Reykjavik delivers in Winter final
WEST Australian trainer Lindsey Smith has claimed the first feature race success from his new Warrnambool base, with Reykjavik a convincing winner of the Winter Championship Series Final at Flemington.
Smith recently opened the stable while maintaining his West Australian base and produced the first winners from the Warrnambool operation with a double at Ballarat earlier this week.
Reykjavik followed that up with his 2¾-length victory yesterday at Flemington in the Listed 1600m race, one of three on the program.
“It was really nice to get one in town on a Saturday,” stable representative Maddie Raymond, who oversees Smith’s Victorian operation, said.
“The team is going really well. We’ve got some really good support so we’ve got some really nice horses.
“We’re confident we’ll make an impact with them.”
Four-year-old Reykjavik was ridden by Linda Meech, who had a stakes race double after earlier taking out the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final on the Robbie Laing-trained twoyear-old colt Fabulanski.
Meech had him midfield in yesterday’s $160,000 race and he burst clear in the final 200m to beat Romancer ($5.50).
Holbien ($16) was another half-length away third.
“He’s been running some good races and that was a terrific win,” Meech said.