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Divine Fire wins Sportsbet Restricted Series Final: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes

Trainer and jockey quotes after Divine Fire takes out the Sportsbet Restricted Series Final at the Morphettville on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Divine Fire (S Theordore/J Opperman) - $11
2nd: Eventually (S Rutten/K Crowther) - $3.20
3rd: Mr Trafficanti (G Young/B Price) - $19

Winning Time: 1:50.14

Margins: 2¼L x Neck

Picture: wikimapia.org

 

Winning Trainer: Stephen Theodore

What the win means since he came to SA: "It is still hard to start a business from ground zero, especially in South Australia because we're a forgotten state a little bit, at times.

"The owners have been mates of mine well before I trained for them and to give the horses to me, I appreciate it.

"It is a hard game and we devised this plan about five runs ago. We decided to run her over 2000-metres and I said that once we can confirm we can run 2000, we can win an 1800-metre race.

The tactics: "From the outside barrier I said to Jacob 'don't rush it, find your spot, have an economical run and then just let her rip.

"We're 13 runs into the prep and she's flying. We spaced the last couple of runs (so) we were confident but you also need luck. We made our own luck today.

"She did this at Balaklava four runs ago and she spaced them. He's got a lot of ability but she has her tricky days.

"Today she put in and we ticked all the boxes."

Winning Jockey: Jacob Opperman

"Last start, we did the same thing and took off. We were a bit flat coming into straight but today when we came to it she was full of running and I thought she was going to be hard to run down and she was.

"I turned to see if anything was coming. I could hear them but the job was already done by then.

"At Balaklava she ran well and the last couple of runs she has been plain. Steve has brightened her up ready to come here."

These Series races are important: "We always try and get greedy and pick our rides when these series are coming up and these races always come up pretty good. Good to get the win today."


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Morphettville Saturday, 23rd November 2024

1m209y TURF GOOD
AUD $65,000

Sportsbet Restricted Series Final (Qualified Horses)

AUD $65,000
Type: NMW1Y
1m209y TURF GOOD
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 7. DIVINE FIRE (AUS) 4yo M
DIVINE PROPHET (AUS) - ALLEYOOP (NZ)
JACOB OPPERMAN
STEPHEN THEODORE
$11
54kg
On Fire Racing (Mgr: N L Kersten), K Neilson, P Neilson & C Curry

Sales Information

2nd 4. EVENTUALLY (AUS) 6yo M
HELMET (AUS) - WALDORF (AUS)
KAYLA CROWTHER
SARAH RUTTEN
$3.2
55kg
Miss S Rutten & J Grantham-Lines

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3rd 6. MR TRAFFICANTI (NZ) 6yo G
TURN ME LOOSE (NZ) - TRAFFIC (AUS)
BEN PRICE
GRANT YOUNG
$19
55kg
W D Ormond, J M Brooks, Mrs M A Bagshaw, S D Randall, Mrs S Tsakalis & S C Horn

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4th 2. STARTS NOW (AUS) 4yo G
PIERRO (AUS) - TIME COMMANDS (AUS)
JAKE TOEROEK
R & C JOLLY
$2.8
56.5kg

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5th 10. HIT THE SLOPES (AUS) 5yo G
ALPINE EAGLE (AUS) - TULA (AUS)
MARGARET COLLETT
MICK KLUSKE
$18
52kg

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6th 8. SUNDOGG (AUS) 4yo G
PALENTINO (AUS) - THORSBORNE (AUS)
TAYLOR JOHNSTONE
JOHN HYAM
$11
51kg

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7th 14. ARCHDEACON (AUS) 6yo G
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - BLESSED ANNA (AUS)
SAIRYN FAWKE
GARRET LYNCH
$51
54kg

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8th 3. THINKINGNINTYNINE (AUS) 4yo G
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - QUIZINI (AUS)
TODD PANNELL
TRAVIS DOUDLE
$9
56kg

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9th 1. I NEED A DRINK (AUS) 6yo G
FIORENTE (IRE) - DETOX (AUS)
ROCHELLE MILNES
J DUNN & K BISHOP
$21
58kg

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10th 15. EFFORT (AUS) 8yo G
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - LA AMISTAD (AUS)
ALAN LAI
WAYLON HORNHARDT
$101
51kg

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11th 9. RUN ON (NZ) 8yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - YOUTOOFAST (NZ)
JUSTIN POTTER
PAULA TRENWITH
$61
54kg

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12th 13. CASTLECOMER (AUS) 7yo G
OUTREACH (AUS) - BARCELONA GIRL (AUS)
MANOEL NUNES
DARREN BONETTI
$31
54kg

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13th 11. PLAISIR (AUS) 11yo G
CHOISIR (AUS) - PRINCESS TYLA (AUS)
ZOE LLOYD
J HICKMOTT & C RIGGS
$71
51kg

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