One of the big guns returns to the track

Top harness racing performer For A Reason will make his return to racing at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Saturday night.

 

Engaged in the Group Three Golden Mile, For A Reason will be first-up since his third in the Inter Dominion last March.

 

Pleased with the stallion’s work leading up to the Group Three, trainer Belinda McCarthy stated For A Reason “is in need of the run.”

 

“He had a good break after the Inter and is ready to go again,” McCarthy said. “Being a stallion and a little older, he will need that run or two to get back to his top.

 

“That said, his work has been solid and he is forward enough to be hard to beat.”

 

To be driven by McCarthy’s husband, Luke, For A Reason has drawn well in barrier four, with Pas Ultimate Delight expected to find the early lead from gate three.

 

Looking to give the son of Art Major “two or three local runs”, McCarthy plans to head back to Queensland with the eight-year-old to tackle the Winter Carnival riches.

 

The Sunshine State has been a happy hunting ground for For A Reason, which has the Queensland Derby and Queensland Pacing Championship in recent years.