I Do Strikes Again

17 November 2013

Dylan Turner kept his unbeaten record intact aboard the grand mare I Do this afternoon when they knocked off a competitive line-up in the open sprint at Tauranga. The apprentice has now donned the WS stud silks four times for as many wins on the daughter of No Excuse Needed.

Fresh from a last-start success at Awapuni, they settled back in the filed before drawing widest of all on the turn and a sustanined burst got the duo home in style. For I Do it represented a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of her main target – the Gr 1 Captain Cook Stakes at Trentham on December 8.

The ultra-consistent six-year-old is co-trained at New Plymouth by Allan Sharrock, who co-bred I Do with racing partner WS. She is now the stakes winner of nine races with a further 15 placings from her 25 starts.

The Corner with Garry Chittick

I don’t know if the two of you have ever had the thrill of travelling at high speed across the water on a single ski, totally dependent on the driver of the boat. Fall off and you are left treading water, reminds you of racing. Here we are, with multiple hints of navigation hanging on to the rope hoping for salvation.

20 May 2026

Icebath’s half-sister goes back-to-back

Well-bred mare Superfabulistic (Super Seth ex Fabulist) continued her rise through the grades at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, making it back-to-back victories with a strong performance in the Precise Air Handicap (1600m).