Morphettville-based trainer Paula Trenwith is aiming to surpass her most successful racing season to date, with potentially four runners entered for her home track this Saturday.
Trenwith maintains a compact stable of only six horses at Morphettville, meaning a significant portion of her team could be in action on race day.
Six of Trenwith’s eight victories this year have occurred at metropolitan meetings, her highest tally since records began on the Racing and Sports database.
The trainer has achieved 12 wins in a season twice before, however, those wins were primarily on country tracks with a few provincial successes.
Savatoff, set to compete in the Sportsbet Get On Extra Handicap (2500m), will be aiming for his third city win of the season.
The gelding won at Morphettville Parks last August, and his most recent win came in the Onkaparinga Cup (2150m) at Oakbank in April.
Savatoff is preparing for his ninth run of the campaign, which began in February. Trenwith stated that the horse will continue racing as long as the tracks remain wet.
“He really does like the wet tracks, so he’s in at the right time of the year,” Trenwith said. “When you look at him, there’s still plenty of him. He holds his condition really well in the stable and he’s always really enthusiastic about his work. I don’t work him too hard on the track, or gallop him too much, so hopefully he can be in for a good winter campaign. I took to him Casterton last time chasing a wet track and I had him nominated for the 2500-metre race at Flemington on Saturday as well, but that was a very strong race. If it dries up here, I would be more than happy to go over the border with him, especially if the tracks remain wet.”
Aysgarth, a recent acquisition, will run in the Polywave – your partners in poly Handicap (1100m).
Previously trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, Aysgarth is a galloper imported from the UK. He finished second in his debut outing for Trenwith on June 6.
“Sometimes with these horses that come from England, they can take a long time to acclimatise,” Trenwith commented. “His feet were terrible when I got him. I tried to get him going, but I couldn’t get him sound, so I tipped him out and he had the whole summer out. His feet are fantastic now. I’ve got a wonderful farrier. He needed that time to acclimatise, and where he went, it was a hot summer, and if he didn’t get used to Australia after that, he never would. He’s a portly little thing and he was underdone going into his last start, so he’s definitely got improvement in him.”
Ginger Sinner, like Savatoff, is aiming for his third win of the season when he contests the SAJC Membership Available June 27 Handicap (1200m).
“He likes a wet track and is well into his campaign and is lovely and fit,” Trenwith added.
An appearance for Babayka in the Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1050m) is uncertain, as the gelding drew barrier 14 in a 15-horse field.
“He needs a good draw to show his best,” Trenwith concluded.
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