A craking opener....

In another stride he would have won the race. A really top run to start off his 2013 campaign.

He jumped perfect again, and landed in the ideal spot with the leaders going inside and outside of him to set the pace.
Forder let him drop out a little, but kept him in the race pushing him from the 800m onwards.

Coming around the corner he was been pushed hard and it was clear he was going to be in the finish if he could find space.

Forder took a line just outside the leader and pushed forward. He was cut off, and then peeled around the back of the tiring horse. It looked hopeless with 150m to go, and then Sonny let down and came with a wooosh. He was coming hard and in another stride he would have landed the prize.

It was a great 1st run back after another injury and we look set for a good campaign.

 

Sonny is BACK!!!!!!

After the long and worrying battle coming back from the broken foot, and a couple of very unlucky runs (and empty pockets) Sonny has broken through for a really well deserved win. 

Jumping from the outside gate (7), he let loose with his customary brilliant starting speed and then waltzed into the lead with the rest of the field just dawdling behind him. We had anticipated this may happen, and instructed the jock to make a judgement call if there was nothing wanting to lead.

He did just that, with nothing inside leading, and him sitting in front out wide he just let Sonny roll forward into the lead.

Coming into around the corner, Farrell had his mind on the game and shook him up and gave him a few cracks to hold off Lady Savanna. He then settled down to hold out the field and went to the line full of running.

 

SONNY IS BACK!!

G'Yup

An agonizing 2nd, Race 9

This was going to be the day. The return of Sonny to the winners circle. We were all punting, everything looked perfect including the draw, and the Day and Allen crowd had snuggled into a pub in Dunsborough in Sth WA to cheer him on. Tickets in hand.

From the jump it looked perfect with Sonny flying the gates again. Then things began to look a little different than our game plan. Hometown decided to make it a sprint from the outset and took off into the lead, stringing the field out and leaving us exposed running 3 back on the fence in an Indian line. 

Coming past the 600m it was still a line, but a couple of the backmarkers had started to move forward and Sonny was then jammed on the fence. It was not looking good, and swinging into the corner we had all started to look anxiously for the gap to open up and let him out. 

Meeres saw a small gap and pushed Sonny into it. He had to bullock his way in, and in the pub we were all screaming. The whole place was now watching in, as we all rode him into the clear and shouted even louder when he hit the front.

But coming down the outside with a trouble-free run was last years top Gero sprinter. Bali Cruiser cruised past us, throwing a bucket of water over the 30 family members lined up under the screen in the pub, and pushing our spirits under water.

We will live to fight another day and Sonny will be back.

G'Yup