Joe and Wiseguy heading for Cup

The two tightest assessed Stonewall Stud harness racing pacers are progressing well for different spring targets.

B D Joe (Roll With Joe) has completed six weeks of work in the north and has been in the South Island for four weeks.

“He’s progressing and will go to the trials in mid to late August. He’s right on target and his aim will be the Avon City Ford Cup in early September,” co-trainer Steve Telfer said.

Alta Wiseguy (Mach Three) has remained in the Northern Barn and is also making good progress towards his spring targets.

“He’s at the same stage as BD Joe. We’ve got the Spring Cup (22^nd September) up here for him. He’ll be ready to trial in late August. Hopefully we can get a run into him before the Spring Cup and he’ll run in the northern features before running in the New Zealand Cup.”

Telfer says Aardie’s Express (Always B Miki) and Allamericanlover (American Ideal) will start In the Maurice Holmes Vase on 25^th August.

“She (Allamericanlover) had a quiet trial at Rangiora. She’s quite high in the grades (R92) and there’s not really a race for her (early) so she can go in the Maurice Holmes. She’ll trial again next week and have another trial a fortnight after that. The Maurice Holmes will be her starting off point. I’m happy with the way she’s come back and she’s such a great mannered and standing start horse, so she’ll be thereabouts in whatever race she competes in.”

Telfer says the northern stable has close for sixty horses in work while the southern barn run by his sister Amanda has forty five horses in training.

He says the northern barn has six two year males that’ll be aimed for the Sires Stakes heats and five fillies that will step out in four to five weeks.

“Iron Brigade (Art Major) has shown he’s got a bit of ability. Of the fillies, Seasidestar (Downbytheseaside) won a maiden race the other week and Akatea (Art Major) has had one start for a second and gone really well. Both will run in the early season classics.”

by Bruce Stewart, for Harnesslink