Today, Wednesday 5th of July we saw the Bowman/Reward for Effort show continue . After both showed off their infuence and dominance on the weekend. It was no surprise to see more success come their way. Bowman at Canterbury and Reward for Effort stamp his influence on the Sandown meeting with two of his progeny successful.
The boy from Dunedoo began his rise to the top of the mountain, when in 1999/2000 racing season he became, champion Sydney apprentice in his first year of riding .Bowman rode his first Group I winner in 2004 when successful on the Guy Walter , trained, Defier, in the Doomben Cup. Since then his record has just grown each year , reaching a new high, in an epic season of 2016/17. A year his riding association with the champion Winx continued, undefeated. He had group 1 success in Hong Kong and now he is in a showdown with Brendon Avdulla for the Sydney Jockey Premiership. Yesterdays three wins at Canterbury has taken him to within 3.5 of Avdulla.
Hugh Bowman and Winx
Hugh has said "If
I win or don’t win it won’t make any real difference to me, but it is
something to focus on during a quieter time of the year. It is a little
bit of fun,’’ Bowman said.“I don’t feel like a break and I’m riding comfortably at 56kg so my weight is good.“I’m
walking the Kokoda Track in August so I don’t want to take time off now
and then go away for 10 days at the end of July. So, I plan to ride
through to the last day of the season (July 29) then fly out the next
day for the Kokoda walk.’’
Reward For Effort breed continues to dominate in Australias off season and in South Africa, his daughter Effortless Reward recorded her fifth victory recently. Over the past few months his progeny have been winning at most victorian meetings and today at Sandown we saw Pakaya Prince win the benchmark 70, ridden by Ben Thompson and in the benchmark 78, Murphy's Reward, ridden by Jake Bayliss made it a double for the Exceed and Excel stallion. On Saturday his son Gold Symphony was a very impressive winner at Rosehill .
Kiwia -- The 3yo Reset gelding scored his third win from his 5 starts in Saturdays 2000m Hcp at Caulfield. The Weir stable says he's improving all the time. He was ridden by Jordan Childs and even though he was forced to sit on the outside of the leader until just after turning for home where he forged clear to win by one and three quarter lengths.
Unique Lovely -- The 3yo Bel Esprit filly made it three in a row for trainer Frankie Stockdale in the Sheamus Mills Bloodstock Hcp. Ridden by his son Brandon she came storming home to grab the lead near the post just holding off Princess of Queens on her outside.
Supply and Demand -- Ridden by Josh Parr , the tough Sydney stayer trained by bott and waterhouse led all the way in the Caloundra Cup. The Sebring gelding has surprized the stable with his wins even though they keep increasing his distances. He is not really built like a stayer but after the 2400m win today he may have a crack at the Queensland Cup over 3200m.
Monsieur Gustave -- The Al Maher gelding is out of the STravinsky mare Saigon Moonlight which is the Lankan Rupee family. Adam Hyeronimus took him straight to the front and he was never headed. After winning the Eye Liner in Ipswich two weeks ago and the Glasshouse Stakes today. His trainer Daryl Hansen says he will be going for a well deserved rest. He has now won 340,000 dollars in prizemoney.
Hulalalai -- The 2yo colt trained by Bott/Waterhouse ridden by Bowman won the 1400m opening event. He has a super pedigree and could well progress to be a major contenderin the spring. He is by Street Cry from the Encosta De Lago mare Aloha . Adrian Bott says they are thinking of targeting the Caulfield Guineas with the colt. We will just wait for Gai to get back and we will access the spring.
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