The two promising tribbar, Empire City (Volstead)) and Atlantic City (Volstead)) are back in work with the Oamaru hardness racing racing trainer Phil Williamson.
Empire City won four of her eleven starts last season, including the three -year -old sticks of the G2 Sires, the three -year Trotter championship of G2 Sires and the G3 Northern Trotting Derby.
At the end of her three -year season, she drove against the Australian Freak Trotting -Fosen Keayang Zahara and was eight lengths in the Fresh Zealand Trot derby.
“We would have won the derby with five lengths if Keayang Zahara was not (laughter). As a two and three-year-olds, she won a bit and never had the opportunity to have a good disappointment, so we gave her a good magic with Debbie and Mark (Smith).
He notes that Empire City has strengthened since her break.
“She seems to be great and we'll run it when she is ready. She is a R79 horse, so she has to drive the open class horses or quite close. To return to the Open Class scene, is brutal and you have to be well rounded if you want to start.
Williamson says he is encouraged by the enhance in the number of races for aged mares.
“We will probably try to speak to you if we can get petite carnival. It is a long way to go to Auckland, unless you can get three or four starts.”
The full sister Atlantic City from Empire City is also on the energetic list again after it was competitive as a two -year -old last season.
She won two of her five starts, including the three -year -old sticks of the G2 Sires.
“She had the same break as Empire City. She is a gigantic foal for her age and may have trained at the end of her preparation. She was pretty good when she hit the races for the first time.”
Williamson says that Atlantic City will target the races to all three -year -old stut foals.
The Argus also have a two -year -old gelding from what the hill out of Liberty City brings, and he made it half after Empire City and Atlantic City.
“It is massive in terms of size and probably does not have the strength the other two girls had.
In the meantime, Love N The Hafen Williamson's former Rowe Cup winner (Love you) is back at work after being free in November in the latest race in the Fresh Zealand trotting.
“We found a little problem in our leg. We worked on it and gave him a good break. He was a bit coarse in the straights.
from Bruce StewartFor Hartnesslink
