Transport issues did not stop Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson to win at Gore today.
Although two of his more favorite runners rangitata and what the Whisper is, had to be scratched from race three, class Trotter Tarragindi (Majestic son) Was on time on time to race and the Phoebe Stud Grassroot to win Breeding Southern Surge Handicap prot.
“If you are unlucky, you have to hope for a bit of luck,” said a pragmatic Williamson after Tarragindi was too good for Stablemate a bit of trust.
Tarragindi repetition
The race in which Rangitata and what the whisper was meant to start was won by Hobbs (Father Patrick) It was trained in Charlton by Bruce Wallace.
“Bruce is a good friend of mine. We have been good friends for years and he even gave me a ring when I was demolished. I don’t know if he was sad for me or excited) but no, he is a damn good guy.”
Williamson’s faster went out when he went over the last hill that Dunedin approached.
“I went a little slow and had a lot of weight in the truck. I switched to a lower gear and had a slight hiccup with it. All the pressure went on the engine. When I got it in gear, the clutch plate went ping.”
The Horse Transporter Brodie Phillips, based in Winton, happened to go north and saw Williamson on the side of the road.
“I hit a bit of luck. Brodie happened to go north with an empty truck to have it maintained, so he bought us to the south. We went on course just when an early race was run, so we were fifteen minutes away.”
Tarragindi was made a hot favorite for his race, but his trainer had a few worries.
“I was worried about ten meters. You have to get around the field, stay out of trouble and there are plenty of things that can go wrong. But he is a quality horse. You always have a chance if you have a nice horse.”
The three -year -old now has a number of large goals on the horizon with the climb on show day a possibility before the New Zealand runs a week later Derby.
“We will probably just relieve him a little and then try to bring our best foot forward when we take the A team.”
Earlier in the day, Phil’s youngest son Brad drove his 500one winner.
“BEV and I are proud. You start a lot with one and five hundred. The other two boys have a thousand, so if he (Brad) stuck, he is talented enough to become a thousand. We have always been struck with some success that the children have. They have done a phenomenal work. They are Bev’s boys when they do everything well).”
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