STUNNING mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead) is “no lock” to back-up in subsequent Saturday evening’s Group 1 Invoice Collins Trot at Melton.
Keayang Zahara (Stuart McCormick Picture)
As spectacular because the four-year-old was successful first-up final evening, harness racing driver Jason Lee stated connections had some pondering to do.
“It’s simply not superb working her two weeks in a row when she’s simply come again from a spell,” he stated.
“The group has some pondering to do. They’ll weigh all the pieces up and decide Monday evening.”
Keayang Zahara, first-up since tasting defeat for the primary time at Menangle on Could 10, reminded everybody simply how good she is.
Whereas Inter Dominion champion Arcee Phoenix led, Keayang Zahara gave him a 40m begin with a lap to go and ran him all the way down to win, pulling clear by six metres.
“Nothing actually surprises me with this mare as a result of she’s so good, nevertheless it’s fairly superb to do this first-up with the development she has to come back,” Jason Lee stated.
“It’s as a lot aid as something. When you will have a little bit of a setback like she did, you simply wish to see them come again at their finest and he or she has.”
Only a week earlier, it was stablemate Jilliby Ballerini who had everybody speaking at Melton.
“She’s gone to a different stage, however she’s nonetheless acquired to study to have the ability to race in a discipline and win from totally different spots in her races,” Lee stated.
“Zahara confirmed tonight what she will be able to do.”
KEAYANG ZAHARA REPLAY
Requested about NZ plans for one or each, Lee stated: “We’re warming to the concept of taking certainly one of them.
“Earlier than tonight, I’d have stated Ballerini was the extra doubtless with the sturdy build-up and all of the racing she’s had, however who is aware of now.
“Let’s get by subsequent week first after which make NZ plans.”
The Lees even have the wealthy $150,000 Group 1 Nice Sq. at Albion Park in December to think about.
It’s a race restricted to a few and four-year-old trotters, that means each Keayang Zahara and Jilliby Ballerini are eligible.
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by Adam Hamilton, for Harness Racing Australia
