Harness Racing Odds: McCarthys Enjoy More QPC Success
November 1st, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt’s a well-documented and long-lasting love affair that the McCarthy stables have with Harness Racing in Queensland, and with the Queensland Pacing Cup in particular. Looking at the Racing odds before the race at the weekend, it looked like there would be a strong challenge in 2014 to their historical dominance of the race, and so it proved, but there was more than enough talent on show in McCarthy colours to make the night a roaring success for them – one that showcased an exceptional talent at the same time that it signalled a rising talent for the future.
The strongest challenge came from local hero Avonnova, who was in the mix for most of the race, as was Abettorpunt, but in the end, McCarthy favourite For A Reason was simply too good, and came in at the head of the field. It seems like it was an emotional night for Team McCarthy, who were very pleased indeed at the success of a horse who they’re very fond of, and one that’s named in honour of a Frank Sinatra tune, according to Belinda McCarthy, who was watching as husband Luke steered For A Reason to the QPC win: ‘he’s an amazing horse who holds a special place in our heart, he means the world to Luke and to see him winning Grand Circuit races is an emotional thing for us given everything he’s been through over the past couple of years. He put the writing on the wall last week with his excellent run in the Gold Coast Cup and he improved on that effort greatly. Luke drove a perfect race, we’re all very excited. We will head home to Sydney now but I would say it’s looking pretty good for a New Zealand Cup campaign before the Miracle Mile. We’ll confirm all this in the coming days. Frank (a.k.a. For A Reason) is a favourite of everyone involved with our stable, we all love him and it’s great to see him winning at the elite level. He had a virus which ruled us out of the winter carnival but it’s great to have him back at full health.’
And now that he’s back at full health, he will most likely be contesting the next leg of the Pacing Gold Grand Circuit over in New Zealand, likely with up-and-coming stablemate Our Hi Jinx along for company. We’ll have all the Racing odds for both, of course, waiting for you at the end of that link there…
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