Gordon Richards elected to run Stimulatte (4g Excites – Caffe Francais by Latarmiss) at Morphettville yesterday. The gelding (pictured as a yearling) had won just a week earlier and impressed punters enough to send him him out as the $1.50 favourite. From the wide gate Josh Cartwright confidently took Stimulatte to the front. Frost Dodger gave chase and although game to the end was never really a threat to Stimulatte who won over the 1,950 metre journey by 2.5 lengths. The win gave trainer and jockey a double following Nordic Eclipse’s victory in the first and made it three wins in a row for Stimulatte.
Gordon Richards purchased the Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm bred gelding at the Magic Million’s Adelaide sale in 2012 for $7,000. The win was Stimulatte’s fifth and takes his career earnings to $113,800.
Race Replay: R3 Morphettville 20 Dec 14
Later at Cranbourne’s Saturday night meeting Fairy House (4f Bel Esprit – Pride of Encosta by Encosta de Lago) pictured as a yearling also sported the LTF brand into the winning stall. Jinx stole a big break on the field but under pressure she began to tire and Noel Callow aboard Fairy House was able to reel her in during the latter stages and draw away to win by a length and a half.
It was the second career win for the John Moloney trained 4yo. The mare was purchased from Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm for $80,000 by Steve Brem for her owners from the 2012 Inglis Melbourne Premier yearling sale.
Race Replay: R6 Cranbourne 20 Dec 14
