A change in environment appears to be working wonders for the Michael Hickmott trained Reynolds which is now two wins from two races in Australia since arriving from Hong Kong.
The five-year-old son of Exceed and Excel caught the eye with a powerful Australian debut by winning the inaugural Battler’s Bolt maiden at Oakbank on Easter Saturday and then followed up with a victory in a Benchmark 60 over 1520m at Morphettville last Saturday.
Ridden a heady race by leading rider Jess Eaton the rising star powered away after leading to win well.
Bloodstock agent and trainer Hickmott who runs an 800-acre property as a training centre at Wellington and known as Lakewood Stud (on the banks of Lake Alexandrina), said Reynolds was now finding life more comfortable since arriving last year from Hong Kong.
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A change in environment appears to be working wonders for the Michael Hickmott trained Reynolds which is now two wins from two races in Australia since arriving from Hong Kong.
The five-year-old son of Exceed and Excel caught the eye with a powerful Australian debut by winning the inaugural Battler’s Bolt maiden at Oakbank on Easter Saturday and then followed up with a victory in a Benchmark 60 over 1520m at Morphettville last Saturday.
Ridden a heady race by leading rider Jess Eaton the rising star powered away after leading to win well.
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Jockey Emily Finnegan knows too well the highs and lows of racing with constant battles with knee and shoulder injuries in the past two years.
But just for a moment those frustrations were parked when a beaming Finnegan steered the Karen Byrnes trained Street Life to a convincing win in the Listed Railway Stakes at Oakbank on Saturday.
Giving the leaders a solid start on the turn Finnegan headed to the outside rail where most of Saturday’s winners had won from, easily accounting for early leader Elderflower.
Finnegan, originally from Ireland and an Australian resident for the past three years, said the win was special.
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