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
Thursday night at Cambridge
Race 1: The Night Fox
4.59pm
“He’s racing well and I can’t fault him. The opposition is stronger this time but I can’t see why he won’t go another good race.”
Race 3: Spiritual Bliss
5.59pm
“She’s a good, tough mare. It depends on the trip you get in these sort of races but she loves it when they run hard and she can get some of the money.”
Race 3: Ultimate Cullect
5.59pm
“We haven’t had a lot of time to assess her yet. From the one drive I’ve had on her she doesn’t strike me as a sit-sprinter. But if they go hard, hopefully she’ll get home well.”
Race 5: Lincoln Maree
6.57pm
“It’s a “brutal” race but she’s drawn to get a suck along and hopefully she can last well enough for a cheque.”
Race 6: Leo Lincoln
7.29pm
“There are a few in there that are better than him but he has a handicap advantage and, if he gets a good trip, he could get some of it. He steps well and his driver reckoned he would have won last week if he’d got the run at the right time.”
Race 10: Sammy Lincoln
9.23pm
“I can’t imagine him being beaten - they’d have to knock him over. He’s very fast and in case he has to move quickly early we’ll use the shorteners. I can’t see any problem with him going left-handed - he’s probably better that way.”
Race 11: Rivergirl Bella
9.54pm
“She’s honest and will try hard.”
