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Fitzroy Boy steals the show in Gundy

13 September 2021

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Goondiwindi Race Club staged the annual Vern Kleinschmidt Community Trust Gold Cup on Saturday. With a bumper crowd of more than 600 people attending the event.

No doubt the border closure did not help, and certainly restricted things with a shortage of jockeys and probably quite a few nominations.

The Cup was the feature race on the program but no doubt, one of the great racing stories of recent times unfolded and stole the show.

Fitzroy Boy was the victim of a recent knife attack at Gunsynd Park and returned to racing in the Oaktree Class B Handicap over 1200 metres.

Trainer Barry Sheppard, connections and jockey Isabelle Rabjones were all ecstatic after being taken on by Bobbybouche early in the race but Fitzroy Boy was happy to sit outside the leader and come away to win well.

The big crowd gave a great cheer as the $5 shot came back to scale.

Bobbybouche held on for second with Very Soon finishing off well for third.

Racing got underway with the QTIS Maiden over 1,000 metres, and Toowoomba trained Imadgic went out a short price favourite.

But there is no combination having a better trot than Corey Geran and Stephanie Lacy with Conair finishing off too strong.

Race two was the Black Truck Benchmark 60 over 1000 meters and in a very open betting race, Bobbie Jo was sent out equal favourite at $3.60.

Bobbie Joe was quick to lead and really gave nothing else a chance despite a strong finish from I’m Jacko and a last on the turn finish from Nambusco.  

Bobby Joe gave Isabelle Rabjones the second leg of what was to be a winning treble.

The Vern Kleinschmidt Community Trust Gold Cup was a very even field but Killarney Trainer Les Clarke had Test War in immaculate condition for the 1400-metre journey.

Olivia Kendal sent Test War straight to the front and led as he liked.

Test War then kicked away on the point of the turn and was far too strong, with Mr Tickets finishing strongly for second and Happy Cino back in third place.

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The last was the Battlers Cup over 1800 metres which saw the field jump from in front of the big crowd on the mound. 

Foxy Rose was the odds-on favourite and looked all over a winner as she cruised to the front on the turn, but Open Road came with a with a withering run to go straight past Foxy Rose in the shadow of the posts and present Isabelle Rabjones with her treble.

The next meeting will be the Port of Brisbane Cup on December 5 at Gunsynd Park.