Racing: Camsplace Dexter sharp in trial

Camsplace Dexter winning a heat at the Forbury Park trials yesterday. Photo by Tayler Strong.
Camsplace Dexter winning a heat at the Forbury Park trials yesterday. Photo by Tayler Strong.
Camsplace Dexter, who is engaged at Forbury Park on Thursday night, sprinted the fastest last 800m of 57.9 when winning his trial there yesterday.

Bankers Moment, The Moth and Hombre, others engaged on Thursday, won trials yesterday.

Camsplace Dexter has been placed in his last two starts.

• Ransom Olds, an acceptor for the heat of the Sires' Stakes for 2yr-olds at Forbury Park on Thursday night, is now trained by Mark Jones.

The Artsplace-Adios Dream colt has been placed in three of his five starts when trained by Wayne Ross.

• Tuhikaramea trainers Steven Reid and Graeme Rogerson have paid up with Gold Ace and Charge Forward in the heat of the Sires' Stakes.

The two unraced colts won trials at Pukekohe on February 23.

Gold Ace ran the mile in 2.01.3 and Charge Forward returned 2.03.9.

Charge Forward is first emergency.

• Washakie, who dropped out to eighth after leading in the Interdominion Final on Sunday, has been scratched from the Auckland Trotting Cup on Friday.

Tullylish has been scratched at Ashburton tomorrow with a view to racing at Invercargill on Saturday week.

The Phil Williamson-trained trotter won fresh up at Addington on February 26.

• Gareth Rattray, of Tasmania, won the Australasian Young Drivers Championship which concluded at Menangle on Sunday.

Rattray, the winner in 2005, amassed 77 points.

Dexter Dunn (New Zealand), who missed two heats, finished second with 56 points.

Roydon Downey (NZ) was third with 52.

• Thomas Pyke, winner of three of his six starts, is now in Australia after being sold by his Invercargill breeder-trainer, Ray Faithful.

The Live Or Die-Candle In The Wind gelding won his last start at Omakau in January.

 

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