Albany trainer Steve Wolfe, jockey Tash Faithfull secure winning trebles in Albany Racing Club season opener
Albany jockey Tash Faithfull and leading local trainer Steve Wolfe each scored winning trebles at Albany Racing Club’s opening meeting of the season on Saturday.
The dynamic pair successfully combined twice on their way to three wins each on a gusty afternoon at Percy Spencer Racecourse for the seven-race card.
They celebrated their first win of the day in the West Cape Howe Maiden (1240m) when Faithfull steered $6.50-priced Jellybean Jones to victory, a half-head ahead of Daniel and Ben Pearce’s fast-finishing Written Sin ($7).
Camera IconJockey Tash Faithfull and trainer Steve Wolfe combined to win with Jellybean Jones. Credit: Laurie Benson
The duo then combined again in the Albany Stockfeeds Handicap (1100m), handing Wolfe his hat-trick when Tash Faithfull saluted with $3.70 favourite Avoidance to keep plenty of punters happy.
Wolfe’s second win of the day came after Chris Nicoll rode $51 outside Dodge ‘Em to a spectacular victory in the Monty’s Leap Handicap (1100m), saluting by a short neck ahead of Samantha Faithfull’s $2.70-favourite Flick The Switch, ridden by her daughter Tash Faithfull.
However the mother-and-daughter duo did savour victory together when Tash Faithfull netted her third win in the final race of the day, triumphing with promising five-year-old mare Beautiful Baroque ($2.60) who claimed the race by a nose to the Pearce-prepared Manhattan Strip.
Camera IconAlbany hoop Tash Faithfull scored a winning treble on opening day. Credit: Laurie Benson
Rebecca Bayliss took out the feature race of the day when Invincible Power ($2.60) saluted in the $40,000 Regional Championship Heat: Road to Ascot (1240m) with Kyra Yuill aboard.
Yuill edged out the Faithfull duo’s Vonsnip ($2.80) by short half-head, with the chasing field more than four lengths behind.
Indianna Weinert secured victory in the ABA Security Handicap (1500m) with Austin Galati-steered Playin’ Hardball and trainer Misty Bazeley’s $11 roughie Pingers was guided to victory by Chanel Cooper in the 1000m maiden to start the day.
Camera IconAlbany Racing Club held its first race meeting for the 2024/25 Great Southern racing season after the first scheduled meeting was transferred to Narrogin. Austin Galati wins with the Indianna Weinert trained Playin’ Hardball in the 1500 metre ABA Security Handicap. Laurie Benson Credit: Laurie Benson
The meeting that officially kicked off the Great Southern racing season was run at Percy Spencer Racecourse with the rail out 6m and the track was rated a Good 3.
Apprentice Amy Jo Hayes was reprimanded by stewards for not wearing the correct colours in race five and hoop Alex Hearn was fined $200 for whip breach in race three on Image Of Pro, using his whip four more times than permitted prior to the 100m.
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