Beaudiene Blinkz is airborne for driver Jack Mackinnon turning for home at Pukekohe today.
Blink and you’ll miss her, but petite Beaudiene filly is on an improving curve
By Barry Lichter • 11 December 2018
Petite filly Beaudiene Blinkz showed she was tracking the right way for a start in the first Young Guns race for fillies with a smart all-the-way win at the Pukekohe workouts today.
The sister to top performers Beaudiene Bad Babe and Beaudiene Boaz was having just her third workout since arriving from Southland.
But once taken to the top by driver Jack Mackinnon she never looked like being run down, scooting her last 400 in 28 flat to record 2:07.3 for the mile.
At the line she held a three and a half length margin over Brent Mangos’ Love Letters with a neck and a nose to fellow Lincoln Farms’ runners Copy That and Super Easy.
Beaudiene Blinkz’s owner-breeder David Kennedy.Trainer Ray Green was pleased with the way the filly has continued to improve: “That’s the fastest she’s gone and if she keeps that up she’ll be ready for the first fillies’ heat.’’
The first $25,000 Young Guns event for fillies will be run at Alexandra Park on January 18, a target also for Lincoln Farms’ own filly Hilary Barry.
“Beaudiene Boaz was a bit like her. He was OK, not always the best, but as the season went on he just got better and better. Hopefully she’ll do the same. She’s certainly a little trier.’’
Green developed Beaudiene Boaz, winning three races with the colt, including the 2014 Two-Year-Old Harness Jewels at Cambridge, before his sale to Perth where he has now won 25 races and A$1.25 million.
Beaudiene Blinkz, who is owned by Southland breeder David Kennedy, is also by Badlands Hanover, making her a full sister to Beaudiene Bad Babe who also won a Harness Jewels at Cambridge in 2010, one of her 22 wins.
American Ideal colt Copy That put in some telling strides late for Andre Poutama despite racing very keenly again and getting his tongue over the bit.
Super Easy regathers himself after a break as Love And Kisses ranges alongside.“I’ll tie this tongue next time and maybe use ear plugs and a nose band to shut his mouth.
“He’s ignorant but he can go.’’
Super Easy was in the trail on the home turn, and jogging, according to driver Andrew Sharpe, when he lost his gait for no reason.
He came back into a pace after eight strides and did well to run on, with the last 800 cut out in 60.7, but skipped again just after the post.
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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.”
