A gutsy win for Smiling Hussy
If the news of Chief Red Cloud’s win yesterday at Stony Creek wasn’t enough, Smiling Hussy joined in the party with a gutsy win today at Murray Bridge.
Smiling Hussy (inside - ridden by Clare Lindop) battles out the finish with Adoptme Two at Murray Bridge
Hussy didn’t have the easiest of runs – she was 3-wide without cover all of the way, got to the lead halfway down the straight, and toughed it out to win in a photo finish by a short head.
Smiling Hussy's Official Photo Finish Photo (from the Racing SA Website)
She is a brave little horse and always tries her hardest. Her trainer Leon Macdonald said that he would love all his horses to try as hard as she does.
It was such a thrill to be on hand for Hussy’s first win, and it was wonderful for her to finally breakthrough, after a couple of very near misses earlier in the preparation.
I just wish my grandmother was still alive – she loved her races, had always wanted a racehorse of her own, and would have had a ball!
I have more photos from the day, and will post a message in my blog when I have had a chance to upload them.
Wow – what a weekend!
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