Gutsy win by Joe Czarina in Sprint Trophy

PENANG:  Aug 17, 2014
 
JOE CZARINA leads BALOTELLI and GOOD BABY (on rails) home in the Swettenham Stud Sprint Trophy
A delighted Yan Weng Kuan returns to scale on JOE CZARINA

JOE CZARINA rose rapidly through the ranks to record his first major win in the Sultan Gold Vase in Ipoh last year.

Today, the Australian seven-year-old cemented his reputation with another gutsy display in the RM500,000 Swettenham Stud Sprint Trophy (1400m) at his home base Penang.

Ridden by jockey Yan Weng Kuan, JOE CZARINA was well back in the early running, then had to look for a run on the inside of horses making the turn into the straight.

The promising BALOTELLI, meanwhile, disputed the early lead and was well clear at the top of the straight. But he drifted out under pressure and JOE CZARINA made his challenge on his inside at the 200m and went on to win by three-quarter of a length with BALOTELLI fighting back close home to hold on to second placing.

GOOD BABY, who won this race last year, finished strongly on the rails to claim third placing in a capacity field of 16 runners.

It was the 10th win in 37 starts for JOE CZARINA who was bought for A$85,000 by the Penang Turf Club at the Horses In Training Sale.

For jockey Yan, it was his biggest ever win.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE:   Tote No / Horse / Trainer / Jockey / Position
 

 

 DONCASTER BLOODSTOCK SALES TROPHY

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

14

 OIL TOWN CAPTAIN SH Tan CC Wong

1
  (6 b.nz.g Captain Rio - Tarred N' Gold by Manntari)  

4

 Lucky Money HS Lim CK Ng

2

6

 Chinese Street PK Leong J Shankar

3

11

 Speed Train Robert Aify

4
 

 

 SHARON FORRESTER-JONES RACING GROUP TROPHY

2

 CLASS 5 - 1700M

10

 LA FAMILIA SH Tan J Shankar

1
  (4 b.a.g Casino Prince - Rosie's Sunset by Woodman)  

11

 Esperanza J Tan WT Chung

2

5

 Smarty Eye J Tan Azhar

3

8

 Coconut SH Tan J De Souza

4
 

 

 JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION TROPHY

3

 CLASS 4 - 1700M

8

 MOGAN'S PRIDE HS Lim CK Ng

1
  (6 b.nz.g Gold Centre - Miss Coppelia by Turbulent Dancer)  

7

 Happy Melang SH Tan Yan

2

6

 Luck Dragon N Azman KC Tham

3

3

 King Faalcon L Moy Sofhan

4
 

 

 OCK CUP

4

 OPEN STAKES A (SW, RTG 60+) - 1600M

1

 BEAUTIFUL CHOICE Wong J Low

1
  (8 b.m.g Super Istana - Bliss by Serheed)  

12

 Triple One D'Best PK Leong SU Lim

2

11

 Wind Of Success SH Tan CC Wong

3

5

 Happy Thoughts SH Tan Yan

4
 

 

 SWETTENHAM STUD SPRINT TROPHY

5

 MALAYSIA GROUP 1 (SW) - 1400M

6

 JOE CZARINA SH Tan Yan

1
  (7 ch.a.g Favelon - Czarina by Royal Academy)  

15

 Balotelli HS Lim F Yap

2

1

 Good Baby CC Ooi Azhar

3

2

 Rush Wong J Shankar

4
 

 

 TATTERSALLS TROPHY

6

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

5

 BEYOND WEALTH KL Chong KK Chin

1
  (3 b.a.g Mint Lane - Wings Of Alice by Testa Rossa)  

2

 Stormy Bruce S Cook Wepner

2

4

 Nothing To Lose KL Chong KC Wong

3

3

 Alien CC Ooi F Yap

4
 

 

 MITAVITE CUP

7

 COSMO C (SW) - 1100M

5

 ANAK PUJUT B Ng Salee

1
  (7 blk/br.a.g Real Jester - Divine Destiny by Second Empire)  

1

 Military Attack Danis J De Souza

2

2

 Pied Piper SH Tan Yan

3

9

 Speed Flying J Tan J Low

4
 

 

 OAK TREE FARM TROPHY

8

 COSMO C (SW) - 1100M

4

 MOVIE GOER E Breukelen J De Souza

1
  (7 b.a.g Country Reel - Flawed Logic by Rory's Jester)  

12

 The Thinker Wong F Yap

2

8

 Mogan's Pet HS Lim CT Lee

3

6

 Alex Five O B Ng M Hanif

4
 

 

 ASCOT FARM TROPHY

9

 COSMO C (SW) - 1100M

5

 D'CREATOR K Coetzee Yusri

1
  (6 b.a.g Stravinsky - Radio Sky by Kreisler)  

2

 Slipa Vista N Azman KC Tham

2

9

 Yonlai SH Tan CC Wong

3

4

 Its Only Money KL Chong KK Chin

4