Horse Racing: Love Lace Princess to return to the race track
The talented mare, owned by a Tasmanian, Love Lace Princess will be making a public appearance in the 1200 metres Three Year Old and Upwards Maiden race at Moone Valley tomorrow night. The event carries purse money of $ 30,000.
The talented mare was previously trained by Jason Clifford at Seven Mile Beach. Princess is now expected to make an effective comeback to the racetrack after about five months under the training of the Victorian trainer Shane Bottomley at Cranbourne.
Love Lace Princess, daughter of West Quest, was kept from contending any competitive event after her not-so-good performances in her first few career starts in Tasmania. She became a part of nine horse racing events, out of which she was placed in six. These
six placing included 4 second place finishes meanwhile 2 third place finishes. Nonetheless, after training at Cranbourne, her performance is improving. She also displayed her potential at its best in the two recent trial events held in Cranbourne.
The responsibility of the great racehorse was transferred to Bottomley some seven weeks ago. According to her trainer, the mare will not let her fans down and will perform like a champion in the racing events that are scheduled for tonight and the near future.
When Bottomley was questioned about how the training sessions with Love Lace Princess were getting along, he said, “We put a stallion chain on her and her manners have improved, she is much happier in the barriers.” He further added, “She missed the kick
a fraction in her first trial then began a lot better in her second trial and from barrier five tonight we expect her to get a nice cart into the race. Tonight’s race will be tough for her but she does have a maiden win in her and she might even stretch out
to 1600 metre in the future.”
George Hizartzidis, the owner of the mare is very excited to see Love Lace Princess run in the upcoming events after five months. When the correspondents approached him, the Margate businessman said, “Her operation went to plan and it will be great to see
her back at the track. It will also give me a gauge on how she is going, if she races well then she will probably stay in Victoria for a while but we have the option of bringing her back to Tasmania if need be."
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