In the absence of 'the boss' the Gai Waterhouse girls were thrilled by Rabbuka's win at Rosehill on Saturday. Assistant trainer Tania Rouse says: 'This is one of Gai's favorites so she will be delighted...she's always had a good opinion of him...He always goes well fresh and a lot of the boys at the stable backed him today so they'll be happy...He should be a great chance in the Villiers.'PPD Club members would have been happy about Rabbuka's winning performance, too. It was nice to have tipped
In the absence of 'the boss' the Gai Waterhouse girls were thrilled by Rabbuka's win at Rosehill on Saturday. Assistant trainer Tania Rouse says: 'This is one of Gai's favorites so she will be delighted...she's always had a good opinion of him...He always goes well fresh and a lot of the boys at the stable backed him today so they'll be happy...He should be a great chance in the Villiers.'
PPD Club members would have been happy about Rabbuka's winning performance, too. It was nice to have tipped him as a 'longshot special' though dismaying to see the co-selection Rockwood hammered out of contention in that big squeeze-up early in the race. Hugh Bowman and Glen Colless both copped suspensions for careless riding.
Barry Baldwin's freak sprinter Burdekin Blues is heading for the Gold Coast next month and then Melbourne. Baldwin says the 900m Bat Out of Hell Quality on Jan 2 at the Coast could be his next run before he once again targets Melbourne's feature autumn races. The Lightning Stakes will be his #1 mission in February.