Harness racing over the last week saw impressive runs by two of the Sir Lincoln early 2yos.
John The Plumber (Sir Lincoln – Eves Apple) produced a big run from well back in the field on the turn to run second in a maiden race at Timaru on the 18th January.
Trainer Bruce Negus said " I was quite pleased with his Timaru run as he got well back, but finished quickly in what was a strong maiden field. They ran a 2:00 mile rate on the wet track which makes the run even better "
"I will be starting him in the Sapling Stakes at Ashburton on the 4th February and he needed to race well against the maidens at Timaru to be starting in that field."
Bruce thinks they could go around 1:55 for the mile in the Sapling Stakes, and said "there are some nice 2yos trialing at the moment and it should be a competitve race"
Two days after John The Plumber ran second at Timaru another Sir Lincoln 2yo colt Lincoln Sky (Sir Lincoln – Toast Of New York) also ran second at Cambridge after showing good gate speed to lead early. He fought on well for second after trailing for the last 800m.
A big improver in the Ray Green stable, Lincoln Sky could be a player in the classic races later in the season.
Sir Lincoln now has seven qualifiers from his first crop with good feedback on his stock, with "well gaited" and "speedy" being the common quotes from trainers.
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