Frisco Bay downs Ohoka Connor at Auckland earlier in the month. PHOTO: Megan Liefting/Race Images.
It’s bon voyage Frisky as Ray celebrates another rags to riches sale success
By Barry Lichter • 29 March 2025
It’s another profitable result for Ray Green and Lincoln Farms and another loss for the local horse pool with the sale to the United States of speedy pacer Frisco Bay.
The Downbytheseaside four-year-old will leave the country the winner of five races and $84,491, his latest effort a fine second behind Jolimont when rank outsider in the Lincoln Farms Founders Cup.
“It’s not bad result for a $9000 buy,” says Green. “He’s a lovely horse but the way our system treats horses he would have started to cost us money.
“We’re so short of horses here, after you win three or four races you’re thrown in the deep end, with the sharks.”
Green bought Frisco Bay as a weanling, taking in Lincoln Farms’ owners John and Lynne Street as partners, and had high hopes he would be the stable’s best two-year-old.
But while it took the horse more time to realise his potential, he really came to it in the last 12 months, culminating in his latest pounce-form-the-trail 1700 metre win over Ohoka Connor, Wicked Wanda and Duchess Megxit at Auckland.
“Their style of racing over there will suit him - they jump and run and their first half is always the quickest,” Green said.
“He also has good gate speed if they need it. He should be quite competitive.”
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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.”
