In the 2020 calendar year King Of Swing had 13 starts for 10 wins and three seconds.
Ex Lincoln Farms stars King Of Swing and Line Up clean up at NSW awards
By Barry Lichter • 2 February 2021
Two Lincoln Farms educated pacers, King Of Swing and Line Up, took honours in the New South Wales Horse of the Year awards for the 2019-20 season.
King Of Swing, who did his early racing for Lincoln Farms and trainer Ray Green, was a unanimous winner of the aged entire/gelding award and the Horse of the Year title for his impeccable season when he won the Miracle Mile, Hunter Cup and Blacks A Fake Championship.
King Of Swing, who was the leading money winner with A$1,154,866, and fastest pacer of the season, clocking 1:48, was a relatively inexperienced two-year-old when Green took him to Australia for the 2017 Breeders’ Crown at Melton - he’d won four of his six starts but never tackled top company.
But the Rocknroll Hanover colt, perfectly rated by driver David Butcher, downed star Aussie juvenile Poster Boy and Colt Thirty One to bag the A$285,000 Final, pacing the 2240 metres in a sizzling mile rate of 1:55.2.
Bred by Breckon Farms, he was sold soon after to clients of leading Perth trainer Gary Hall.
In the 2020 calendar year he was completely dominant, racing 13 times for 10 wins and three seconds.
Line Up was a classy youngster at Lincoln Farms.Line Up won 70% of the votes for the three-year-old of the year, after bagging the New South Wales and Victoria Derbies.
He was also an early star for Lincoln Farms before his sale to leading Sydney owner Emilio Rosati.
The winner of three of his nine starts here, he finished third behind One Change and Copy That in the Three-year-old Sires’ Stakes Final at Addington.
The Bettor’s Delight colt, who has notched three wins and two seconds in five Australian starts, has had his troubles since and has not raced since beating Perfect Stride and Zeuss Bromac in the New South Wales Derby last March.
Other awards:
Two-year-old trotter: Aldebaran Ursula
Three-year-old trotter: Elite Stride
Two-year-old filly pacer: Anntonia
Two-year-old pacer: Tasty Delight
Three-year-old filly pacer : Jenden Strike
Aged trotter: Tough Monarch
Aged mare pacer : Bettor Enforce.
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Nathan’s comments
Tuesday twilight at Cambridge
Race 4: Dreams Of Eric
5.55pm
“The race never panned out for him on debut, he got too far back from a second row draw, but we’ve got the gun draw and gun driver (Zachary Butcher) on this time. He can run off the gate a bit so I don’t see why he can’t lead. I’d like to think he’s a chance to get some money. He’s been trialling and working well.”
Ray’s tips
Thursday night at Auckland
Race 1: Kevin Kline
5.41pm
“He missed four or five days work with an abscess in his foot when he came back from Manawatu so he could be a bit short.”
Race 1: Im Not The Maid
5.41pm
“She doesn’t handle the bends so well the Auckland way and is just going round to lose points. She’s been crucified by the handicapping system.”
Race 2: What’s Up The Hill
6.06pm
“He’s not the finished article yet but he’s slowly getting the hang of it. There are nicer horses in the race than the ones he raced against at Manawatu so I’Il be happy if he can just do everything right and run a slot.”
Race 3: Onyx Shard
6.31pm
“She won from a wide draw last time at Manawatu but this is a slightly harder field. She keeps drawing badly and the outside gate might inconvenience her again.”
Race 5: Sugar Ray Lincoln
7.22pm
“He got pushed out down the back last time because he couldn’t keep up. We had big aspirations for him but it looks like he isn’t as good as we thought. Nothing can beat Marketplace.”
Race 6: Debbie Lincoln
7.54pm
“I’m sure she’s up to them when she’s right but she’s had her setbacks recently. First she tied up and then she kicked out at something and bruised a foot. She’s right now but that will render her not 100% fit.”
Race 9: Lincoln La Moose
9.36pm
“He went good races at Palmy but he pulled far too hard here last time. It was a better run than it looks on paper though as he couldn’t get a run at them in the straight. He’s probably on his mark now and will need a bit of luck.”
