Weir and the Rock

• Our first port of call for the 4/05/2017 is the XXXX Wagga Gold Plate at Wagga which was won by the Freedman trained, Santa Ana Lane.He is by Lope De Vega out of the Fastnet Rock mare Fast Fleet. The gelding has had 4 wins from 17 starts with total prize money of  $272,000.

• Lope De Vega stands at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland .They also stand Fascinating Rock a son of Fastnet Rock.

	Fastnet Rock the aussie bred Danehill stallion, now Europes leading stallion for stakes winners this season. Through the maternal grand dam, Gatana you find Australasias most powerful stallion lines in Sir Tristram and Biscay. Sir Tristram is mainly remembered for his stayers who won the Melbourne Cup like Empire Rose,Brew and Gurners Lane but Gatana is by Marauding his son who won the Golden Slipper . Fastnet Rock kicking up a storm at Coolmore  Warrnambool day three and we saw High Church win the Warrnambool Cup with Damian Lane on board. The High Chapparal gelding had been brewing up for a win over the last couple of starts and found the wet track and distance to his liking . His win was just one of many for Darren Weir over the three day carnival which helped break his own record he set last year . His tally 350 wins Australia wide. Another interesting winner for Weir was in the benchmark 78, over the 1100m where we saw Jameka's half brother record a win. Nikitas the 3yo colt by Snitzel out of Mine Game is bred to be a superstar, but this was only his second win from 14 starts. In the opening race of the day, the novice hurdle we saw a win to the Fastnet Rock gelding Try Four, who is also trained by Darren Weir. The Fastnet Rocks can do anything and so can Weir .  Danian Lane riding High Church to victory Coming up the next couple of weeks we have the Brisbane and Adelaide carnivals. During the week we saw fifteen thoroughbreds arrive in Brisbane from New Zealand for the winter carnival but before they get their chance to show off their talent, we head to Adelaide. Where on saturday, Schweppes Oaks Day, we see the running of the first million dollar race. The Group 1 UBET Classic Robert Sangster Stakes. The man,nicknamed the Magic Man and widely known as one of the best jockeys in the world João Moreira will ride at the Morphettville meeting. His record in the saddle this season in Hong Kong alone is amazing,  notching up 135 winners from 526 rides.He will ride the Holy Roman Emperor mare Shiedel while English by Encosta De Lago will start the favorite.   Chautauqua and English