Trombone Alley's fairytale comeback was franked at the Gold Coast yesterday when the seven-year-old became a stakes winner when he took out the $100,000 Listed Goldmarket. Picture: Brendan Radke Source: Brendan Radke / News Limited
IN a week where horses will sell for possibly seven figures across the road, it was a giveaway which stole the show on the Gold Coast yesterday.
Trombone Alley had been enjoying retirement until his owner Gary Pemberton "did a favour" to trainer Alicia Willick just over six months ago. The seven-year-old is now a stakes winner after winning the $100,000 Listed Goldmarket yesterday.
"He'd been in the paddock for six months and I asked Gary if he had any horses that he might be able to help us out with," Willick said.
"He ended up giving us three and all of them have won.
"We were able to give shares away to some of our good clients and they are a great group of people. It's just great for them to be in a nice horse.
"This is a lovely race to win and I guess I have to have a look at the calendar now to see where we will go next."
The race continued a return to the big time for Jason Taylor, who only secured the ride 90 minutes before the race after Larry Cassidy couldn't make the 54kg.
"I had to quickly look through the form and do a speed map," a typically happy Taylor said.
It followed Taylor deputising for Michael Cahill on Lucky Hussler in the George Moore Stakes last month.
Taylor now hopes to find a similar drop in to be part of next week's Magic Millions extravaganza.
Trainer Alicia Willick with Trombone Alley before his big assignment. Picture: David Clark Source: News Limited
"I don't have anything at the moment, but hopefully something will crop up," he said.
Trombone Alley, who did all his previous racing for Pat Duff, has won four of six starts for Willick, with minor placings in the other two.
"He showed from his first gallop he still had it," she said.
"We needed to get his confidence right and it also took plenty of time to get him fit, but he hasn't looked back since."
It was a race for the veterans, with eight-year-old Gundy Son running on strongly to edge the consistent Morning Captain out of the minor prize.
While the senior citizens took the major prize, David Kelly unearthed a potential topliner of the future when Flight King led throughout in the three-year-old. It was his third win from as many starts this time in.
"I have a big opinion of him and the horse stepped up to the plate today," Kelly said.
"I will probably put him away for the winter carnival now. He's not quite there maturity wise yet, but if I put him out for 4-6 weeks now, it will give him a good chance to go to the next level."
Both Kelso Wood and Chris Munce were satisfied with the effort of runner-up Into The Red, who conceded 7.5kg to the winner.
"He was anchored by the 59kg and I thought he went super," Munce said.
Wood feels Into The Red has the constitution to cope with the seven day back up into the Magic Millions Guineas next week.
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