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New Zealand harness racing trainer Graeme Anderson is onto a good thing with Cantfindabettorman (Sweet Lou) and Spirit Of Arion (Sweet Lou) both achieving milestones at Melton last weekend.

Cantfindabettorman which won the $50,000 Group Three Hygain Four and Five Year Old Championship took his lifetime earning to over $400,000 while Spirit Of Arion who finished second in his race elevated his stakes to over $100,000.

Both horses were developed by Anderson and his training partner Mike Love in New Zealand.

Cantfindabettorman is still owned by the horse’s original ownership group of Tony Gow, Anderson, Steve Pulley, Ray Chalkin and Dave McHugh who are all based in New Zealand. Australian Diane Reilly also has shares in the gelding.

Both horses have been recently transferred from the Luke McCarthy’s barn in Sydney to Isabel Walsh’s Victoria stable.

“Diane runs the ship over there. They’re (Isabel and Peter Walsh) doing a great job with them both, they like the horses and we’re reaping the rewards from a different way of training. The reports from the stable is that they’re thriving and getting better and better which is good.” Anderson said.

Cantfindabettorman was bought by Anderson at the 2020 NZB Standardbred Auckland Sales for $41,000 and the five year old has now had 58 starts for 18 wins and 21 minor placing.

He qualified for Canterbury trainer Mark Fuller and had two starts for the stable before Anderson and Love took over.

In New Zealand he had fourteen starts for three wins and six minor placings.

When he won at Oamaru as a two year old he broke the 2000 metre track record and ran his last 800 metres in 54.7 winning by four and three quarter lengths.

“He was a good two and three year old but slightly below the top tier. He’s probably grown into his frame because he was a big horse. Times been his friend and he’s starting to race like a good Free For Aller now.”

Cantfindabettorman from just six starts from his new stable has won three and banked $59,650. All of his wins have been at Melton where he’s been driven by Chris Alford.

“Chris has been driving him beautifully. I haven’t had him drive for me much. The other night when he won they went hard early, he looped the field and parked Emma Stewart’s horse (Perfect Class) which was the hot favourite. Then he ran away and left them.”

Anderson says Cantfindabettorman is likely to race in the upcoming Interdominions in Sydney.

“The way he’s racing he’s probably a chance. The boys like a good trip and Tony and Steve are the first two to go.”

New Zealand harness racing trainer Graeme Anderson is onto a good thing with
Cantfindabettorman (Sweet Lou) and Spirit Of Arion (Sweet Lou) both achieving milestones
at Melton last weekend.