Kim Waugh was pipped at the post for the Wyong Trainers Premiership with Snowden Racing grabbing the title at the last local meeting of the season.
The trainers went into the day with 10 winners apiece and three runners each, but while Waugh failed to taste success, the well named Zousain Bolt was a winner for the Snowden’s.
Waugh doesn’t end the 2023/24 season empty handed, and will take out the her seventh Wyong Premiership, for the most overall winners, next week.
Tyler Schiller secured the senior Jockey’s title with a winner on the day giving him 11 for the season, while Zac Lloyd claimed the Apprentices Premiership with 11.
Matthew Smith took out the training honours with a double, including Scalextrics who brought up his fourth successive win in the 1600m BM64.
Jaden Lloyd has partnered the So You Think four-year-old to all four wins.
Smith said a change up in training tactics had seen the gelding turn the corner.
“He’s a bit of a lazy horse so we changed things up and he’s found very good form.”
Smith’s other win came with Lone Force in the 1300m Super Maiden.
A top Jay Ford ride helped secure victory for Sooboog gelding,
Ford was able to get on the back of the favourite Spanish Fox throughout, before pulling away in the final stages to hold out his rivals.
“He’s come back in good shape,” Smith said. “He should get out to seven furlongs and a mile and that will give him more opportunities.”
Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou continued their recent winning run at Wyong with well-bred two-year-old Lone Force taking out the 1300m 3Y0 Maiden.
The stable trained a double last Saturday, Lone Force giving them their third win in five days.
The $180,000 Magic Millions yearling was on debut, having performed well in the latest of his three trials at Rosehill on July 12.
Tom Sherry partnered the Trapeze Artist colt to victory, with the stable having good expectations of him going forward.
“It was a nice win,” representative Jason Thompson said. “He did a few things wrong, but that will come with race experience. There was plenty of positives to take out of the win today.”
Snowden Racing’s Zousain Bolt appreciated the drop back to two-year-old grade and was too strong in the second 1300m 2YO Maiden.
Andrew Adkins, coming off a Wyong treble last Saturday, rode the Zousain colt to victory.
“He’s starting to switch on that he’s a racehorse,” foreman Matt McCudden said. “It’s good to get the win out of the way and he will continue to improve when he gets over more ground.”
It was a tight three-way finish, with placegetters Cristal Clear and Komodo Dragon not far off a win.
Lonhro filly Waamil is another who looks to have a bright future, the three-year-old winning the 1600m Maiden with Tim Clark in the saddle.
Waamil joined the Waterhouse Bott stable this preparation and was coming off a fourth at Scone on a heavy 10 track.
“The dry track made the difference today” Neil Paine said. “It was bottomless at Scone, so to come here on a good track over the mile was perfect. She’ll step up to 1900m, 2000m and will improve again.”
The favourite Rampazetto raced greenly in stages and will improve from the run.
Stephen O’Halloran’s Albe Red is putting together an impressive resume, his latest win in the 1350m Provincial Class 1, his second in just five starts.
The well-bred son of Autumn Sun was having only his second run for the stable and coming off a second at Goulburn on July 5.
Winning rider Shaun Guymer is confident there are more wins to come.
“It was a tough win today. He was wide for the majority of the race and performed exceptionally well. Once he puts it all together he should be able to get a string of wins,” he said.
Godolphin rarely go home from a Wyong meeting without a win and today was no exception, with Equipage too strong in the 1350m Conditional BM68.
Tommy Berry partnered the progressive Lonhro filly to her second career victory from 11 starts, with seven minor placings.
Despite a wide run throughout, Berry was able to get a kick in the straight and run down his rivals to win by a half-length.
The Pride stable was confident about the chances of Global Empire in the 1200m BM64 and the four-year-old didn’t disappoint with a strong win.
The son of I Am Invincible hit the front in the straight and was able to hold out fast finishing duo Trapeze Pleasure and Drama Dodger.
Brave Pride said they were hopeful the win would give the gelding the confidence to win a few more races.
There was plenty of late support for Global Empire, who started $3 favourite with Regan Bayliss in the saddle.
