Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 13:14:57 GMT -5
Tanya Stratt Returns To Track
If horses are the bread and butter of the racing world, then jockeys are the butter knife. A horse, after all, does not run without it's jockey and sometimes matching the horse to the jockey is the key to creating success. A skilled jockey, therefore, can make all the difference - but what classes as skilled? A triple tiara winner must certainly count, and you cannot fault Riverview Acres' Alexia Harshing on her latest move.
In an announcement which only confirms rumors, it was declared that starting shortly Tanya Stratt - the jockey who rode Paradise Island in her successful classic campaign - will be returning to The Wire and Green Horse Fields tracks in Riverview Acres silks.
"I am looking forwards to being back." Tanya told reporters. "It's been a rough time, but now me and Lucas are over the hardest part of Matthias' death and it is time we got back to our careers. Lucas will be running Welbeck Acres, which should hopefully be opening it's doors soon, and I will be back doing what I love best."
Of course, that was not enough the the Eighth Pole, and we pushed for more information. "Yeah, Alexia has some nice rides lined up for me. The numbers are starting small - but that's expected in a small stable, and I have already met two of the prospects I'll be taking on as juveniles as well. It's going to be good, but obviously I will be aiming to prove myself over the next few months."
"This year? Well, I am taking over riding Girl Talk and I am hoping I can convince Alexia to run her in the Turf Triple Tiara. We'll see though, I don't want to say too much."
You heard it here first, folks, and I think the racing world has a lot to look forwards to in the coming months.
