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Second Group 1 win for Luckygray in Kingston Town Classic

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Bradbury’s Luck (Redoute’s Choice – Skating, by At Talaq) gelding Luckygray (Bradbury’s Luck – Damah Lady, by Mukaddamah) made amends for his Railway Stakes defeat in Saturday’s Group Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot.

Luckygray found carrying top weight in handicap conditions beyond him when a fast-finishing second to Mr Moet (Mosayter – Marlock Miss, by Karioi Star) in the Railway Stakes a fortnight ago but weight-for-age conditions suited him perfectly for the duo’s second bout.

The Gino Poletti-trained galloper settled midfield in the Kingston Town Classic, rather than the rearward position regular rider Shaun O’Donnell took in the Railway Stakes. Racing closer to the pace allowed Luckygray to be right on the front-runners’ heels early in the straight before sprinting smartly at the 200 metres to end the race as a contest.

Luckygray defeated the fast-finishing Mr Moet by a little over a length while God Has Spoken (Blackfriars – Dolly Will Do, by Rubiton) finished third.

“He just trained so well in this last fortnight,” Poletti told Sky Racing World. “I thought the horse should win and he was a lot better than he was last year so I was reasonably confident.

“If he can’t stride around the corner, it takes away a lot of his asset. He makes up a lot of ground around the corner.

“That’s his asset and Shaun knows how to ride him. That is what we wanted.”

Poletti paid $46,000 for Luckygray out of the Riverslea Farm draft at the 2009 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale. A half-brother to Luckygray fetched $20,000 at the second session of the 2012 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

Luckygray’s dam Damah Lady (Mukaddamah – Pine Lodge Lady, by Sir Tristram) foaled a filly by Mutawaajid (Redoute’s Choice – Elated Lady, by Vain) earlier this year.

 

13 acceptors for Lawrence Stakes

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A field of 13 will assemble for the first Victorian Group 2 race of the 2012/13 season when the runners face the starter for Saturday’s P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

The race, formerly known as the J J Liston Stakes, has traditionally provided a starting point for many spring contenders but Sydeston (St Briavels – Convatrice, by Convamore) was the last horse to complete the Liston Stakes / Caulfield Cup double in 1990.

The Perth-trained gelding Luckygray (Bradbury’s Luck – Damah Lady, by Mukaddamah) is the opening favourite with all bookmakers trading on the $220,000 event.

Below is the full field for Saturday’s Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

RUNNER

JOCKEY

TRAINER

SIRE

Fiumicino

Michael Rodd

Hawkes Racing

Zabeel

Heart Of Dreams

Craig Newitt

Mick Price

Show A Heart

Luckygray

Shaun O’Donnell

Gino Poletti

Bradbury’s Luck

Rekindled Interest

Steven Arnold

Jim Conland

Redoute’s Choice

Seville (Ger)

Nicholas Hall

Robert Hickmott

Galileo

Ready To Rip

Luke Nolen

Peter Moody

More Than Ready

Mr Chard

Dean Holland

Dean Lawson

Al Samer

Second Effort

Chris Symons

Clinton McDonald

Mossman

Prince Obama

Glen Boss

Jason Clifford

Clangalang

Guns At Five

Vlad Duric

Peter Moody

Duelled

Zamorar

Damien Oliver

David Bourne

Scandal Keeper

Mister Milton

Steven King

Norman Waymouth

Snippetson

Bare Knuckle

Darren Gauci

Adam Logan

Clangalang

 

Luckygray needs no luck for Group 3 success

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Glenlogan Park resident Bradbury’s Luck’s (Redoute’s Choice – Skating, by At Talaq) Group 1-winning son Luckygray (Bradbury’s Luck – Damah Lady, by Mukaddamah) continued his unbeaten preparation when he proved too good for his opposition in Saturday’s Group 3 Belmont Stakes.

Luckygray won the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) in the stewards’ room last year but has returned to racing with two awesome performances.

The grey won the Group III Roma Cup (1200m) first-up before carrying 61kg to an emphatic victory from back in the field in the Belmont Stakes to book his trip to Melbourne for the spring.

“Providing he comes through this race well he will line up in another two weeks here in the Hyperion Stakes,” Luckygray’s trainer Gino Poletti said. “Then we will get a chance to put him in the paddock before heading to Melbourne.

