Maiden win for Maidonthebeach

Maidonthebeach increased her value as a harness racing broodmare when she cleared maiden ranks in the EH Ball ITM Building Centre Mobile Pace on Saturday. She capitalised on a nice run behind the leader The Arbitrator and won easily by a length and three quarters.

She's a three year old filly by Somebeachsomewhere out of the cup class mare Nursemaid and is raced by Graeme and Jill Cooney, Vin Nally and the Centaurus Syndicate. 

Meanwhile one of Southland's older syndicates The Highlanders Syndicate owned another winner at Ascot Park today. Ideal Art won nicely by three quarters of a length from late finishers Toby O'Gara and Bettor Under Fire.

She's by American Ideal out of Arts Mistress and was also bred by the syndicate. Ideal Art is trained by Murray Brown and was driven by Sheree Tomlinson

Ideal Art after winning at Ascot Park           Photo Bruce Stewart

Southland trainer Ken Dixon trained his first trotting winner when Sheer Class won the Invercargill Workouts Committee Trot at Ascot Park.

Sheer Class winning easily               Photo Bruce Stewart

It was the trainer's 57th winner since he started training in 1976. His first winner was Master Vilas at Winton in November 1976. Over the years he's trained many good pacers including Historic Moment (7), Whale Of A Tale (6), Taurus Chief (4) and New Energy (4). He also developed Richard Henry which won thirty six races in Australia

Bruce Stewart
Southland Harness Racing