It’s been eighteen years since Brydone coach Keith Norman skilled a harness racing winner, however in saying that it’s not been his fundamental focus over the thirty 4 seasons he’s held a licence.
Over that interval Norman ran Bryleigh Lodge, standing stallions Son Of Afella, The Gladiator and Washington VC.
The win yesterday on the Forbury assembly at Wingatui by Chilly Pursuit (Washington VC) was the third in Norman’s coaching profession, his final being Holmes Dean at Winton in Could 2006.
Within the Agrispray Cellular Tempo driver Matthew Williamson received the gelding off the gate and led all the best way to carry off trailing horse Donald Trot by a size and a half.
Chilly Pursuit and Keith Norman after a exercise at Gore (Bruce Stewart Photograph)
“I used to be very blissful as a result of we had 5 to 6 placings shut collectively and I used to be starting to suppose we weren’t going to win one. The advantage of yesterday was that it was a $15,000 maiden race so we received $8,200 as an alternative of the traditional $6,200. He was suited by the grass observe which we haven’t had earlier than,”Norman stated.
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Chilly Pursuit who Norman owns together with his spouse Tracey, is out of Julius Caesar mare Julia Jones who’s a half-sister to millionaire pacer Sokyola. Julia Jones gained two races for Merv Todd and her solely different foal of racing age is Superfast, the winner of 4 for the Normans.
“When Merv retired to the retirement village I purchased her off him. Holmes Dean was from precisely the identical breed as effectively.”
Julia Jones newest foal is a filly by Locharburn.
“I needed to carry her up and feed her off the mare for the primary couple of days. It took two weeks earlier than she may stand by itself. I’m simply making an attempt to gait her proper now.”
Norman says there was some curiosity in Chilly Pursuit.
“Funnily sufficient folks have been making an attempt to purchase him cheaply to go to the Manawatu and he would have been racing there on Tuesday if I’d accepted the supply. I received $8,000 yesterday and I might solely have gotten $5,000 the opposite manner (laughter).”
The win was considered one of three for Williamson. The others had been Tarragindi and Hayley Robyn.
For full race outcomes, click on right here.
by Bruce Stewart, for Harnesslink
