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Rick Smith has been a
passionate racing man for as long as he's held the reins at PFD Food
Services and as Executive Chairman of PFD, Smith has been one of
racing's most generous sponsors for many years.
Some of those sponsorships dollars returned to home base when Lucky Penny won
the PFD Food Services Hcp (1400m) by almost three lengths at Caulfield on
Saturday.
Lucky Penny (3f Keep The Faith - White Hart Lane by Flying Spur) is a homebred
for Smith and she won a Wodonga maiden by 8 lengths on debut before another
dominant display in town. "She's a nice big filly and we will send her
across to Adelaide for a Listed race there next month," Smith said. "All
going well, she will then head to Brisbane for the Queensland Oaks."
Jockey Linda Meech is confident Lucky Penny will handle a classic trip.
"She's all class," Meech told Smith after weighing in at Caulfield.
"She's done nothing wrong at both starts and is mature enough to get over
ground."
Connections have pin-pointed the LR Laelia Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on
May 12 as her next assignment in the lead-up to the G1 Queensland Oaks (2400m)
at Eagle Farm on June 2. The prizemoney combined for both races is
$500,000.
Lucky Penny's dam White Hart Lane won four races for Smith and was also stakes
placed at Flemington and Morphettville. She has been a regular visitor to
Swettenham Stud foaling Moonee Valley winner Tottenham Girl (Dash for Cash)
before Lucky Penny (Keep The Faith) and an unraced 2yo colt by Soldier's Tale.
Keep The Faith (pictured) (Sunday Silence) transferred to Greta West Stud earlier this
month and Smith reckons it makes sense to send White Hart Lane to his new base
this year. Especially if Lucky Penny keeps progressing to win a Group 1 classic
in Brisbane.
Greta West studmaster Laurie McCarthy will stand Keep The Faith for a $4,400
(inc gst) service fee in 2012.
News from Greta West Stud
Class: Open. Track: Dead. Time: 1:24.04. Sectional Time: 0:35.59 at 600m. Prizemoney: $70,000 - 1st: $42,700 2nd: $12,600 3rd: $6,300. |
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| 1 | 12. Lucky Penny | P Morgan | Ms L J Meech (11) |
$4.75
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54.0 |
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3f Keep The Faith
x White Hart Lane
(Flying Spur
) Not Offered |
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| 2 | 2.8 | 2. Tai Tai Tess | R W Smerdon | C Newitt (14) |
$9
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59.5 |
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3f Magic Albert
x Tycoon Tess
(Last Tycoon (IRE)
) Not Offered |
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| 3 | 0.8 | 9. Rose Pattern | D A Hayes | Damian Lane (1) |
$41
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54.0 |
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3f Redoute's Choice
x Fair Embrace
(Strategic
) Not Offered |
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| 4 | 4.0 | 1. City Of Song | J F Moloney | Jarrod Fry (3) |
$8
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58.0 |
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| 3f Bel Esprit x Songs Of Vienna (Umatilla (NZ) ) | |||||||
| 5 | 4.8 | 7. You Can Dance | R D Griffiths | A Mallyon (7) |
$16
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56.5 |
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| 3f Redoute's Choice x Laurel Grove (Bluebird (USA) ) | |||||||
| 6 | 5.2 | 4. Two Sugars | M W Laurie | Chris Symons (2) |
$26
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57.5 |
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| 3f Dash For Cash x Miss Capucino (NZ) (Khozaam (USA) ) | |||||||
| 7 | 5.3 | 6. Stacey Lee | G M Duryea | J Noonan (6) |
$10
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55.5 |
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| 3f Bel Esprit x Curio Jade (Varick (USA) ) | |||||||
| 8 | 7.6 | 3. Classic Elle | A J Vasil | D Nikolic (8) |
$3.75
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58.5 |
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| 3f Reset x Mystic Elle (Encosta De Lago ) | |||||||
| 9 | 8.4 | 10. Trading Halt | Andrew Noblet | B Melham (9) |
$17
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55.5 |
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| 3f Econsul (NZ) x Saliah (Salieri (USA) ) | |||||||
| 10 | 9.4 | 13. Moudita (NZ) | Lee & Shannon Hope | Katelyn Mallyon (13) |
$26
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51.0 |
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| 3f Golan (IRE) x Enzedbee (NZ) (Gold Brose ) | |||||||
| 11 | 12.4 | 5. Her Diamond Rock | C & C Alderson | S R King (12) |
$13
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57.0 |
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| 3f Fastnet Rock x Snow Hero (True Hero (USA) ) | |||||||
| 12 | 15.2 | 14. Slewsay | R E Laing | D Gauci (10) |
$51
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54.0 |
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| 3f Sirius Slew (CAN) x I Say (Quest For Fame (GB) ) | |||||||
| 13 | 19.5 | 8. Rheinfels | Peter Snowden | D Yendall (4) |
$31
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56.0 |
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| 3f Lonhro x Lorelei (Danehill (USA) ) | |||||||
| 14 | 23.3 | 11. Annario | Anthony Freedman | Nicholas Hall (5) |
$13
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55.0 |
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| 3f Ad Valorem (USA) x Anivara (Snippets ) | |||||||
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