Weekly Newsletter

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

CUESTA will be our runner over the festive period, where Bjorn has 2 options – up in grade to a BM 72 for Fillies and Mares, at Randwick, on Boxing Day, over 1300m,where she will carry 54kg, or go to Gosford and race in an Open Class 1, up in distance to 1600m, on Sunday, 28 TH December. She has trained on since her good win at Newcastle, and will be competitive in whichever race Bjorn decides on.   Stable movements may well see PICK UP THE TAB, BROADWAY FOLLIES, RESCORE, an

RACING   CUESTA has come through her Newcastle run in good style, and  Bjorn has nominated her for Boxing Day, at Randwick, in a F & M BM 72, over 1300m, and  Gosford, in a Class 1 over 1600M, on Sunday, 28 th  December.    STABLE CHATTER   PICK UP THE TAB is into his fifth week of pre training, and Bjorn plans for possibly another week or so, before bringing him into Warwick Farm.   REAL BAKER is into his fourth week of pre training, with a return to Warwick Farm late Dec /