Racing: Six-time winner Terrorway to be spelled if unsold

Brian Sceats (left), Wendy Muldrew and Graeme Anderson, the owners of Terrorway. Photo by Tayler...
Brian Sceats (left), Wendy Muldrew and Graeme Anderson, the owners of Terrorway. Photo by Tayler Strong.
Terrorway, who took his unbeaten record to six at Forbury Park on Friday night, will be spelled if he is not sold.

"There have been a few interested in buying him but if he is not sold, he will go for a break," Graeme Anderson, his co-trainer and co-owner, said.

The 4yr-old began racing six months ago at Wyndham. He won there again at his next start, then at Winton and his last three at Forbury Park for Anderson and co-owners Wendy Muldrew and Brian Sceats.

Anderson and training partner Amber Hoffman took their training tally for the season to 34 wins.

Ride In A Porche was reinstated in the field for race 4 at Addington today after being shown as a scratching for about an hour yesterday.

Ride In A Porche was inadvertently scratched by the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club instead of The Perfect Storm, the next horse in the field.

"It was a mistake by the club and Harness Racing New Zealand has the power to reinstate after looking at all aspects. No betting had taken place on the race," Darrin Williams, the handicapper for HRNZ, said.

The claiming race programmed for Addington on Thursday was abandoned after six horses were nominated correctly.

"Claiming forms had not been submitted for two other entries," Williams said.

Claiming races are programmed for three other meetings at Addington this month.

UK Connection, winner of his last five starts, was nominated for Friday with a price tag of $20,000.

The rising 7yr-old gelding is unbeaten since joining the Loburn stable of David Gaffaney two months ago.

I'm A Dazzler, an impressive winner of the claiming race at Forbury Park last Friday, had also been entered at Addington with a price tag of $10,000. The rising 11yr-old has won his two starts since joining the Fernside stable of Phil Burrows three weeks ago.

Sir Lincoln is making a good recovery from a foot abscess that caused his late scratching at Alexandra Park on Friday night.

"It just flared up at the last minute and is more of a nuisance," Ray Green, his trainer, said.

Wayne Ferguson has been appointed starter for the Forbury Park Trotting Club for the new season commencing there on August 11.

Ferguson has replaced Ben Ward in a move by the Forbury Park Trotting Club to reduce costs. Ward has been the starter at Forbury Park for four years.

He travels from Dacre to handle starting with a support team for other track duties. He took the position after the death of Bryan Laughton.

"We have 23 race meetings a year and there will be considerable cost saving for the club having our own starting team with our own vehicle," Paul Knowles, the manager of the FPTC, said.

The club has upgraded the utility vehicle to carry the mobile arm that has been used for starting at trials. Sponsorship has also been obtained for the vehicle.

Ferguson has been a starter at trials at Forbury Park for seven years. He has started at Tuesday meetings and one Thursday meeting at Forbury Park. He has held an open starter's licence for three years.

There are eight holders in New Zealand.

Ferguson previously held a licence to train and drive in races. He won 10 races with Mighty Silks in the 1990s when training with his late mother, Letty.

Ferguson (55), of Mosgiel, will continue his other employment as a contract truck driver.

Ward said he was disappointed to be losing the position at Forbury Park with his support team.

"We start 76 meetings a year and are losing a third of our work," he said.

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