I See Icy Earl shocked the field when the GA Hunter-trained colt crossed the finish line first in the 25th annual Redwood Classic.
I See Icy Earl ($11.00) edged out race favourite Chateau De Ville by getting a strong start, earning the plum position behind Paige Olivia. Me Neither dropped off the pegs at 1100m, giving I See Icy Earl the first glimpse at the sprint lane. Though the horse was dragged back to the main division at the start of the straight, he managed to move to the head of the pack after an impressive sprint. In the end, I see Icy Earl finished with 3.2m to spare over second place finisher Chateau De Ville, who had a stronger finish than expected after a costly early gallop.
2010 Redwood Classic Results:
Place |
Horse |
Prize Money |
Row & Br. |
Trainer |
Driver |
Margin |
| 1 |
I See Icy Earl |
$33,750 | Fr5 | GA Hunter | GA Hunter | – |
| 2 |
Chateau De Ville |
$7,500 | Sr1 | ASC Douglas | G Lang | 3.20 |
| 3 |
The Bohemian NZ |
$5,000 | Fr6 | AB Crossland | AB Crossland | 4.00 |
| 4 |
Djasker |
$2,500 | Fr1 | RA Graham | RA Graham | 7.30 |
| 5 |
Paige Olivia |
$1,250 | Fr7 | RR Sugars | GR Sugars | 18.40 |
| 6 |
Stoned I Am |
– | Sr3 | WG Walker | SM Walker | 17.10 |
| 7 |
Sir Pegasus |
– | Sr2 | DB Van Ryn | LR Sutton | 50.70 |
| 8 |
Me Neither |
– | Fr3 | LW Evison | MJ Cormick | 51.70 |
| 9 |
Moyabamba |
– | Fr2 | DA Kennedy | JJ Alchin | 125.90 |
| 10 |
Rheola Gold |
– | Fr4 | PG Manning | DK Douglas | 133.80 |
Adding to the fun of the harness racing weekend was the Final of the Victoria Trotters Derby. Jingling Silver trotted her way into the history books by becoming the third filly in the past 20 runnings to win the Derby. The win also capped off a big carnival for trainer/driver CW Lang as it marked his fourth win of the day.
Bakas Cobber shot out of the gates, leading the racing at 50m out. Though, My High Expectations and Jingling Silver were close behind and in the end, Bakas Cobber couldn’t fight off the charge of these two horses. In the finishing metres of the race, My High Expectations took the lead, though was quickly overtaken by the determined Jingling Silver.
Miami H ($1.50) was the race favourite, but threw away his chances after a gallop at the start that cost him around 30m. Rostevarren ($4.80) also had a disappointing day finishing just one ahead of the final position.
The two races capped off a big harness racing weekend as it marked the end of the Redwood Carnival. Though, the upcoming week will be packed full of more trotting action, so be sure to get to SportsBet to take a punt on the upcoming harness racing action.
2010 Victoria Trotters Derby Results:
Place |
Horse |
Prize Money |
Row & Br |
Trainer |
Driver |
Margin |
| 1 |
Jingling Silver |
$50,625 | Sr1 | CW Lang | CW Lang | – |
| 2 |
My High Expectations (USA) |
$11,250 | Fr1 | AR Ruggari | AR Ruggari | HD |
| 3 |
Cameos Moment NZ |
$7,500 | Sr5 | M Whiteford | CA Alford | 3.20 |
| 4 |
Backas Cobber |
$3,750 | Fr4 | A Wood | KD Sugars | 4.10 |
| 5 |
Miami H NZ |
$1,875 | Fr3 | DM Balle | FD Cooney | 7.60 |
| 6 |
Good Thanks |
– | Fr6 | CW Lang | CA Lang | 8.00 |
| 7 |
Mister Castleton |
– | Sr3 | JB Tormey | EJ Tormey | 11.80 |
| 8 |
Tuhimata Glass NZ |
– | Fr5 | LJ Justice | LJ Justice | 16.60 |
| 9 |
Ninegrandsons |
– | Sr4 | TR O’Shea | TR O’Shea | 38.00 |
| 10 |
Rostevarren |
– | Fr2 | RA Graham | RA Graham | 50.00 |
| 11 |
Enjoy A Malabu |
– | Sr2 | CW Van Ryn | DR Wilson | 89.40 |