Flemington quaddie today (need a change of luck – breaking even over past four weeks):
1,4,9 – 2,5,6,7,11 – 1,3,4,8,10,11,13 – 4,5,6,11,16
10% = $52.50
BEST FROM BALLARAT STABLES
Can we keep the momentum going.
We have found the likes African Heat, Lord Of Brazil and Quick Shakes from Ballarat stables over the past few weeks.
Quick Shakes landed the money at $9 for Simon Morrish at Stawell on Monday.
LADY MELKSHAM – R4 Flemington today (trained by John Sadler*) Classy mare.
MOSHEEN – R7 Flemington today (Robert Smerdon*) – Champion mare. Stick with her for the spring and enjoy the ride.
LEGAL ROCK – R5 Warracknabeal on Sunday (Darren Weir) Carrying big weight 60kg, but impressive last-start Seymour winner over this distance 2000m. Has Dean Yendall aboard.
BTC AWARDS NIGHT
BALLARAT Turf Club celebrates the 2011-12 season with an awards night at Dowling Forest Racecourse tonight.
The BTC will present awards to leading trainers, jockeys and trainers on the Dowling Forest track for the season.
SPRING CUPS WATCH
Caulfield Cup and WS Cox Plate prospect Mosheen begins her spring in the G3 $150,000 Bobby Lewis Quality, 1200m, at Flemington today.
Caulfield/Ballarat trainer Robert Smerdon has engaged Mark Zahra to replace the suspended Dan Nikolic in the saddle.
Smerdon has two other cup contenders running at Flemington.
Innocent Lady and Shewan are second-up in the Sofitel Girls’ Day Out Hcp, 2000m.
Each is entered in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and The Metropolitan in Sydney.
COUNTRY CUPS
Dan O’Sullivan and Darren Weir each have runners in Sunday’s $20,000 Sheep Hills Cup at Warracknabeal.
O’Sullivan has Take The Faith and Weir’s has Keep Control.
Each has drawn wide and will need to lift on latest outings.
CAULFIELD CUP WEIGHTS
CAULFIELD Cup weights were declared during the week.
Ballarat district interests:
55.5kg - Jakkalberry (raced by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock)
55.5kg - Winchester (trained by John Sadler*)
53.5kg – Tac De Boistron (raced by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock)
53kg - Linton (trained by John Sadler*)
53kg - Unusual Suspect (raced by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock)
52.5kg – Mosheen (trained by Robert Smerdon*)
52kg – Shewan (trained by Robert Smerdon*)
50kg – Arch Fire (trained by Robert Smerdon*)
50kg - Innocent Lady (Robert Smerdon*)
50kg – Kingdom Of Ward (trained by Tony Vasil*)
50kg - Oforawesome (trained by Patrick Payne*)
50kg - Puissance de Lune (trained by Darren Weir)
50kg – Rollerball (trained by Robert Smerdon*)
50kg - Rusticated (trained by John Sadler*)
50kg – The Chevron (trained by John Sadler*)
50kg - Verdant (trained by Robert Smerdon*)
* satellite stable/secondary training base in Ballarat
MELBOURNE CUP ENTRIES
Melbourne Cup entries were released this week.
Ballarat district interests:
Innocent Lady (trained by Robert Smerdon)
Jakkalberry (raced by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock)
Leica Ding (Darren Weir)
Linton (John Sadler)
Miss Crissy (Darren Weir)
Puissance De Lune (Darren Weir)
Rusticated (John Sadler)
Shewan (Robert Smerdon)
The Chevron (John Sadler)
Tac De Bostron (raced by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock)
Unusual Suspect (raced by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock)
Verdant (Robert Smerdon)
Winchester (John Sadler)
BALLARAT STABLE FIRST STARTERS
ISLAND BAR (Reset-Kildara Rose) 3yo gelding - R2 Warracknabeal on Sunday (trained by Darren Weir)
BON ISMAE (Massari-Aunty Ismae) 3yo colt - R1 Warrnambool on Monday (Darren Weir) – second in Ararat trial
RED CORNER (Haradasun-Red Royalty) – 3yo colt - R1 Warrnambool on Monday (Darren Weir) – second in Ararat trial
IRISH DESIGN (Soldier’s Tale-East Virtue) – 3yo filly - R1 Warrnambool on Monday (Darren Weir) – second in Ararat trial
SANDBEETA (Desert King-Rubeeta) – 3yo filly - R1 Warrnambool on Monday (Darren Weir) – third in Ararat trial
SOUTHERN CASH (Dash For Cash-Southern Scene) 3yo filly - - R1 Warrnambool on Monday (Patrick Payne*) – eighth in Cranbourne trial
