Kiwi-to-clever in Group 1 Nullarborbor

Up-to-date Zealand gelding Mister Smartee (NZ) (Always B Miki) after its victory in A.

The check of a winner of 500,000 US dollars brought his career gain to only 1.1 million US dollars, with 16 of his 17 victories in Australia for coach Gary Hall SNR, which was properly decorated with the result on Friday.

“He is an incredible horse,” said Hall Snr. “I have a great crew in this horse, I have some really good owners.”

The 75-year-old Hall SNR has trained some outstanding equestrian athletes in the cable harvest in several decades and rated second place on Friday only for Kiwi Bridge with second place I'm Temightyquinn'The first of two interdominion final (2506 m) victories of Group 1 13 years ago on the Perth route.

“He's second quinny,” he said.

His son Gary Hall jnr was on the bike because he was in all 16 Australian victories of Mister Smartee, and the leading backmain was after the victory on Friday on Friday, his second on the group of the group, the five -year -old gelding in Ehren.

“It was probably one of the biggest thrills (my career),” said Hall jnr. “Since it was announced (race), I wanted to win it.

“I love this horse. He is a really quirky horse, but we always thought that he was an elite level, and only to see it this evening was really something special.”

Mister Smartee Replay

Mister Smartee was bred by Dancingonmoonlight Narrow and he was offered in Christchurch in Christchurch 2021 NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sale, where he was bought by coach Craig Edmonds for $ 32,500.

As a two-year-old for Edmonds, he had two starts in Up-to-date Zealand and took second place in the debut on Addington Raceway before returning to the Christchurch route to publish his first victory.

He was then sold to Hall SNR customers, and he proved to be a clever purchase that won further 16 races, eight of those at group level, including the 4 -year -old Golden Nugget (2536 m) and the zeroarbor.

Out of NZB Standardbred