Certain Glory made it two placings from two outings for her new trainer Keith Dryden. Today’s placing was at Wagga where Certain Glory settled midfield over the 1000m scamper. Approaching the turn, Certain Glory made her run around the field, however, she was unable to reel in the winner but hit the line solidly to finish a pleasing second. Certain Glory may now be looking for a bit further and trainer Keith Dryden is confident a win is right around the corner.
Today sees the departure of our touring party for the Laurel Oak/Tony Noonan Racing Tour to Royal Ascot and The Irish Derby. This year marks our fourth venture to Royal Ascot, and third to the Irish Derby, and you can tell by the number of times we have returned, these tours are not to be missed. This year’s tour promises to be very special, and unique, with Australia, and the World’s, wonder mare, BLACK CAVIAR, already in England preparing for another record breaking feat. While “the great one’s” presence is enough, we will also be on course to see horses such as Frankel, So You Think, Camelot and Ortensia racing, and we cannot wait to be apart of it. Like all our tours, our main focus is on racing, but there is also a mixture of sightseeing, high class dining and accommodation to make our trip comfortable and memorable. Go Black Caviar!!
Dab Touch returned from a freshen up with a strong placing at Canberra this afternoon. An awkward barrier meant he had to go back from the jump and, after settling well in the run, Dab Touch hit the line solidly to finish second. Trainer Keith Dryden seems to have found the key to Dab Touch and he will be kept fresh and a win is not too far away.
Today saw Certain Glory step out at Goulburn for the first time, under the care of her new trainer, Keith Dryden. Certain Glory had been working well leading into the event and had connections confident of a successful result. An awkward barrier saw Certain Glory travel wide throughout the entire race. Entering the straight, she still move into the race menacingly and went to the lead passing the 100m. The wide run took its toll in the end when she was nailed on the line by a runner from the Gary Portelli yard. While a win would have been nice, Certain Glory ran very well, and if we had to be beaten, we were glad it was by one of our Laurel Oak trainer’s.