Top Notch Field In Tasmania

Top Notch Field In Tasmania

Tasmania – The Erica Port Memorial headlines a top notch card on Saturday.  Named after a 9 YO Corporate Report mare who scored eight wins over a 54 race career.  Since retirement she has had three foals to race, including one winner.  The Erica Port Stakes drew a field of six 3 YO fillies vying for a purse of 60,000 and they will race a distance of six furlongs.  Mother Nature has been delivering a steady rain since Thursday and the track is expected to be rated as “Good”.  Here is a look at the field from the rail out.

Down on the boards will be Ojai High (5/1) a daughter of High Yield and a winner of nine.  Owned and trained by Ojai she has been running mostly on the grass but she is 2/3 on the dirt including one win.  She enters this race off a 2^nd place finish last time out in The Turfy Memorial.  Yes, it was on the grass and her only start over an off track was also on the grass.  Will she like dirt clods in her face?  We will know on Saturday.

Washout (5/1) is by that well known sire Magic Of Sydney and is trained by Boscoman.  Washout has never run over a “good” track but should be able to handle that if she lives up to her name.  Her major worry might be that the distance too short for her.  She finished third last time out in a nine furlong allowance and has won two of 19 starts.  With her last win being over six months ago, she might benefit from a nice conditioned allowance but Boscoman tells us she is training well and could surprise.

To the outside of Washout is Lake Michigan (8/1) who also has a name that might be an omen as to how she will handle the off going.  By Meadowlake, Lake Michigan is conditioned by Palatine and this is a nice filly that has won four and is 7/9 in the money.  She made the lead in her first stakes try, The Bo’s Veranda, but faded down the lane.  She should be fitter this time and is worth a bet.

Wylde Thing (3/1) is a pricy little thing by Storm Cat.  She will be saddled by Zwylde and has won three of 11 starts.  She scored in two allowance races from her last five starts and although she is climbing the class ladder for the first time she should be able to handle it.  She is another that has never run on an off track but her bigger problem will be getting motivated early enough to win.  The distance may be a tad short.

In post five is Mayama (5/2) a well-conformed filly by Afleet   Owned and trained by Maruxa she has six wins from 11 starts including four of her last eight.  She went wire to wire last time out in The Sleezy Toe Memorial – so what’s not to like?   She can handle an off track, likes the distance, and is a stakes winner.  The one to beat!

On the outside is Battlefield Earth (5/2).  This daughter of Diesis is trained by Mrbigb, part of the Sal Empire.  She has won six of 15 but didn’t really discover herself until recently and has reeled off four wins in a row including The Hana’s Record at six furlong with a top speed figure of 105.  She has a top jock, a top trainer and probably the only question is the mud.

Good Luck to all.