Blink in time for fighting Nathan

Jockey Nathan Berry and his wife Whitney on their wedding day last month. Source: Simon Bullard / Supplied

NATHAN Berry tried to blink for the first time yesterday since being admitted to intensive care in a Singapore hospital.

Everyone involved in Sydney racing would have had Berry on their minds when they rocked up to Rosehill yesterday.

The popular jockey was struck down with viral encephalitis on Tuesday. The virus can cause inflammation of the brain.

He suffered several seizures, and was shifted into intensive care as family, including his twin brother Tommy, rushed to his bedside.

Jockey Glyn Schofield, whose daughter Whitney married Nathan just last month, told At The Track from Singapore: "He hasn't taken a backward step since yesterday, and all his numbers are getting better.''

Nathan tried to blink early yesterday, said his father Kevin, who remained home in Sydney, and added "there's not a minute that passes by I don't think about him''.

There were also plans to lower Nathan's dose of medication.

"I spoke to (wife) Julie who told me Nathan is trying to blink his eyes, which is a sign he's coming right,'' Kevin said. "He hasn't had a seizure for a while, and he's getting colour in his face.

"The doctors don't like people in his room for a long time. They actually had to tell Tommy to go home at 1am this morning.''

Tommy was originally scheduled to head to Singapore tomorrow. He did a marvellous job keeping it together at Newcastle on Wednesday, then again at Warwick Farm on Thursday.

The only time he came close to losing it was while being interviewed after bagging a winner at both meetings.

He told At The Track late on Thursday he planned to help fellow jockey Christian Reith move some pavers on Friday. But late in the day he had a change of heart, and made the rushed trip to the airport. It was so sudden he called the likes of trainer Gai Waterhouse to let him know of his movements while en route to the airport.

Nathan is in Singapore for four months. He wed Whitney last month, and had just started to seriously turn some heads after booting home a series of winners, including Unencumbered in the Magic Millions Classic.

HANS'S REGRETTAL

STILL on Berry, that gibberer "Hans from Hong Kong'' — who runs what he says is "the most read racing website in the world'' — had everybody on edge when he reported via Twitter that Nathan was on life support.

It was quickly denied by Berry's manager. But the tweet, posted on Friday morning, had already circulated and caused his family and friends to panic.

It's that sort of garbage that gives the rest of the press a bad name. He should stick to bagging racing in NSW. Yes, that's right, the powerhouse state that has provided Honkers with an endless supply of jockeys, horses as well as officials.

The Joe Pride-trained Steps In Time holds off Sweet Idea in the Coolmore Classic. Picture: Simon Bullard Source: Supplied

RED AND GREEN PRIDE

TRAINER Joe Pride hates it when South Sydney get pumped in the NRL. Normally, when the Rabbits get rolled, like they were on Friday night by the almighty Wests Tigers, Pride's horses run accordingly.

Not yesterday. Steps In Time won the feature Coolmore as well as Earnest Ernest in the APN Outdoor Handicap (1200m).

Kiaarn Holland (middle) with Laura Crilley and Rebecca Hammersley. Source: News Limited

KIAARN COMES WITH THE BOOM

IF there was one thing more impressive than Spirit Of Boom's breakthrough Group 1 win in the William Reid Stakes on Friday night, it was seeing the horse's strapper afterwards.

Kiaarn Holland (below), a former jockey, turned plenty of heads as Spirit Of Boom returned to scale at Moonee Valley.

Trainer Tony Gollan said Holland started travelling with Spirit Of Boom last spring, and has done a great job with the horse.

As for Spirit Of Boom, Gollan said the TJ Smith Stakes would slot in perfectly for his horse next month.

With a little luck, and a dry track, Spirit Of Boom will farewell racing in the Stradbroke before standing at stud.

NOW AND YEN

SPOTTED: the Japanese film crew in town filming The Championships plonking $200 straight out on Hana's Goal to win the Coolmore. It was gone soon after they jumped when the galloper missed the start by seven lengths.

30/05/2012 Queensland Oaks promo. Kiaarn Holland with racehorse Quintessential. Source: News Limited

VICS OUT OF TIME... AGAIN

IF YOU want further proof Victoria marches to the beat of its own drum, why on earth was Sandown's opener run at 1.45pm and the last at 6.10pm? It was the Melbourne Racing Club's call. Rosehill's bumper program started at 12.20pm and finished at 5.20pm. Let's get it together, people.

LLOYD'S SYDNEY RETURN

JEFF Lloyd is in the process of re-applying for his jockey's licence, and indicated he will return to the saddle in SYDNEY, not Queensland.

TRUCK OF TROUBLE

SEE what happens when you forget to pay the rego?

Our central coast spies sent us some hilarious footage of the giant Sky Channel outside broadcast truck being towed away from the Wyong race meeting on Tuesday.

After a little digging, Sky Channel supremo Brendan Parnell told us a "bureaucratic bungle'' meant the truck wasn't registered, and therefore had to be towed to a few meetings during the week.

"The truck is fine, we just couldn't drive it until the registration was sorted,'' he said.

The OB truck was back on the road to Kembla today.

Sky has a giant fleet of OB trucks in Queensland, which beam high-definition images of the races. Our poor truck in Sydney is getting on in age, and was supposed to be replaced two years ago. Drawn-out negotiations over media rights has forced the new set of wheels to be put on the backburner.

The Sky Racing truck... On the back of another truck. Source: Supplied

NSW BACK IN THE GAME

COMMON sense has prevailed with NSW re-entering the National Apprentices Series.

For the first time, NSW didn't bother to take part in the rookie rider series this year. The first three legs run in Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland didn't feature Team NSW.

Organisers told us on Wednesday the reason given by NSW was lack of sponsorship. We put in a call to Druitt Street on Thursday, and were told "we haven't decided not to send anybody''.

Then on Friday, organisers received word from Racing NSW it would now send a rider to the next heat in Perth on April 16.

PERRY FAMILY WOES

IT was a rough morning for the famous Perry family on Friday.

Paul Perry, Newcastle's third-favourite son after Andrew Johns and Allan "Robbo'' Robinson, rocked up to trackwork at 5am, but couldn't get out of his car. He had done his back, and needed to be lifted out of his vehicle and rushed to hospital. Son Nathan was already due for an operation that day to remove a floating bone in his back. Paul's other son Shannon held the family fort yesterday.

WEB OF QUESTIONS FOR WATT

STEWARDS have asked syndicator Dean Watt to appear at an inquiry on a date to be fixed. While it's understood there are no issues with Watt registering domain names, which is referred to as "cyber-squatting'', the stipes are interested to know why he allegedly operated a website in the name of one of his rivals.

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