Jay Bees Grin was outstanding among three 3yr-olds to win against older horses yesterday.
Jay Bees Grin was taken to the front at the 1800m by Dexter Dunn after starting from the second line over 2600m.
Jay Bees Grin drew away from the home turn to win by seven lengths.
It was the third win in four starts for Jay Bees Grin, trained at Hororata by David Moore who races him with Ashburton breeders Bruce and Prue Harper.
"He is to be gelded on Thursday. He just won't settle in his paddock and he is losing too much condition," Moore said.
"I will keep him in quiet work."
Raging Bull and Alberto Contador were other 3yr-old winners yesterday.
• Ashburton trainer Simon Adlam will consider a return to Auckland with Second Wind after the 6yr-old regained winning form yesterday.
"I haven't thought far ahead because it can often go wrong, but I would look at Auckland," Adlam said.
Second Wind had been off the winning list since he won the Taylor Mile at Alexandra Park in April, 2010. He was restricted to three starts as a 5yr-old last season. His form slumped and he was given a long spell.
• Denis Nyhan, who drove Lordship to win the New Zealand Cup in 1962 and 66, had success yesterday with With Intent. He is trainer of the 7yr-old mare whom he races with his wife, Denese. With Intent has now won 11 races.
• Driver Ricky May was fined a total of $450 on separate charges at Addington yesterday.
He was fined $200 for careless driving on Wee Brother. He admitted his horse had touched the sulky wheel of Storm Light on the home turn and galloped.
He was fined $250 after defending a breach of the push-out rule when driving Ten Diamonds (race 11). He was found to have pushed out Paradise City before the 1000m.
Ten Diamonds veered inwards in the stretch and interfered with Paradise City, who lost driver Matthew Williamson. Ten Diamonds was subsequently disqualified from fourth.
Sovereignty cast a shoe in the Dominion Handicap, stood on a protruding nail and pulled up lame.
An inquiry into a false start in the NZ Trotting Free-For-All on Tuesday found the driver of the vehicle had inadvertently braked, causing interference to horses including Stylish Monarch, who struck the mobile arm.
Lance Justice, the trainer-driver of Smoken Up, was questioned why he did not activate the sliding blinds in the New Zealand Cup on Tuesday. He said the cord had broken and had been replaced for the race yesterday. He had not reported the matter as he was not aware of the broken cord, having not taken the bridle from the horse after the race.
• Crime Of Passion, a winner from the Ryal Bush stable of Peter Hunter, has been sold to Victoria. The 4yr-old Western Terror mare will be on a flight from Christchurch to Melbourne tomorrow with Smoken Up. She has been bought by clients of the stable of Dean Braun.
• The Board of Greyhound Racing New Zealand has announced funding increases.
The stud registration recently increased to $A600 by Greyhounds Australasia will be subsidised. The cost to NZ breeders will be $50.
The owners incentive scheme payment has been increased $100 to $900 for NZ-bred greyhounds winning races over middle or longer distances.
The payment scheme for greyhounds finishing fourth to eighth has been increased $20 to $40.
• Additional information for the meetings today.-
Racing Tauranga
Scratching
Race 6: Rio Nugget.
Weather, fine track, good (3); rail, true.
Canterbury JC
Scratchings
Race 2: Go Go Dingo.
Race 5: Bolinger.
Race 9: Ransomed, My O'Reilly, Bjhunnycutt, Hollywood Bowl, Petranova.
Weather, fine; track, good (3); rail, out 2m.
