Impressive training force set to grow

What an impressive training force harness racing’s Jason Grimson is becoming.

The former Riverina horseman shocked everyone winning the NSW Inter Dominion on protest with rejuvenated claimer Boncel Benjamin (Grinfromeartoear) late last year.

But the upset win has merely served as an entrée to his stunning emergence.

Having conquered NZ last month with Majestic Cruiser (Art Major), Grimson has his sights set on more success away from his Menangle base.

Grimson said Queensland in coming weeks and Victoria later in the year were firmly on his radar.

“I’ll head up to Queensland in the next week or so with a team,” Grimson said.

Heading that team will be Group 1 NZ Messenger winner Majestic Cruiser and former NZ Cup winner Cruz Bromac (Falcon Seelster).

“Majestic Cruiser is about two weeks away from a race or trial and he’ll go to the Sunshine Sprint and Blacks A Fake,” he said.

“Cruz Bromac is a 10-year-old, but gee he’s come back well, much better than I had him before Miracle Mile time. He’ll either trial at Menangle (Wednesday) or run in the Golden Mile at Menangle on Saturday night. Then he’ll go to Queensland.”

Grimson thinks stable newcomer Fire Fox (Sweet Lou), who made it four wins from five starts since coming across from NZ with a Menangle win on Saturday night, will be a feature race player.

“He’s the fastest horse I’ve ever sat behind,” he said. “I reckon he’ll be as good as Majestic Cruiser and Cruz Bromac in time.

“I’ll also take Ideal Dan up for the Rising Sun. He just wasn’t right in the APG final last time. I think he and a few others in the barn had a bit of a bug.

“I might go to the Redcliffe Cup with him, if I can qualify him.

“Super Apple will go up for the Redcliffe Derby and other races through until the Queensland Derby.”

Grimson said he could also play caretaker trainer for some horses from fellow Menangle trainers Jack Trainor and Cameron Ross.

“Jack’s got a couple of nice mares he wants to race up there and Cam (Ross) is looking at the Oaks with his nice filly Steno,” he said.

“We all work well together. There might be times we switch and I come back to Menangle and one of them heads up to look after the horses in Queensland.”

by Adam Hamilton, for Newscorp