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Fax: 9275 2955. winnerscircle 2017 WAROA Committee PRESIDENT Harvey Crossman M: 0412 985 189 Contents E: [email protected] Presidents Welcome .................................................................................................2 VICE PRESIDENT Brenton Moore Lucky Shot - Owners Pain Free Day at Ascot ................................................6 M: 0407 380 253 E: [email protected] Silver Service Luncheon ........................................................................................9 TREASURER It’s Time - Aquanita ............................................................................................... 12 Peter Kerr M: 0431 239 764 Motive Travel Horse Racing Tours ................................................................... 20 E: [email protected] Dainty and Tenacious ............................................................................................ 22 COMMITTEE Peter Anthonisz Veni Vidi Vici ............................................................................................................... 28 M: 0405 042 861 E: [email protected] Back from the Brink - Dan Staeck .................................................................... 32 John Galluccio Regional Championship - The Road to Ascot ........................................... 40 M: 0419 953 074 E: [email protected] ‘Slam’ Duncan at the Final Frontier ................................................................. 44 Brett Erceg Stars Celebrate at the 2016-17 WAROA Racing Awards ....................... 48 M: 0409 114 063 E: [email protected] Dodging A Bullet - Mark Chadwick ................................................................ 52 Jeff Bailey The Game is not the Same - Brad Lewis Reflects .................................... 58 M: 0401 105 495 E: [email protected] Rockingham Surf ‘n’ Turf ....................................................................................... 64 Ryan Hopkinson Liverpool’s Grey ........................................................................................................ 68 M: 0413 460 902 E: [email protected] Q & A with Julio Santarelli and Dale Verhagen ......................................... 73 Josh Hardy M: 0458 016 378 E: [email protected] Barry Rowe M: 0413 441 184 nerscircle E: [email protected] wiSUMMER 2017 n EXECUTIVE OFFICER Darren McAullay M: 0425 305 685 E: [email protected] LIFE MEMBERS Alf Hampton Judy Hammersley FAME TIME For Aquanita George Davies DAN STAECK Back from the Brink Peter Lynch Dodges Bullet CHADDY Denis Butko Toby Roney John Burt Summer Racing Harvey Crossman Carnival Edition ContributorS • Darren McAullay • John Elsegood • Harvey Crossman • Robert Edwards Cover photo: Pat Carbery is • Jay Rooney • Taylor Courtland known as the ‘Diminutive • ANZ Bloodstock Dynamo’ for good reason. The experienced WA jockey PHotos again produced his finest supplied by Western Racepix and exploits in the saddle to clinch Hollands Photographics another Group 1 Ascot success in the $million Kingston Town Classic for his great mate Editor trainer Alan Mathews. Darren McAullay Winners Circle SummerSummer 20172017 11 Welcome to our summer edition of Bart both sold on their behalf through Welcome the 2017 Winners Circle, featuring the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale highlights of the 2017 Ascot Summer ring. Racing Carnival and many of the successful social events hosted by this Cox Plate Draw Winner association throughout the year. Each year, as most of you would be aware, WAROA raffles a trip to the Cox Railway Stakes Victory Plate which is run at Moonee Valley. What a tremendous thrill it was for long To be eligible you must hold a current time WAROA members Frank and May WAROA membership. Edwards, to witness their courageous horse Great Shot display tremendous The lucky winner this year was Paul grit and fortitude to hold off five time Scott and to say he was surprised Group1 hero Black Heart Bart, in an epic to win is an understatement. What $Million James Boag’s Premium Railway made the trip even more special this Stakes. year, was that champion mare Winx was attempting to replicate Kingston The victory brought Great Shot’s stake Town’s record breaking effort of three earnings, together with bonuses, to consecutive Cox Plate victories. $1.2 million dollars. From 28 starts, the Message son of Magnus he has won on eight As we now know she did exactly that, occasions and been placed another although Humidor