Update as at 24 June: She won her workout (only three trotters in the field) but yet to hear any details.
An interesting nomination for today’s workouts at Auckland is the 5yo trotting mare Isa Smiling (Pegasus Spur x Sun Isa), owned by Jo and Jack Davies who bought her at the 2011 yearling sales from breeder Kym Kearns. She qualified as a 2yo in April 2012 in a race where she was second behind Sheemon and in front of KD Hall. She is a big, beautiful trotter, sister to Flying Isa and with a heap of ability and speed. But she always had issues with settling at the start of races, often reacting strongly to lining up with other horses even behind the mobile. It became such an issue, getting her so worked up, that trainer John Dickie and the owners decided to stop trying and go in another direction completely – and put her in foal.
Several years later she’s having a second go at the racing game, after foaling a Majestic Son colt in early September last year.
I’m not able to get to the workouts this morning, as we already have an afternoon trip to Auckland planned for this afternoon, talking our “shuttle mare” Zenterfold back to Geoff and Aria Small.
But I will be interested to see the results, and whether a complete break away for over 3 years has worked the oracle.
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[…] Isa Smiling, the 5yo mare by Pegasus Spur, sat third of the three main runners for all of the race except in the straight, where she pulled out and ran away to win easily. It’s a big tip o’ the hat to John Dickie, trainer, as it looks like she is on track for another serious go at the racing game, after having her first foal. […]