Aaron Bain Racing | Aaron Bain News 62127 Kings Birthday Win

Patrons were looking for a WARM BREEZE at Gawler on Monday for the King’s Birthday race meeting, and the ex-New Zealander duly delivered for Aaron Bain Racing.

The remainder of the ABR runners performed respectively over the weekend but it was just the one winner.

Trainers Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor Are taking a small team to the trials at Morphettville on Thursday and have no runners at Mount Gambier on Wednesday.

ABR is looking to have representation at the Thomas Farms Murray Bridge meeting on Saturday.

On the harness scene, two outstanding wins for ABR at Globe Derby Park on Saturday.

TAKE MY WALLET resumed from a break of nearly 12 months to win in great style.

The six-year-old mare was given a brilliant drive by Samantha Hill to take out the NC Equine Pace (1800m).

Raced on lease by harness enthusiast Clancy Garner and trained by Peter Bain, TAKE MY WALLET ($5.50), settled one-out, one-back before sprinting home to beat the favourite Cyclone Brenda, driven by Hill’s husband Wayne.

Peter Bain was delighted for Clancy as he stables the mare and helps out with her training.

“TAKE MY WALLET likes her own company and for that reason we stable her at Clancy’s property away from the rest of the ABR team.”

CAPTAIN PERFECT scored his fourth win on a SA campaign in the Ladbrokes Bet Ticker Pace (2230m).

The three-year-old, driven by Wayne Hill, beat the older horses by 14-1/2 metres after sitting parked, rating 1:57.6.

CAPTAIN PERFECT will return to trainer Emma Stewart’s Victorian stables and there is a chance he might head to Queensland for the Group 1 $150,000 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby (2680m) at Albion Park on Saturday, July 19.

Two of ABR’s star two-year-olds will clash at Ballarat on Thursday.

DEGARMEA TEALE, LOUCASSO and LETSSTARTINHEAVEN were acceptors in the $20,000 Durham Park Two-Year-Old Rising Star (1710m), race five at 7.30pm SA time.

Unfortunately, trainer Emma Stewart has had to scratch DEGARMEA TEALE.

DEGARMEA TEALE had drawn gate one, LOUCASSO will carry the number six saddlecloth while LETSSTARTINHEAVEN has the seven.

ABR Weekend Star

Again, a tough choice to select our Weekend Star but the nod finally went to WARM BREEZE for his excellent all-the-way win at Gawler on Monday.

A former New Zealand galloper, WARM BREEZE made it two wins in a row for Aaron Bain Racing following his maiden win at Thomas Farms Murray Bridge in May.

Ridden by Jason Holder, WARM BREEZE ($3.50) sat wide from gate seven seeking the best going on the heavy nine track surface and repelled his rivals to win the Matrix Solar Solutions Class One Handicap (1100m).

The five-year-old prevailed by 1-1/4 lengths from Tara Rani ($51) with Scandalist ($3.60), three-quarters of a length away third.

Carrying topweight of 60kg, the gelding controlled the tempo and was never seriously challenged in the home straight.

Trainers Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor along with Racing Manager Will O’Malley have opted to wait for the suitable races for WARM BREEZE.

“Breeder and owner Graham Court sent him across to see if we could place him to advantage,” Aaron Bain said.

“We found the right maiden at Murray Bridge, then today he was well suited at Gawler.

“He is improving in his second preparation for ABR.

“There is no doubt he also liked the heavy track today.

“It was a good positive ride by Jason which ensured the victory.”

Winning jockey Jason Holder said WARM BREEZE had backed up his maiden win in good style.

“WARM BREEZE gave me another nice winner for ABR,” Holder said.

“He backed up his effort at Murray Bridge which was good.

“He jumped out well and I rode him where he was happy.

“I rode him like he was the best horse in the race.

“He wanted to wait for them in the home straight but did enough to win well.”