American interest in Queensland slayer Tommy Lincoln - the perfect horse for Yonkers
By Barry Lichter • 9 July 2021
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
Friday night at Auckland
Race 4: Tyson
6.59pm
“He was tough again in winning last week. He’s trained on well, is in good shape, and should be right in it.”
Race 4: Sugar Ray Lincoln
6.59pm
“He’s finally getting his act together - he’s gone three good races in a row - and seemingly turned the corner. We’ve had a lot of (vet) work done on him, his feet in particular, and it’s paid off. There’s not much between him and Tyson.”
Race 5: Rivergirl Bella
7.23pm
“She’ll need everything to go her way from the draw. But she’s got a bit of speed. She’s getting there. She wasn’t very strong before and wasn’t tracking too well, but she’s driving right now.”
Race 5: Lincoln Linda
7.23pm
“She’s had a few issues, mostly mental ones, and is still a bit of a handful. It wasn’t very pretty last week but we’re slowly getting her under control. The outside draw might actually help her.”
Race 5: Angelic Copy
7.23pm
“She needs only a half decent trip to feature. She got held up a little bit in the straight at a crucial time last week and that was that.”
Race 6: Prince Lincoln
7.49pm
“He’s drawn the best of ours in three. He got cheated for a run last week. It’s hard to know where he’d have finished without that.”
Race 6: Lincoln Lover
7.49pm
“Ferg reckoned if he’d been able to hold up in the trail last week he would have won. He was very bullish about how he’d gone. The draw’s no help but he can do a bit of work. He’s an honest little guy who saves his best for when the money’s up on racenight.”
Race 6: Johnny Lincoln
7.49pm
“He got a bit keen last week but he should be a lot better this time. He’s still learning and he’s a slow learner. When he does things correctly he’s a pretty nice horse. Hopefully he can get a suck into it from the second row draw.”
