runners scratched and it looks like it’s ‘bye ‘bye to Arden’s Horizon

First there were three, then there were none.

Lincoln Farms will have no runners at Auckland on Friday night with the pending sale of Arden’s Horizon and minor issues which surfaced today with Pasquale and Louie LeBeau.

Arden’s Horizon, who has been threatening to win in recent starts, passed a vet examination today for an Australian trainer.

Trainer Ray Green had no option than to scratch Pasquale from the fourth race when an abscess blew up in his foot.

And Louie LeBeau is a defection from the same race after it was discovered he had a minor issue that prevents him from racing this weekend.

Green says he’s sure Arden’s Horizon will do a good job in Western Australia and would continue to improve with age.

The speedy Bettor’s Delight two-year-old won only one of his 10 starts here but was devoid of luck in many of them, he said.

He was raced here by a big team comprising Green, John and Lynne Street, Ian Middleton, Dave and Daphne Jones, Steve Beckett, Kevin Bell, the Excell Syndicate, Margaret Rabbitt and the Athenry Syndicate.

Check out what the horse’s win meant for first-time owner Dave Jones here.