Today in Palmerston North he is planning the well-executed first Run Blaze Run in the Manawatu ITM Mobile Pace.
After placing second in his last four starts, the five-year-old Betterthancheddar is currently at $1.55 to finally break through.
“He’s really late, isn’t he?” laughs Fleming.
“You’d like to think today is the day, but racing is racing and anything can happen.”
Run Blaze Run, piloted by Jay Abernethy, handily drew at four.
“He’s improving all the time and starting to work things out.”
Run Blaze Run will be one of two “Run” horses in Manawatu tonight.
Fleming will also support his seven-race winner Run Mason Run in Race 4, the Manawatu Knitting Mills Ltd Mobile Pace, after finishing fifth on Tuesday.
“He’s better marked (2) and can sit on the pointy end where he likes it,” says Fleming.
He is currently listed at $14 with the Michael House-trained Goorambat Art, who has drawn the ace, the $2.05 favourite.
Both “Run” horses come from the Flemish’s own broodmare, American Cha Cha.
She also produced Run Lola Run. The seven-year-old still has to make it to the races “but she has just qualified”.
Fleming trained her this morning ahead of the two-hour journey to Palmerston North, hoping he can achieve his first training success of the year.
“When ‘Mason’ won at Cambridge (December 18, 2025) he became favorite and the punters were right,” says Fleming, “let’s hope they’re right again.”
Fleming won’t have to wait long to find out, Run Blaze Run will be competing in the first race starting at 5 p.m.
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Through Dave Di Sommafor Harness News Desk
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