Weekly Newsletter

CUESTA continues to suffer poor barrier draws, with jockey, Ash Morgan doing his best to mitigate the disadvantage, having just failed by a neck, to run down the leader at Gosford, last Friday, over 1600m. Forced to go forward from the outside bar one gate, in the small field with horses pushing up inside her, Ash had no opportunity to slot in mid field. Taking the corner into the straight awkwardly he had to wait until CUESTA balanced up some 25-30m into  the straight, befor

RACING   CUESTA backed up from her run at Orange on Tuesday, 30 th Dec, to contest a Class 1 Hcp at Gosford, over 1600m,on Friday. As is her norm, she drew poorly, and in small field, was forced to be used up to find a spot outside the leader in the run. Had trouble with the corner into the straight, taking about 25 - 30m before balancing up, being strong to the line to be beaten a neck for 2 nd .   TRIAL   SMART CRY  has come through her first trial in good style, and will

CUESTA is becoming synonymous for tough luck stories, following her run at Orange, last Tuesday. Drawing the outside in a field of 9, all was going to plan until she entered the straight, when a decision by her jockey to come inside, rather than go outside, to mount her run, saw her blocked for a run, have to shoulder out becoming unbalanced, before unleashing a charge to the line, beaten a nose. Has been a victim of decision making in the run for nearly all of her starts to

RACING   CUESTA had another run at Orange on Tuesday, 30 th  Dec over 1600m, full of not much luck. Drew the outside gate, she was held up at a critical time at the top of the straight, then flew the last 50m to just miss, beaten a nose for 2 nd .       STABLE CHATTER   PICK UP THE TAB found another way to upset Bjorn’s plans for him, this time cutting a leg during a paddock frolic, requiring vet treatment, and an easing in work. Will  be approx 2 -3 weeks recuperating.   REA