Racing: Geena's Star seeks bonus

Crystal Star, a sound prospect in race 8 at Forbury Park tonight. Photo by Tayler Strong.
Crystal Star, a sound prospect in race 8 at Forbury Park tonight. Photo by Tayler Strong.
Geena's Star is in line to collect a $3000 harness-plus bonus by winning at Forbury Park tonight.

Geena's Star, the 4yr-old trotting mare, has won her three starts this season at Addington, Gore and Invercargill.

The Phil Williamson-trained Geena's Star won at Forbury Park in May.

Mark Jones, who is making his mark as a trainer with 28 wins this season, has Crystal Star a top prospect in race 8.

Crystal Star, a winner at Motukarara on Sunday, won at Forbury Park in April.

Jones has scratched Best Chance (race 3).

The winner of four of his eight starts, Best Chance is under offer to Australia.

Best Chance won a heat of the Southern Supremacy Stakes at Ascot Park at his last start. John Dunn will take the reins of Sign Him Up, a rival for Crystal Star.

Dexter Dunn, who drove Sign Him Up in a fresh-up win at Wyndham last week, is in Melbourne caring for Bettor's Strike.

Dunn is driving at Alexandra Park tomorrow night.

• Phil Anderson, who has been training the past four seasons in partnership with Tim Butt, has decided to branch out on his own.

He is training from the Russley stable of Lindsay Kerslake.

Anderson has trained 175 winners with Butt.

The stable has been in top form over the Christmas-New Year period.

Anderson was previously a sole licence-holder beginning in the 1995-96 season.

• Lord Patrol is now in the stable of Ray Green at Helensville after being claimed for $3500 by Graeme Paul.

Lord Patrol won two races when trained by Steven Reid.

The Live Or Die gelding won five when trained by Craig Laurenson at Edendale.

Green travelled to Melbourne on Sunday with Sir Lincoln for the Victoria Derby.

Maurice McKendry is making the trip to drive Sir Lincoln in a heat at Melton tomorrow night.

Sir Lincoln (renamed Lincoln Royal) has drawn six in the third of three heats over 2240m (mobile).

Green said yesterday Sir Lincoln had settled well.

 

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