Ben Pearce will supply two runners to the Belmont turf club meeting on Wednesday, June 15 the weather is predicted to be fine racing on a good three, the rail position is out 15 m then the cut away in the straight.
The first of the stable runners will see Roman Fighter head out in race (4) on the card in a club membership handicap over a thousand metres with Clint Johnston-Porter aboard jumping from barrier nine in field of nine.
3 ROMAN FIGHTER
4 year old chestnut gelding (28-10-2011) Sire: Zentsov Street (USA) Dam: Gale Warning (Mighty Avalanche) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Mr T M Patrizi
Owners: B M Pearce, T D Forrest, R G Sayers
Colours: Green, Gold Horse Head, Gold Cap With Green Horse Head
Track: 7:1-1-0 Dist: 9:2-2-0 Track/Dist: 5:1-1-0 Distance(s) Won: 1000 (2), 1200 (1)
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 13:3-3-0 Soft: 2:0-0-0 Heavy: 0:0-0-0
Roman Fighter is a four-year-old chestnut gelding having raced on 15 occasions for three wins and three placings earning prize-money in excess of $45,000.
Roman Fighter last raced at Belmont on June 1 finishing midfield fourth of eight with Randy Tan aboard in a class 3 over 1000m going down by 2.25 lengths in a time of 58.23.
The next stable runner will see Bomber Bay second up from a spell in the pink ladies day July 9 handicap over 1400 m with Clint Johnston- Porter aboard jumping from barrier 11 with a field of 16 to compete.
1 BOMBER BAY
4 year old brown gelding (14-11-2011) Sire: Oratorio Dam: Bantry Bay (Tale of the Cat (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Mungrup Stud
Owners: B M Pearce, G J Nelson, G J Smith, S J Orrock, Ms D J Greaves, Canseeme Syndicate(Mgr: D J Hollins)
Colours: Red, Black Horseshoes, Dk. Blue Sleeves And Cap
Track: 5:1-0-1 Dist: 5:0-0-2 Track/Dist: 1:0-0-1 Distance(s) Won: 1000 (1), 1200 (1)
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 10:2-0-2 Soft: 1:0-0-1 Heavy: 0:0-0-0
Bomber Bay is a four-year-old Brown gelding having raced on 11 occasions for two wins and three placings earning prize-money in excess of $48,000.
Last time out he competed at Belmont on May 28 finishing 8 of 13 over 1200 m in a one metro win event with Ben Patterson aboard arriving five lengths behind the winner in a time of 1:11.74 with the last 600m in 35.08.
Ben has utilised a gear change for this occasion by adding a barrier blanket for the first time.
The stable would like to wish connections the best of luck at Belmont on Wednesday.