did fleetingly sent a from the eleven times. shockwave through the record crowd when he got within a long neck of the Purchased at the 2014 Magic Millions mighty mare near the line. Perth Sales for only $31,000, Great Shot President scored at his three-year-old debut at The Motive Travel donated winning Pinjarra back in December two years prize is for two people, so Paul invited ago. To claim one of the only three his long-time partner Kylie Howard to Group 1 races run in WA less than two join him witness this rare moment in years later is a magnificent achievement racing. and surely a dream come true for his owners. As you can appreciate the Winx factor alone was always going to make it a trip For hard working jockey Craig Staples, to remember, but the day for the couple who has ridden this horse in every one became even more memorable when of his race starts, barrier trials, and track Paul proposed to Kylie in the Celebrity work sessions, it was a just reward for Room at Moonee Valley. I’m pleased to his effort and belief in a horse to which say that it was a very happy ending all he has a sentimental attachment. It round, as the punters cheered Winx and was Staples second Group 1 triumph, then the future Mr.& Mrs. Scott. coming almost twenty years after his first, when he rode Bomber Bill to a Paul said he chose that particular comprehensive victory in the 1998 moment because “He mightn’t Karrakatta Plate. remember the date we got engaged, but I will certainly never forget the day I must mention also the efforts of thanks to Winx”. young trainer Rhys Radford who has trained Great Shot from day one. The WAROA would like to extend its best horse, earlier this year suffered a serious wishes to the two of them all the spinal injury and Rhys and his staff happiness in the world for their future worked tirelessly over many months to together. And Paul just for the record get him right. On the day he produced the date was October 28, 2017. Great Shot in ship shape condition and were justifiably repaid for their faith In conclusion, I would like to take this and patience with the gelding able to opportunity on behalf of my fellow produce a career best performance. committeeman and executive, to wish our members, WA racing industry Congratulations also should be participants and punters, an enjoyable extended to WAROA members David festive season and many winners in and Jeremy Smith of Scenic Lodge for 2018. breeding the quinella of WA’s toughest race, with Great Shot and Black Heart See you at the track soon. 2 Winners Circle Summer 2017 Winners Circle SummerSummer 20172017 33 THE LIFE CHANGERS BLACK HEART BART MM CLASS OF 2012 BOOM TIME #MM2013 | LUCKYGRAY #MM2009 | MAGNIFISIO #MM2011 MOMENT OF CHANGE #MM2010 | PLAYING GOD #MM2009 | SCENIC BLAST #MM2006 SCENIC SHOT #MM2005 | SILENT SEDITION #MM2014 2018 PERTH YEARLING SALE | 19-20 FEBRUARY www.magicmillions.com.au 4 Winners Circle Summer 2017 THE LIFE CHANGERS BLACK HEART BART MM CLASS OF 2012 BOOM TIME #MM2013 | LUCKYGRAY #MM2009 | MAGNIFISIO #MM2011 MOMENT OF CHANGE #MM2010 | PLAYING GOD #MM2009 | SCENIC BLAST #MM2006 PROUD SUPPORTER OF WAROA SCENIC SHOT #MM2005 | SILENT SEDITION #MM2014 2018 PERTH YEARLING SALE | 19-20 FEBRUARY www.magicmillions.com.au Winners Circle Summer 2017 5 Lucky Shot Owners Pain Free Day at Ascot aking a shot at Group One glory Frank Edwards considers himself a lucky man. Lucky for buying 2017 $1 million Group One James Boag’s Premium Railway Stakes winner, Great T Shot, and lucky for not selling him. Frank and his wife May, both retired anaesthetists, got into racehorse ownership around 20 years ago and have enjoyed cheering on the occasional winner, but Great Shot is definitely the pick of the bunch. “My grandfather was a trainer and both May and I have always loved horses, but paying the education for three kids doesn’t exactly give you a lot of wiggle room, so we had to put ownership on hold for a while,” Edwards explains. “We raced a couple of horses that won five races each, but certainly no black type winners among them.” All that would change though after Team Edwards attended the 2014 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale for a look at what was on offer, particularly any youngsters by Great Shot’s sire, Magnus. “He (Magnus) had a very good filly in Perth called Magnifisio that would go on to win that year’s (Group Injury plagued star Great Shot surges to the line under the vigour of jockey Craig Staples to win the Group 1 Railway Stakes One) Winterbottom