Goldfields: Fresh Flo Jo springs surprise
By Ben Sporle, June 20, 2017 - 10:02 AM

Flying Flo Jo has made a winning start to 2017, with a first-up win at her first race start in 28 weeks in the $16,000 Donald’s Family Butcher BM58 Handicap (1000m) on Monday.

The ex-Tasmanian mare was still a maiden on Victorian soil, having registered six minor placings since her transfer to Bendigo-based Kym Hann in May last year. 
On Monday the daughter of Wilander knocked out plenty of quaddie punters after drifting to start at $31.
With Anthony Boyd taking his first ride aboard the five-year-old, Flying Flo Jo showed her usual speed to land outside the leader, riding a hot speed and accelerating clear at the top of the straight for a comfortable two-length win over the Echuca-trained Spirit of Dekay.
“It looked like being a pretty hotly run race,” Boyd said. “We actually got there pretty easily … I looked to my inside and the leader was struggling and I couldn’t believe how well I was travelling.
“She looks in for a good prep.”
Flying Flo Jo is part-owned by her Tasmanian breeder, Ian Creese, who raced the dam, Paristan, to two victories. 
After four wins in the care of Tasmanian trainer Gary White, Flying Flo Jo now has five wins and $77,718 to her name.
The victory was Hann’s 13th of the season, placing him two wins behind leader Shane Fliedner (15 wins) in the Bendigo-based trainers premiership. 
Brian buys up
Goldfields trainers have been among those opening their wallets at this week’s Inglis sales. 
Brian Gentle spent $16,000 to acquire weanlings by Reward for Effort and Fighting Sun while Lucas Cranach and Bullet Train fillies went home with Aileen Vanderfeen for a total of $3500 and Lee Bennewith went to $38,000 on a Wandjina filly.

On the final day of the sale, Danny and Anne Maree Curran did some characteristic tried-horse trading – the stable moved on Romanze for $7000 while picking up four-time winner Solar Bravo from the Austy Coffey camp for $2800.


Bunny bugs Fairness
An unusual trackwork incident forced Shane Fliedner to withdraw the speedy In Fairness from The Valley last Saturday morning.
A maintenance gallop turned into something more when the son of Denman crossed paths with a rabbit. He took fright, dislodging his rider and galloping away. 
Both rider and horse are okay, with In Fairness expected to be back at the races within the fortnight.

Seconds best
While Bendigo racing didn’t throw up a home-track winner on Wednesday, local trainers Brydon Mills and Adam O’Neill would’ve walked away happy with their “roughies” finishing runner-up.
In race two, Lechter ($51) was a game second at start 24, still in search of his maiden win. The five-year-old has now placed at four of his last five starts and has a win in him soon for his patient connections.
Later, punters who know Zoot Suit Riot ($26) wouldn’t have been throwing away their tickets when he was well back in the home straight. Once again he finished strongly, finishing second at $5.20 the place. The promising run came 18 days after his first-up win at the track and distance (1100m).

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