Elton Js (Always B Miki) Win at Oamaru was appropriate for the Blue September Harness Racing campaign and a great sensation for the breeder Lester Paisley of the horse.
Elton J was driven by Blue September driver Sam Thornley, one of the eleven drivers who wear blue september colors to raise money and increase the consciousness of prostate cancer.
Elton J is named after singer Elton John who had prostate cancer in 2017, which he successfully dealt with with surgery. However, he experienced a major infection after the operation that left him in intensive care.
In yesterday’s race, Elton J trained by Blenheim Horseman Tony Thomas completely and won with five and a half length.
Elton J Replay
“He is a nice horse and he has speed. He is not a standing start -up horse at this stage because he gets a little nervy and up on his toes. But he will come there. He has a little gas from the gate. He is a horse with immediate speed. If you don’t crochet him, he just goes up, he whoh, whohs, hijhs, hijhs,” said. ”
Elton J is from the five victory Christian Cullen Mare Zingara. He was bred by the Yardley family and ran to Braeden and Caroline Whitelock, won five races, including two Nevele R Fillies Series Heats.
“Two friends of mine had horses in stables in Christchurch and they mentioned that Zingara might have been for sale. The moment I wasn’t really looking for a breeding mood. Initially he was not wanted to sell because he didn’t know me. Then we were talking and I told him that I had the harness cadettes in Dunisley and I used the father of the father of the father of the father said.”. Paisley said Paisley.
Consequently, the couple eventually came to an arrangement and Zingara was sold.
At that time (2019), Zingara was in Woodland Stud and Paisley arranged that Graeme Henley from Alabar was transporting her to her new house.
“By that time I had done a little research into where I had to put her on. I saw Freddiesam (a half -brother of Bettor’s joy) that was trained by Kirstin (Green) and Tank Ellis, and he was a small horse.
In October 2020, Zingara singed an always B Miki Colt Die Paisley called Elton J.
He was offered by SBSR Preparer Julie Baynes during the NZB Standard Bred Yearling Sale in 2022 and was purchased by Kirk Larsen for $ 40,000.
“He had a few trainers. He had foot problems that I had solved and qualified him about six weeks ago. I have a stable hand that is a retired horse doctor, David Sims. He came up with a few solutions for the soles. It’s good to pay a stable hand like me and I have no fat invoices (laugh),” Thomas said.
Elton J is owned by Dave Mchugh and Paul ‘Tank’ Ellis who also had shares in Freddiesam.
The next foal of the mare The Captains Lady, owned by Paisley, recently qualified for Michael House, while a full sister of Elton J (called Blondie) was sold to Southand trainer Alister Black for $ 18,000.
“If Elton can continue and Blondie gets going, it might look better for this old guy,” said the five -year -old year old breeder.
Zingara’s last foal named Yadreaminjonsey after the Mitre 10 commercial, will also be on their way to the sale as part of Baynes 2026 SBSR Draft.
Black borrowed the mare last season and she is in foal to turn the wish of the Bettor.
“Blackie and I have been friends for a long time. When I had the cadets in Dunedin, I used to work with Southland and I remember Alister as a young guy.”
Today, Paisley lives with his wife Jenni on a block of five hectares in Gore and it is not the first good horse that Lester has bred.
He breeding washhakie who won 53 races, including five Treuer Memorials, a West -Australian Pacing Cup, Australian Pacing Championship and a Pacing Championship in Queensland. The southern southern southern gelding earned more than $ 1.8 million.
“I got to see the fourth Treuer Memorial. I came in contact with the Bankstown Club and told them that I had bred laundry and I could get membership cards. The lady I was dealing with said:” No sir, you go to the lounge of the presidents. “They treated me like royalties that night.”
In exchange for the great hospitality, Paisley insisted that he sponsored a race in Bankstown later in the season.
“I came home from work on a Monday evening, turned the Tele and there my race was sponsored by Big Stone Lodge Limited.”
So Harness Racing has been good for Lester Paisley and there should be more good stories.
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