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: 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.”
