THE racing manager for Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams’ stable Jenna Primmer is the Face of the 2012 Tabcorp Warrnambool May Racing Carnival. Primmer is the daughter of Mark and Rose Primmer and sister of Brenton, a former jockey who suffered horrific injuries after a race fall at Warrnambool in 2006. He now trains in partnership with Mark.
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Warrnambool Racing Club chief executive John Green said the club was pleased that Jenna had accepted the position.
Primmer said she was shocked to be asked to fill the role.
“The Warrnambool May Racing Carnival is up there with the best carnivals in Australia. I’m looking forward to working for the club in the role,” she said. Primmer will make several appearances at events during the week of the carnival including Breakfast With The Stars, the Australian Jumps Racing Association cocktail party, the Ladies Luncheon and Owners and Trainers function as well as promoting the carnival in the lead-up to the event.
VETERINARY TEST
WARRNAMBOOL trainer Alan Peterson requested a veterinary test for Fifteen Schooners before the five-year-old took his place in a 1550-metre maiden at Mount Gambier on Sunday. Peterson and Fifteen Schooners were involved in a car accident near Dartmoor hours before the race. Terang owner Kieran O’Brien helped Peterson by floating Fifteen Schooners to the course after his six-horse truck was damaged in the accident.
Peterson was more concerned about the welfare of the people in the Mazda sedan which crashed into his truck.
“It’s great the horse won but I’m more worried about the people in the car. I phoned the stewards from the accident site and told them I wanted a vet’s test when I got on course. The horse showed no sign of injury.”
The former top local jockey said he was confident that Fifteen Schooners could run either first or second before the race.
“He ran second at Burrumbeet at his last start. It was a very good run. He was well beaten but it was a dour effort,” Peterson said. “Our long-term aim is to get him ready for a race at the Warrnambool May Carnival.”
Fifteen Schooners has now one win and a second placing from his three starts.
LYON RIDES A DOUBLE
FORMER Warrnambool jockey Jason Lyon was back in the winner’s stall when he booted home a double at Camperdown on Saturday.
Lyon, who is now based in Melbourne, was successful on Sayaprayer in a maiden and Rock The Ballet in a restricted race. He has made a full recovery from a broken jaw which he sustained in a track work accident at Flemington on October 21.
OALANJO BREAKS MAIDEN STATUS
WARRNAMBOOL-trained mare Qalanjo finally broke her maiden status when she won a 1400-metre race at Camperdown on Saturday. Qalanjo was having her 12th race start when she defeated Wild Landing by a short half head. Trainer Jenny Smith said the horse deserved the victory.
“She’s been unlucky in many of her races and on some of those occasions they were not her fault. She’s a lovely mare who has a relaxed laid-back attitude,” Smith said.
Qalanjo has won more than $17,000 in stakes from her 12 starts.
WHEELER SUSPENDED
SATURDAY’S Camperdown Cup winning jockey Reece Wheeler was suspended by stewards after his ride on Population in the $15,000 race. Wheeler pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge. The charge related to an incident near the 300-metre mark when he permitted his mount to shift out when not sufficiently clear of Polymook, which resulted in Polymook being taken out off its course and hampered Fieldmaster. Wheeler’s suspension started at midnight on January 23 and will expire at midnight on February 2.
WHO TO FOLLOW:
LIAM BIRCHELY: one of the best trainers in Queensland. He produces winners on a regular basis. Keep following his runners.
INFUSE: impressive winner at Flemington on Saturday. Infuse has now won two of his three starts. More wins are in store for the three-year-old.
PERSIAN STAR: ran on well late in a 2000-metre race at Flemington on Saturday to finish in third place. Look for him in a race over more ground and he will be hard to beat.
VONHARP: forget she ran in a 1400-metre race at Flemington on Saturday. She was slow away and then had no luck in the straight. Follow her next time.
BRAD RAWILLER: does not chase the rides like he did a few years ago but that has not stopped his ability. Rawiller still boots home plenty of winners. Two at Moe on Saturday and two at Ballarat on Sunday. Put his rides in your multiple bets.
