Sky’s the limit for birthday girl


Group 1 National Futurity winner Blue Sky Riot celebrated her second birthday in style at Sandown Park last night when scoring an impressive victory in the fastest time of the night.

And what better way to celebrate than to stop for ice cream on the way home. ice cream 2

“I always stop at McDonalds on the way home from the track, the dogs love the soft serve. It’s her birthday and she went super so I might get her an extra scoop,” said winning trainer Anthony Azzopardi.

Returning to the track for the first time since running 5thin the group Laurels in December, Blue Sky Riot began fairly but mustered quickly to be a clear second behind Princess Pout through the first turn. The pair soon put a gap on the chasing pack, before Blue Sky Riot swept past Princess Pout to score by half a length in 29.55. The time took two lengths off her previous best at the circuit.

It was her 7th in 14 career starts, and despite having already chalked up city wins at Sandown, the Meadows and Wentworth Park and almost $100,000 in prize money, Azzopardi will bypass the rich group 1 Australian Cup series and will instead target the age-restricted Richmond Oaks, the heats of which will be run on 2 March.

“She’s really matured over her last few starts and is turning into a really nice dog.

“But she’s still only had a handful of starts, so for now I’ll try and keep her to her own age and sex. The Oaks will be a nice race for her.”

Earlier in the night, Carly Feltham-Palmer claimed her first metropolitan win when Cosmic Tilly broke through for a well deserved win.

Meanwhile, Andrea Dailly continued her phenomenal start to 2018 landing a winning treble to take her number of full stake metropolitan winners to 24 from 12 meetings conducted this year.

Click here for full results from tonight’s meeting.

Blue Sky Riot wins in a slick 29.55

 

Mick Floyd
About Mick Floyd - Mick is the Racing and Media Manager at Sandown Park and has 15 years of experience in the sport. He has a finely tuned talent for finding three legs of a quaddie. You can follow his ramblings on Twitter - @mickfloyd
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