O Baby caps off a huge weekend for Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen.
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Race Replay
http://www.harness.org.a...deo/qld/APM07071208.wmv
R6 $75,000 Queensland Oaks 2138m
1ST 8 O Baby Natalie Rasmussen
2ND 4 Marquess De Posh Blake Fitzpatrick
3RD 2 The Archduchess Ricky Thurlow
ALSO RAN
1-Dynamite Denn Nee-Peter Greig
3-Arkabar-Grant Dixon
7-Madam Pom Pom-John Caldow
5-Shez No Fake-Gary Whitaker
9-Forever Perfect-Lola Weidemann
6-Castellina Lover-Dexter Dunn
Margins 1/2L x 1-1/4L Time: 2:36.20
Owners: B J Whitelock, C J Whitelock
Trainer: Mark Purdon, Chch (NZ)
Breeding: 3 f Christian Cullen-Braeside Lady
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Gold Coast Derby Friday July 6
Purdon trained Best Deal Yet driven by NatalieRasmussen wins the $30,000 Gold Coast Derby
Race Replay
http://www.harness.org.a...deo/qld/GCC06071209.wmv
R5 $30,000 Gold Coast Derby 2100m
1ST 2 Best Deal Yet Natalie Rasmussen
2ND 6 Medal Of Honour Shane Graham
3RD 5 Emperor Montana Brent Barclay
ALSO RAN
7-Ohoka Colorado-John McCarthy
3-Only The Brave-Bruce Birch
9-Wicked Style-Peter Greig ,
11-Monarkmac-Grant Dixon
13-Ace Light-Mathew Neilson
12-Monaghan-Pete McMullen
10-Spondooley-Wayne Graham
1-Western Mail-Gary Whitaker
Margins 1/2 hd x 1/2 nk Time: 2:32.30
Owners: M Butterworth, M T Butterworth
Trainer: Mark Purdon, Chch (NZ)
Breeding: 3 g Bettors Delight (USA)-Bonnie Deal
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Melton Friday July 6
Fly Like An Eagle`s win for the stable at Melton helped soften the blow of Border Control being outstayed by Victorian two-year-old Guaranteed in a thrilling A$100,000 Vicbred Sires Final . Major Star finished fourth.
Race Replay
http://www.harness.org.a...deo/vic/MXM06071208.wmv
R7 $100,000 Vicbred Sires Final 2240m
1ST 10 Guaranteed Chris Alford
2ND 9 Border Control Mark Purdon
3RD 2 Lennytheshark John Justice
ALSO RAN
4-Major Star-Brent Mangos
5-Magnificent Art-Gavin Lang
8-Must Be Nice-Greg Sugars
3-Timeseel-Rodney Petroff
1-Aspiring Artist-Mark Billinger
12-Quads On The River-Daryl Douglas
6-Big Gorilla-Nathan Jack
7-Witzend-Michael Stanley
Margins Nk x 3-1/2L Time: 2:43.10
Owners: M A Thompson, S E Thompson
Trainer: Emma Stewart, Smythes Creek
Breeding: 2 c Artsplace (USA)-Jadah Rose (AUS)
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Race Replay
http://www.harness.org.a...deo/vic/MXM06071207.wmv
R10 $8000 3yo Mobile Pace 2240m
1ST 9 Fly Like An Eagle Mark Purdon
2ND 10 Louvre Greg Sugars
3RD 5 Regal Knight Kate Gath
Margins: 10.9m x 1.2m Time 2:42:0
Owners: G J Kennard, P I Kennard, N Pilcher, G R Douglas, P J Creigh
Trainer: Mark Purdon, Chch (NZ)
Breeding: 3 c Mach Three (CAN)-Three Eagles (AUS)
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