Lincoln Farms’ owner John Street ducks to avoid obscuring Arden’s Horizon as some of his big team of owners, including Dave and Daphne Jones, third and second from left, celebrate the horse’s win at Auckland. PHOTO: Megan Liefting/Race Images.
All three Auckland runners scratched and it looks like it’s ‘bye ‘bye to Arden’s Horizon
By Barry Lichter • 4 November 2021
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.
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Ray’s comments
Friday night at Cambridge
Race 1: Rivergirl Bella
4.52pm
“She did a good job last week at Auckland. Throwing her in the deep end seems to have toughened her up a bit. She’s getting stronger all the time. This is a big drop in class and she’s a chance from a better gate (three).”
Race 2: Prince Lincoln
5.20pm
“If the real Prince turned up he’d absolutely be hard to beat. If he leads, as he should do from two, he’s a different horse.”
Race 3: Major Copy
5.54pm
“Maurice just nursed him around on debut. He was stepping over tyre marks on the track so he didn’t want to launch him into the open too soon. We’ll put a shadow roll on him this time to stop that and I can see him going a lot better from the inside draw.”
Race 3: Jessie Lincoln
5.54pm
“I’m not saying she can’t win but it will be hard for Fergie to find a good trip from the draw. She’ll need a lot of luck but she can be right in it if things go her way as she’s training well.”
Race 5: Lincoln Dealer
6.49pm
“He’s been a slow developing horse and you can’t drive him pretty, he won’t let you, as he’s a bit of a hot head. Maurice will launch him and see where he ends up.”
Race 5: Spirit Of God
6.49pm
“She got tired late last time and started hanging a bit (hitting a marker) but I thought she went OK. She did a bit early (from a wide draw) and was still there at the finish so she’s going to win a race. You never know with second line draws but it’s usually a decent impairment.”
Race 7: Lincoln Maree
7.40pm
“She never runs a bad race. She has a big motor for a little filly and should be right in the fray.”
Race 7: Angelic Copy
7.40pm
“Maurice said she foundered a bit when they took off, and got three or four lengths behind, but she didn’t lose any more ground after that and held her place. So the run wasn’t as bad as it looked and she’ll be improved.”
Race 8: Lincoln Wave
8.14pm
“It was a non-event last time (from a stand) and he’s a good horse who will be vying for the lead from five and deserves to be favourite.”
Race 8: Sugar Ray Lincoln
8.14pm
“Peter (Ferguson) said he didn’t feel as sharp last week as in the past so I’ve given him a little freshen-up with a light week and he should go better.”
