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CONT. She said Delightful Zen’s great-great grand dam, Now And Zen (Chiola Hanover – Zenover) was still on her property. “She is a half-sister to Interchange, whom we bought at the Sales all those years ago (1988). We are not breeding for much these days, but I went out and saw the old girl the other day and she looks fine. She’s 29 now,” Small said. Delightful Zen is out of the Falcon Seelster 10-year-old, three-win mare, Zenstar. Her mother was Zenterfold (by In The Pocket – four wins) and her mother in turn was two-win New York Motoring mare, Zenola Star – the daughter of Now And Zen. “The family has done pretty well. Zenstar was Zenterfold’s second foal. Her first foal – Tintin In America (by McArdle) was a Group winning pacer who won 16 races and just under $1 million,” Small said. “She left some other nice ones too like Destination Moon (by Grinfromeartoear) who won five races,” she added. As for Zenstar, she has left four foals and all but Delightful Zen has been retained by the Smalls. She left a 5yo Mach Three colt named Zencara, who won a race for Small; an un-raced Bettor’s Delight mare named Bettorthanzen; and a yearling Live Or Die colt named Willie. “We sold them all. To be honest we aren’t breeding from too many these days. We have a deal with Bee Pears to breed from Zenterfold every other year. We bred Delightful Zen with John and Kaye Laurie. “We own him with them and Greg and Jill Datsun,” Small said. Asked what she thought of Delightful Zen, Small replied: “He’s not a big horse. He’s hailed from the smaller side of the Bettor’s Delights. He tries his little heart out and I love that about him. “He’s no star but has won two of his seven starts now but hopefully he can win one or two more,” said Small. She said the best horse she and her husband had bred was Zensational. “I’ve been involved in Les Girls Syndicates who have produced some champions but on my own I would say it is Zensational – the daughter of Soky’s Atom and Zenola Star. “She won four races so delightful Zen has two more to match her,” Small said. *Editors Note: Delightful Zen is enjoying her time in the Central Districts having secured another win at Manawatu Raceway on the 24th of November since this story was originally written! Duane Ranger Click Here to watch all 6 episodes of StandardBred online! 16
HERBERT NOT SHOCKED BY GELDING’S PROGRESS Maybe it was the cold Dunedin winters but South Canterbury breeder Ross Herbert is pleasantly surprised that the pacer who was struggling down South is now kicking goals more than 1,000 km away in the North Island. Chal Shocked notched up his second win in three starts for Tim Vince and his partner (and driver) Sheryl Wigg. The Jereme’s Jet gelding won at Alexandra Park on September 30 and then on October 21st repeated the dose in an amateur event at Cambridge Raceway. In between those two runs the 5-year-old bay ran second behind Alta Valencia. “He always showed a bit early on but I can’t believe he is as good as what he is now. It was a different story in the middle of winter when he was racing at Forbury Park on cold old Otago winter nights. “I think the change of scenery and warmer weather has done him the world of good. I’m delighted for Tim and Sheryl,” Herbert said. Between April and July this year Chal Shocked raced seven times at Forbury Park for an 11th, a seventh, a fourth, an eighth, a 10th, an 11th, and a ninth. His lifetime form now reads 23 starts, four wins, three seconds, and won $18,833 in stakes. Fifty-six-year-old Washdyke-based Herbert, is a former freezing worker, and is now employed by Fonterra at their South Canterbury plant at Clandeboye. ADGTN 16/17 “Chal Roco was bred by Charlie Smaill at Jacca Lodge. I bought her when she was still on her mother. She was an honest race horse but she suffered from near front-leg tendon problems so I put her to Courage Under Fire (missed) and then Dream Away in 2006,” Herbert said. That foal was named Chal Dream and he won two races in New Zealand and then another three in Australia, Click above to visit website Foal three – Chal Fire (A1:55.1) won three races in New Zealand and then another 12 ($129,188) in Australia. “He’s the best horse I have bred so far. He was by Western Terror. He could have been anything.” Chal Shocked is the fifth of Chal Roco’s eight foals. He qualified 7.8 seconds under the required time at Addington CONT. P18 He raced Chal Shocked’s mother – Chal Roco (by Live Or Die) from January 2004 to November 2006. She won on debut at Washdyke on January 6, 2004 and then went on to win two more races from 35 starts. Sheree Wigg gets Chal Shocked home in the colours of her partner Tim Vince at Cambridge last month 17
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