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Service Fees (Early Bird Specials)
| BIANCONI | $8,500 inc GST |
| COURT OF JEWELS | $4,000 inc GST |
| DASH FOR CASH | $10,000 inc GST |
| HOLD THAT TIGER | $5,000 inc GST |
| HOST | $9,500 inc GST |
| KAPHERO | $7,000 inc GST |
| KEEP THE FAITH | $9,000 inc GST |
| SOLDIER'S TALE | $10,000 inc GST |
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Latest News Stallion News Dash For Cash Move To Weir Proves Just The Tonic | Move To Weir Proves Just The Tonic |
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Having her first run in 46 weeks for a new stable, Tonic won her first Saturday metropolitan race in the $70,000 Glasshouse Café Handicap (1200m) at Caulfield yesterday.
Now trained at Ballarat by Darren Weir, Tonic remained rock solid at $12 with the bookies in a competitive betting race.
The grey mare was restrained by Steven King to settle in a midfield position from barrier 12 before being brought into the race on the home bend. Live In Sin and fellow on-pace runner Big Spirit weakened prior to the final furlong pole while Altitude inherited the lead with only a moderate closing sprint.
That paved the way for Tonic to surge into the lead with 150 metres remaining with Rhythm In Paris rattling down the outside when it was all over. Tonic ($12) defeated Rhythm In Paris ($6-$7.50-$7) by a head with Glaze ($8.50-$10-$9) a further 1-3/4 lengths away in third.
Tonic is a four-year-old mare by Swettenham Stud sire Dash For Cash who is one of many sires with a service fee under $10,000 this season.
She was purchased for $80,000 at the 2007 Adelaide Magic Millions Yearling Sales out of the draft of Northern Lodge Stud at Eden Park.
“I trained horses for Sam quite a while ago,” Weir said following the win.
“We’ve only had her at home for five weeks.
“Judy Holden has done a majority of the pre-training and took her away for a nice quite trial.
Steven rode her that day and he was keen to keep on it and Sam was keen to keep him on it.
“We had a couple of other jumpouts at home down at Burrumbeet and it was going nice with good improvement.
“We were very happy with the way she’s been in her action,” Weir said before adding, “She’d done enough work to do well first-up but we were hoping to leave a bit there.”
“Hopefully she can go on.”
Boasting a record of four wins and four placings from 15 starts, Tonic has won in excess of $150,000 in prizemoney.
Pictures: Fiona Tomlin |
Formerly trained by Robert Smerdon, Tonic is still owned by Sam Marsolino after enduring a stint on the sidelines after routine bone chip surgery.| Next > |
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