Anna Jones rode Enough in his first barrier trial and told owner and trainer John Bell: "I'll cry if you take me off this horse." Last night Enough won his second race from just three starts and Jones hasn't been on in any of them.
But there were no tears at Ellerslie, only a hug for Bell after Enough and Vinnie Colgan had torn through the opposition in the first race, the $50,000 Azamour-European Champion 1400, running the 1400m in a lightning 1.22.50.
Bell said his bank manager would be more pleased than himself to receive the winner's $30,000 cheque. "And, no, I will be at Karaka tomorrow, but not to buy this horse's relative." Long term, Bell has ideas of racing Enough in Australia. "But only after he's done a fair bit more here."
Rose Of Virginia put a hoof up for Auckland Cup consideration with a dominant win in race 2, the $100,000 Windsor Park Karaka Stayers Cup at Ellerslie last evening.
But the City Of Auckland Cup winner Decorah probably stole the show with a strong late run into third under a crushing 60kg.