The stables of Ben Pearce racing will supply three runners to the Belmont turf club meeting on Saturday, May 28 the weather continues to be overcast racing on a soft five the rail position is the inside position.
The first of the stable runners will see the return of Mad Brad to compete in the James Boags Premium handicap over a thousand metres with Ms Lucy Warwick aboard jumping from barrier seven in a field of 8.
4 MAD BRAD (Blks)
5 year old bay gelding (14-10-2010) Sire: Zentsov Street (USA) Dam: Belgrave Square (Octagonal (NZ)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Yarradale Stud
Owners: B M Pearce, B P Jones
Colours: Red, Black Horseshoes, Dk. Blue Sleeves And Cap
Gear Changes: Bar Plates OFF AGAIN, Tongue Tie OFF FIRST TIME
Track: 11:3-2-4 Dist: 3:0-1-2 Track/Dist: 3:0-1-2 Distance(s) Won: 1200 (2), 1300 (2), 1400 (1)
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 15:4-0-6 Soft: 4:1-2-1 Heavy: 0:0-0-0 Synthetic: 0:0-0-0
Mad Brad is a five-year-old gelding having raced on 19 occasions for five wins and seven placings earning prize money in excess of $169,000 he returns after racing at Bunbury on January 26 finishing eight of 11 over 1200 m with Ms Casey Hunter aboard arriving four lengths behind the winner in a time of 1:10.33, racing on a good three.
The next stable entrant will see Bomber Bay, first up from a spell to compete in the fast track to 2016/17 membership handicap over 1200 m with Ben Patterson aboard jumping from barrier nine in a field of 13
8 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
Gear Changes: Browband OFF FIRST TIME, Winkers OFF FIRST TIME
Track: 4:1-0-1 Dist: 3:1-0-1 Track/Dist: 2:1-0-0 Distance(s) Won: 1000 (1), 1200 (1)
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 9:2-0-2 Soft: 1:0-0-1 Heavy: 0:0-0-0 Synthetic: 0:0-0-0
Bomber Bay is a four-year-old Brown gelding having start number 11 with two wins and three placings earning prize-money in excess of $48,000, he resumes prepared for this via a Lark Hill barrier trial on May 16 finishing first of 7 over 950 m with Ben Patterson the pilot landing 0.25 lengths in front of the nearest rival (Hashtag) in a heat time of 59.45.
The final stable runner Raising Dubai will compete, second up from a spell in the Amelia Park beef handicap over 1400 m with Randy Tan aboard jumping from barrier nine in a field of 15.
2 RAISING DUBAI
6 year old bay gelding (2-9-2009) Sire: Dubai Destination (USA) Dam: Rosa Raisa (USA) (Rainbow Quest (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Darley
Owners: C S Pearce, B M Pearce, R Barrett-Lennard, G J Smith, M J Barrett-Lennard, J Barrett-Lennard, K E Mc Glinn, S M Fleming, Mrs B K Jose
Colours: Red, Black Horseshoes, Dk. Blue Sleeves And Cap
Track: 21:4-5-3 Dist: 3:0-1-0 Track/Dist: 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won: 1600 (3), 1850 (1), 2000 (1), 2200 (2)
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 43:5-9-7 Soft: 5:2-0-1 Heavy: 0:0-0-0 Synthetic: 0:0-0-0
Raising Dubai is a six-year-old Bay gelding having raced on 48 occasions for seven wins and 17 placings earning prize-money in excess of $290,000 last time out he competed at Belmont on May 14 finishing midfield four of 8 over 1000m with Randy Tan in charge landing four lengths behind the winner Military Reign in a time of 58.06 with the last 600m in 33.28.
The stable would like to wish connections of these three runners to best of luck at Belmont on Saturday.