Phillip Wolfgram is sitting comfortably on top of this season’s jockey’s premiership table at Toowoomba. His chance of winning was enhanced by his riding performance last Thursday when he rode four winners in a row during the seven race meeting.
The first win was for his wife Tracey aboard Hussminda, when he took out the class 5 1,300 metre race by more than two lengths.
Wolfy followed that win aboard Neville
Saunders’ heavily backed 3yo maiden Athenaeum. Caught wide from gate 12, the gelding found another gear upon straightening, and won the 1,000 metre race by more than two lengths.
That jockey/trainer combination made it a running double for the orange and green, with the ultra-consistent Bellespy in race 5 – a 1,200 metre maiden. Bellespy had finished runner-up in his previous three starts, and he was entitled to start favourite in this race. He won as a favourite should, when he accelerated from a wall of horses in the straight to greet the judge more than two lengths ahead of the second horse – Lauriston’s other runner in the race, Peak Performance was the second horse to cross the finish line. Peak Performance had forced two horses wide just after jumping. A Lauriston quinella was denied when one of those horses, Dubai Destiny successfully protested. Dubai Destiny was promoted to third place while Peak Performance was relegated to fourth position.
Bellespy, by Doubleo from Commands mare Jingle Belle was bred at Lauriston and is co-owned by Tanith and Kevin O’Brien and Jan and Shane O’Brien. He was the thirty-eighth individual winner bred at Lauriston.
Wolfy made it a terrific day out by making it four in a row with a dominant display aboard Don’t Call Me Crazy for Patrick Sexton.
With less than seven weeks remaining this year, the four wins have taken Wolfy to 45 for the season, 16 clear of last season’s winner Adam Best.
