Hey there Georgie Boy

Changeover gelding My Georgie Boy backed up his consistent form by winning at the Wairio harness racing meeting yesterday at the Central Southland Raceway.

The three year old gelding is owned by Brendon McIntyre, Bill Moffatt, Paddy Cullen, Malcolm Pennack and Denis Mullally who are all good stable clients of trainer Peter Hunter.

Hunter took My Georgie Boy straight to the lead and was able to dictate the pace from the top. 

"We got it easy down the back and it worked out pretty good really," he said after the win.

The horse was bred by Mandy Davis and was owned by her when he qualified at Wyndham last April. 

"Mandy sold the farmlet at Mossburn so we decided to get a syndicate together and buy this one. He qualified behind Foo Fighter as a two year old but he's taken a wee while to come up."

My Georgie Boy with winning connections      -Photo Bruce Stewart

The winning margin was two lengths and the time was 1-57.0. 

My Georgie Boy is out of the Holmes Hanover mare Mystic Maiden which has left a mixture of trotting and pacing stock. Mystic Sun by Sundon and bred by Colin McLean won ten races trotting while Southern Sun which was by Thunder N Lightning won nine races pacing, including The Robin Dundee Crown. 

Southern Light, a one win daughter of Southern Sun, is also trained by Hunter. 

Second to My Georgie Boy today was Maidonthebeach trained by Peter Hunter's brother Hamish.

Hamish later won with Tiziano which continues the great run that stable client and breeder Graham Cooney is having at the moment. He co-bred Tiziano and also bred and owns two of the Hamish Hunter winners at Oamaru last weekend in Acolyte and Groomsman.

My Georgie Boy winning at Winton

Bruce Stewart
Southland Harness Racing