Lincoln Lou (Andre Poutama) posts an easy all-the-way win at Alexandra Park in February. PHOTO: Megan Liefting/Race Images.
Consisent little Lincoln Lou sold to Western Australia to join fellow ex-Kiwis
By Barry Lichter • 3 April 2025
Lincoln Lou will be scratched from Friday night’s $50,000 Sires’ Stakes Semi-final at Cambridge and continue his career in Western Australia.
The speedy Sweet Lou three-year-old is headed for the stable of up-and-coming trainer Michael Young who is enjoying a great run with former Kiwi pacers.
And Lincoln Farms’ business manager Ian Middleton believes Lincoln Lou will really thrive under the racing conditions in Perth.
“His advantage over there will be his speed - he will thrive round the corners on their tight half-mile tracks.
“He was a really good little horse for the partnership but we couldn’t guarantee he’d win the money we got for him.”
Lincoln Farms’ owners John and Lynne Street took in a big team to race the colt, the Excell Syndicate, the Green Machine Racing Syndicate, Phil Kelly, David Turner, Brad Baine, Alana Rabbitt, Margaret Rabbitt and the Athenry Syndicate. Middleton ended up with a share too, joining Peter Winchester, Ric Horsfall and Simon Philip in the Cantabrians Plus One syndicate on the death of their mate Trevor Luke.
Michael Young celebrates another winner in Perth. PHOTO: Gloucester Park.A $40,000 yearling buy, Lincoln Lou won prizemoney of $70,078 in his 21 starts, showing real consistency with three wins, five seconds and three thirds.
“Another few wins and he’ll be up against the open horses here so it makes sense to sell him,” Middleton said.
Lincoln Lou won back-to-back races at Alexandra Park in February, dead-heating in the second one. But he found the going hard in his latest assignments, when sixth behind Rubira in the Alabar Classic and seventh to Marketplace in the Harness Millions.
Young, 36, is in only his sixth season training but has already notched 398 winners, 221 at Gloucester Park headquarters. From 296 runners this season he has recorded 73 wins.
His recent Kiwi buys who are racking up the wins include the former Peter and Vaughan Blanchard pacers Hugotastic (two from two) and Acushla Machree (two wins from five starts), as well as the ex-Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan-trained Montana DJ (two wins) and Jeremy Young’s Penny Black who has won nine of her 16 starts there, her first six in a row. All four are racing at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
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Ray’s comments
Friday night at Auckland
Race 2: Sammy Lincoln
6.18pm
“He was checked and locked wheels into the first turn last week and he had a decent puncture wound in his leg from where they ran into him so you certainly couldn’t condemn him for galloping. He’s a really nice horse, who is going to win races quickly. He hasn’t missed any work, and should be right in it.”
Race 3: Lincoln Wave
6.43pm
“He’s drawn wide again (six) but he’s good enough to get the job done. It’s a bit more of a test for him but there are no cup horses in there and he’s a pretty nice horse. We’ve waited for both him and Sammy Lincoln because of their setbacks at two but it’s been worth it.”
Race 4: Johnny Lincoln
7.11pm
“He was very tough in winning after sitting parked last week. He’s awkwardly drawn again but he tries hard and, with a bit of luck and a good trip, he can get some of it.”
Race 6: Tyson
8.08pm
“Completely forget his run last week when he had no luck in the running. He’s a definite chance.”
Race 6: Spiritual Bliss
8.08pm
“She took no harm from the incident last Friday and has trained on well. I think she’ll go well. If you analyse her run, they went down the back in 27.8 and she did well to finish on for fourth after sitting parked.”
