LIGHTLY-raced mare Taraahse provided Wayne Carroll with a Gold Cup day victory to remember after posting a dominant win in the opening race on Friday.
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Connections enjoyed a nice windfall as Taraahse ($11.00) bolted in by 4¾ to win the Wagga RSL Club Maiden Plate (1200m).
Owned by a big group of the Carroll family, Taraahse sat outside the leader before leaving her rivals for dead in the a Cup day cakewalk.
It also continued a big Wagga carnival for local boy Tye Angland, who started Gold Cup day with a win after enjoying a treble on Town Plate day.
Carroll said he was not surprised by such a commanding victory.
“No, that’s why the boys got 35s,” Carroll said.
“I thought she would run a really good race.
“She ran third at Gundagai first up without a trial and she was in the worst part of the track.
“She won a jump out here the other day against some seasoned horses.”
Carroll has always had an opinion of the Mossman four-year-old and said a stint in the paddock worked wonders for her after a couple of placings in her first preparation.
“We put her in the paddock for eight months,” he said.
“The saddle slipped on her every start last time in so we put her in the paddock for eight months to let her develop.
“She had to go and develop and now she’s come back well.
“She’s a nice horse and with a good barrier and good jockey, we thought we were a chance.
“Being a Mossman she’s only going to be better in the wet, and over a bit further.”
Angland was full of praise for Carroll’s patience.
“It was a good win,” he said.
“She jumped well and I had her sitting outside the leader. She quickened nicely and let down well.
“It was a good little training effort after being out for a long time.
“It’s good for the team to get a win.”
Carroll only had two runners in on Cup day, and they were both in the opening race. He had five for the carnival in total.
He was stoked to score a win on the biggest day of the year.
“It’s fantastic,” he said.
“It’s what we’re all trying to do with the carnival here. So to get a winner, with the family, she’s a family horse, it doesn’t get much better.”
The Matthew Dale-trained Dawn Raid ($5.00) worked home strongly from the tail of the field to grab second. Chris Heywood had third and fifth with Event ($51.00) and Mosh Vain ($10.00).
The $2.50 favourite Prince Jacko had every chance and finished fourth.
