PATINACK FARM'S SUPER SEASON ROLLS ON

BRISBANE - Linky Dink is the latest two-year-old to continue Patinack Farm’s dream racing season after her upset win in the Group 1 TJ Smith Plate at Eagle Farm.

Patinack Farm’s juveniles have been winning all over Australia in 2009, especially at 1600 metres with Onemorenomore and now Linky Dink winning Group 1 races over the distance. Jockey Peter Robl always had the filly positioned on the hind quarters of the leader Spot On Target before the filly ran home over the top of him to record a two-length win.

“We looked at the race and knew there would be no speed so we decided to ride her closer than we did in the Sires Produce,” Robl said.

“She actually went better than we thought she would. We would have been over the moon if she had have run a good fourth or fifth.”

Winning trainer Jason Coyle was quick to praise Robl’s ride, adding Linky Dink had improved rapidly since arriving at Patinack Farm’s Gold Coast stables.

“It’s just outstanding to win this,” Coyle said. “Pete rode her great and she’s done really well since she got up here.”

Robl said he had no doubt Linky Dink could win an Oaks during her three-year-old season but said the AJC Oaks would be more likely than a VRC Oaks win.

 

Images courtesy of Steve Hart