Anne Alexander was thinking of her late husband, Ray, after Dreamzeel won at Wingatui yesterday.
Her husband had raced Dreamzeel before he died in August and she decided to continue with the mare.
"He told me to just put her [Dreamzeel] in the paddock and keep feeding her hay, not long before he died," Mrs Alexander said.
Ray raced several horses and stood five stallions in total at his Avon Park stud at Gore. He was also a huntsman for the Eastern Southland Hunt and a clerk of the course in Southland.
He bought Dreamzeel for $3800 as a prospective broodmare at mixed sale at Karaka in August, 2009. She had won a 2100m race at Wairoa as a 3yr-old the previous season in nine starts from the Cambridge stable of Ralph Manning.
"He had none of his own horses left and wanted something to maintain an interest," Anne Alexander said.
Dreamzeel was placed in the Invercargill stable of Ben and Sally Gordon and the Spartacus mare won at Gore seven months before Ray Alexander died. It was her third win yesterday.
• A chapter of incidents for trainer Terry Kennedy preceded his stable providing the first two home in a maiden race yesterday.
Calleryana, the favourite, won in dashing style from outsider Dubai Bear. They were among four horses Kennedy saddled for the race.
Kennedy spotted that Dubai Bear and another member of the stable, Drumhill, had the wrong numbered saddle cloths when they were parading in the enclosure. They were also wearing the wrong saddles and the riders for both horses were re-weighed. Both horses are chestnuts with a white marking on the leg.
The error had not been picked up by officials checking the brands of horses before each race.
Their stablemate, Reilly Brook, was observed to be lame at the start. She was a late scratching.
Calleryana settled back in the field and received a bad check when Drumhill shifted out sharply at ther 500m.
Calleryana is owned by stable employee Dave Leask, his father, Russell, of Alexandra, Bill McEwan and Brendon O'Brien, both of Mosgiel. It was her second start in their ownership.
They were given the Pyrus mare by Kelvin McGrail, of Feilding, after she had three minor placings in eight starts.
The final chapter was a $150 fine for Kennedy imposed by the judicial committee for neglect when saddling.
• Harry Trimbole, who staged a big finish to win yesterday, is being aimed at a feature race for three and four-year-olds at Riverton this month.
The 3yr-old was slow away over 1600m and at the rear of a 12-horse field at the 400m yesterday. He had won his previous start at Wingatui.
"He just keeps getting better," Noel Graham, his trainer, said.
Graham races Harry Trimbole with his son, Craig, Craig's wife, Tania, and Nelson Didham, whose wife Olive died on Tuesday.
They bred Harry Trimbole, who is by Danske from Greta's Way, a Wallenda mare who won them five races.
Her first foal, Mr Trimbole, also by Danske, has won this season.
• Daniel Bothamley was fined $300 for failing to make the weight for No One and Just Frank.
Her husband had raced Dreamzeel before he died in August and she decided to continue with the mare.
"He told me to just put her [Dreamzeel] in the paddock and keep feeding her hay, not long before he died," Mrs Alexander said.
Ray raced several horses and stood five stallions in total at his Avon Park stud at Gore. He was also a huntsman for the Eastern Southland Hunt and a clerk of the course in Southland.
He bought Dreamzeel for $3800 as a prospective broodmare at mixed sale at Karaka in August, 2009. She had won a 2100m race at Wairoa as a 3yr-old the previous season in nine starts from the Cambridge stable of Ralph Manning.
"He had none of his own horses left and wanted something to maintain an interest," Anne Alexander said.
Dreamzeel was placed in the Invercargill stable of Ben and Sally Gordon and the Spartacus mare won at Gore seven months before Ray Alexander died. It was her third win yesterday.
• A chapter of incidents for trainer Terry Kennedy preceded his stable providing the first two home in a maiden race yesterday.
Calleryana, the favourite, won in dashing style from outsider Dubai Bear. They were among four horses Kennedy saddled for the race.
Kennedy spotted that Dubai Bear and another member of the stable, Drumhill, had the wrong numbered saddle cloths when they were parading in the enclosure. They were also wearing the wrong saddles and the riders for both horses were re-weighed. Both horses are chestnuts with a white marking on the leg.
The error had not been picked up by officials checking the brands of horses before each race.
Their stablemate, Reilly Brook, was observed to be lame at the start. She was a late scratching.
Calleryana settled back in the field and received a bad check when Drumhill shifted out sharply at ther 500m.
Calleryana is owned by stable employee Dave Leask, his father, Russell, of Alexandra, Bill McEwan and Brendon O'Brien, both of Mosgiel. It was her second start in their ownership.
They were given the Pyrus mare by Kelvin McGrail, of Feilding, after she had three minor placings in eight starts.
The final chapter was a $150 fine for Kennedy imposed by the judicial committee for neglect when saddling.
• Harry Trimbole, who staged a big finish to win yesterday, is being aimed at a feature race for three and four-year-olds at Riverton this month.
The 3yr-old was slow away over 1600m and at the rear of a 12-horse field at the 400m yesterday. He had won his previous start at Wingatui.
"He just keeps getting better," Noel Graham, his trainer, said.
Graham races Harry Trimbole with his son, Craig, Craig's wife, Tania, and Nelson Didham, whose wife Olive died on Tuesday.
They bred Harry Trimbole, who is by Danske from Greta's Way, a Wallenda mare who won them five races.
Her first foal, Mr Trimbole, also by Danske, has won this season.
• Daniel Bothamley was fined $300 for failing to make the weight for No One and Just Frank.