“Each time I go through the Spring Carnival I keep finding a better race than the one I was originally going for.”

Luckygray fetched $46,000 at the 2009 Perth Magic Millions Sale. The four-year-old has now won more than $1 million in prizemoney in just 12 starts.

15 accept for Kingston Town Classic

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A field of 15 has accepted for Saturday’s Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot, which is the final Group 1 race in Australia for 2011.

Australia and New Zealand have hosted 31 Group 1 races to date this season. Fastnet Rock (Danehill – Piccadilly Circus, by Royal Academy) has produced the winners of four Group 1 race in the first half of the 2011/12 term but does not have a runner in the Kingston Town Classic.

Vinery Stud stallion Testa Rossa (Perugino – Bo Dapper, by Sir Dapper) has the chance to win his second Perth Group 1 race in a fortnight. Ortensia (Testa Rossa – Aerate’s Pick, by Picnicker) claimed the newly-promoted Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) while Ranger can atone for a luckless Railway Stakes run in the Kingston Town Classic.

Bradbury’s Luck (Redoute’s Choice – Skating, by At Talaq) scored his first Group 1 win as a sire in controversial fashion when Luckygray (Bradbury’s Luck – Damah Lady, by Mukaddamah) won the Railway Stakes on protest on November 19. Luckygray will have a chance to show his Railway Strakes win was no fluke.

Below is the final field for Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot. Perth Racing will conduct the barrier draw for the weight-for-age race on Wednesday.

NO HORSE WEIGHT TRAINER SIRE
1 HADABECLORKA 59KG BRENT LARSSON Hurricane Sky
2 LORDS RANSOM 59KG GRANT WILLIAMS Jeune
3 WOLFE DREAMS 59KG STEVE WOLFE Sequalo
4 BATTLE EMBLEM 59KG GRANT WILLIAMS Second Empire
5 MEGA STEEL 59KG BRUCE MCCLUNE Helenus
6 RANGER 59KG GRANT WILLIAMS Testa Rossa
7 SPACECRAFT 59KG DAVID HAYES Galileo
8 KINCAPLE 59KG MARK B REED Pentire
9 BIG TED 59KG IVAN HAGGERTY Marooned
10 PLAYING GOD 58.5KG NEVILLE PARNHAM Blackfriars
11 LUCKYGRAY 58.5KG GINO POLETTI Bradbury’s Luck
12 AVIENUS 57KG MARK WEBB Reset
13 TRANQUILITY 57KG GRANT WILLIAMS Redoute’s Choice
14 LADYSEA 56.5KG TONY NOONAN Fusaichi Pegasus
15 KING SAUL 52KG TREVOR ANDREWS Flying Pegasus

Luckygray wins Railway on protest

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Luckygray (4 g Bradbury’s Luck – Damah Lady, by Mukaddamah) will be shown as the winner Saturday’s Gr 1 $1 million Carlton Draught Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot, finishing second past the post but being awarded the race in the stewards room at the end of ¬†a controversial protest.

New Zealand-visitor He’s Remarkable (Pentire) was first past the post but Luckygray’s rider Shaun O’Donnell fired in a protest alleging interference at the 400-metre mark.

The interference came shortly before the turn for home where McEvoy eased He’s Remarkable away from the inside. The squezze came when Marco Chui attempted to keep Big Ted in the three-wide line and in the interference that followed¬†Waratah’s Secret nearly ¬†fell with race favourite Ranger severely hampered and Luckygray stopped in his forward move.

Luckygray ran on strongly but failed by a long neck to catch He’s Remarkable with Westriver Kevydon (Danetime) three and three-quarter lengths away in third.

Stewards questioned Chui about his tactics before holding McEvoy solely responsible for the scrimmage and reversed the finishing positions.

“It was unfortunate the incident happened,” O’Donnell said.¬†”My thoughts were that we should have won and I was a shattered man coming back in.¬†I didn’t know who did it (the interference) and I told the trainer Gino Poletti we should look at the film.”

“I’m happy. I’ve won a Group One before but this is my first win in a million dollar race.”

Poletti purchased Luckygray for $48,000 as a yearling at the 2009 Magic Millions Perth Sale and he is the first Gr 1 winner for his sire, who stands at Glenlogan Park Stud in Queensland.