
Lincoln Lou (Andre Poutama) posts an easy all-the-way win at Alexandra Park in February. PHOTO: Megan Liefting/Race Images.
Consisent little Lincoln Lou sold to Western Australia to join fellow ex-Kiwis
Lincoln Lou will be scratched from Friday night’s $50,000 Sires’ Stakes Semi-final at Cambridge and continue his career in Western Australia.
The speedy Sweet Lou three-year-old is headed for the stable of up-and-coming trainer Michael Young who is enjoying a great run with former Kiwi pacers.
And Lincoln Farms’ business manager Ian Middleton believes Lincoln Lou will really thrive under the racing conditions in Perth.
“His advantage over there will be his speed - he will thrive round the corners on their tight half-mile tracks.
“He was a really good little horse for the partnership but we couldn’t guarantee he’d win the money we got for him.”
Lincoln Farms’ owners John and Lynne Street took in a big team to race the colt, the Excell Syndicate, the Green Machine Racing Syndicate, Phil Kelly, David Turner, Brad Baine, Alana Rabbitt, Margaret Rabbitt and the Athenry Syndicate. Middleton ended up with a share too, joining Peter Winchester, Ric Horsfall and Simon Philip in the Cantabrians Plus One syndicate on the death of their mate Trevor Luke.
Michael Young celebrates another winner in Perth. PHOTO: Gloucester Park.A $40,000 yearling buy, Lincoln Lou won prizemoney of $70,078 in his 21 starts, showing real consistency with three wins, five seconds and three thirds.
“Another few wins and he’ll be up against the open horses here so it makes sense to sell him,” Middleton said.
Lincoln Lou won back-to-back races at Alexandra Park in February, dead-heating in the second one. But he found the going hard in his latest assignments, when sixth behind Rubira in the Alabar Classic and seventh to Marketplace in the Harness Millions.
Young, 36, is in only his sixth season training but has already notched 398 winners, 221 at Gloucester Park headquarters. From 296 runners this season he has recorded 73 wins.
His recent Kiwi buys who are racking up the wins include the former Peter and Vaughan Blanchard pacers Hugotastic (two from two) and Acushla Machree (two wins from five starts), as well as the ex-Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan-trained Montana DJ (two wins) and Jeremy Young’s Penny Black who has won nine of her 16 starts there, her first six in a row. All four are racing at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
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Nathan’s comments
Tuesday twilight at Cambridge
Race 2: Dreams Of Eric
4.53pm
“He’s drawn out a bit this week but I don’t think that will worry him too much. The driver’s pretty confident and we’ve got hopple shorteners on him to help him burn off the gate. Zac was pretty happy with his run last time. He only did what he needed to and there’s not much difference in the quality of the field. That one of Andre’s who beat him last time (St John Eight) is quite a nice horse who’d been racing well at Auckland.”

Ray’s comments
Friday night at Auckland
Race 3: Angelic Copy
6.09pm
Update: Scratched
“There is some doubt over whether she will start and we’re taking blood tomorrow morning to see how she is. We eliminated the tie-up problem but after she trained below par this week we took a blood and it showed she had a virus.”
Race 3: Lincoln Linda
6.09pm
“She’ll need a lot of luck from the outside of the second row. She was too fierce again last time, but I’m hoping the likely faster pace on Friday will suit her.”
Race 4: Lincoln Lover
6.40pm
“Lincoln Lover isn’t training as well as Prince Lincoln but he has the inside draw to help him. And he’s a tough little bugger who’s not one to shirk his responsibilities.”
Race 4: Prince Lincoln
6.40pm
“If I had to choose between them I’d say Prince Lincoln is the better chance. He’s training very well and he’d be a chance of getting some of it with luck from his wide gate.”
Race 7: Sugar Ray Lincoln
8.23pm
“I’m not holding my breath. He’s gone some handy races against the very best but he’s not in career best form. I’m just hoping the 2700 metres might suit him better. I think he might need a decent break.”