Aaron Bain Racing | Aaron Bain News 62719 Abr Weekend Review

Five harness winners in 48 hours were a highlight for Aaron Bain Racing on the weekend.

Three came on Saturday, one on Sunday, then another on Monday for an excellent weekend.

IVSEENHEAVENSLIGHT was brilliant winner of the Ladbrokes Odds Surge Pace (1800m) at Globe Derby Park to start Saturday night for trainer Emma Stewart and reinsman Wayne Hill.

Stewart and Hill combined later in the meeting with BEACH DIAMOND which was an all-the-way winner of the T-Junction Performing At Globe Sunday August 31 Pace (2230m).

The three-year-old filly will have another run in SA before returning to the trainer then heading off for the $40,000 Listed Tasmanian Oaks (2090m) at Hobart on Sunday, September 7.

The Saturday treble came up with REACH THE PEAK also leading throughout in the Ladbrokes Blackbook 3YO & 4YO Pace (1800m).

The three-year-old colt has won all three starts since Stewart decided to send him across to South Australia.

ABR’s fourth winner came on Sunday, when HUNGRY HIPPO proved too good for his rivals at Hobart in the Prydes Easifeed Pace (1609m).

Trained by Emma Stewart and driven by Mark Yole, the Tasmanian bred colt has won all three starts in Tasmania picking up $24,505 in stakes plus his Tasbred bonus.

He is due to return to trainer Emma Stewart’s Victorian stables this week, but ultimately HUNGRY HIPPO will return to Launceston for the Group 3 $60,000 Nutrien AG Solutions Globe Derby Final (2200m) for Tasbred 3YO Colts & Geldings on Sunday, November 30.

On Monday at Globe Derby Park, ex-New Zealand mare DREAMALITTLEDREAM made her debut for ABR, trained by Peter Bain and driven by Wayne Hill in the #stepuptobreastcancer Pace (1800m).

After settling last from gave seven, the five-year-old mare raced away to win by six metres with an impressive SA debut.

On the thoroughbred front, ABR accepted with four runners at Strathalbyn on Wednesday but will have three runners at the most.

After two seconds, OH LOVEY NO seeks her first win in race two, the Sportsbet Set A Deposit Limit Maiden (2050m) at 1.20pm SA time.

The five-year-old mare has drawn gate two in an acceptance of 17 with four emergencies.

Apprentice Matthew Chadwick will ride and claim 2kg bringing her in that amount under the minimum weight.

OH LOVEY NO has run very well at Gawler and Mildura at her past two runs and looks well placed on Wednesday.

BELLEZZE accepted in race three but drew the extreme outside gate of 17 and has been scratched and will be saved for Morphettville Parks on Saturday.

HOLLYWOOD HIGH returns to racing in race four, the Strathalbyn Small Engines Class One Handicap (1100m) at 2.30pm SA time.

The five-year-old mare has drawn barrier one in an acceptance of 14 with four emergencies and will be ridden by Jason Holder.

She hasn’t raced since August 3 last year when a maiden winner at Murray Bridge.

HOLLYWOOD HIGH has had two nice trials to ready her for a racing return.

SPLASH LANDING has accepted in race eight, the Victor Harbor Motor Co Benchmark 546 Handicap (1350m) at 4.50pm SA time.

Having her first start for trainers Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor, the Grand Syndicates-owned mare, unfortunately is second emergency in an acceptance of 18 including four emergencies.

SPLASH LANDING has drawn gate one and apprentice Taylor Johnstone has been engaged.

The mare has not raced since May 18 when trained by David Jolly but has had two nice jump outs for ABR.

We are also looking forward to Saturday at Morphettville Parks with good nominations.

 

ABR Weekend Star

Three-year-old filly BEACH DIAMOND was ABR’s Weekend Star with her dominant return to racing at Globe Derby Park on Saturday.

Trained by Emma Stewart, the filly had not raced since finishing midfield in the New South Wales Oaks at Menangle on May 10 coming from a terrible draw.

BEACH DIAMOND started a red-hot $1.10 favourite in the T-Junction Performing at Globe Sunday August 31 Pace (2230m) and any thrill seeker who took the short odds had no cause for concern.

Reinsman Wayne Hill was able to find the lead from gate three and rated her perfectly racing away to a 20-metre win.

The race was run in a steady shower of rain, but the filly came up with a 30.5 second first quarter of the last 1600 metres, then peeled off three sub-30 second quarters of 29.5, 29.3 and 29.6 seconds for an overall mile rate of 1:59.1.

On a night when times were slightly off the mark, BEACH DIAMOND’s effort was outstanding.

Winning driver Wayne Hill was very impressed by BEACH DIAMOND.

“She was super,” Hill said.

“We jumped to the front and dictated.

“I had to ask her to do a bit a couple of times, but she responded each time, and she ran away from them comfortably.

“The last three quarters were all sub-30 seconds, she was very good.”

The three-year-old filly will have another run in SA before returning to trainer Emma Stewart then heading off for the $40,000 Listed Tasmanian Oaks (2090m) at Hobart on Sunday, September 7.