Corbie Abbey extended her lead in the race for Wagga Horse of the Year by claiming a thrilling win on Tuesday night.
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Coming away with the good in a blanket finish to the Conquest Pools Pace (2165m), David Eurell’s mare went six points clear.
However with the broodmare barn becoming, the Yanco trainer is far from confident she will be able to hold on.
“I’d rather be in front than chasing, but the only problem is she probably only has another run in her and there is three months of the season left,” Eurell said.
“But what will be will be.”
Eurell is looking to give her one more start at the track next week, before the four-year-old heads off to her next stage of her career.
The win was her seventh on the track this season plus a third three starts ago.
Corbie Abbey has won 11 of her 26 starts, plus a further five placings, but Eurell believes it is time to end her racing days.
“She’s a broodmare,” he said.
“She has done an excellent job, mainly because she’s a good little race mare.
“She is good out of the barrier, you can drive her on a piece of cotton and that is why she has won without being a star.”
There was a change of tact from the Yanco horseman with the noted leader.
Instead she elected to take a sit on Alabama Tyson ($56.10) but luck was on her side.
Eurell thought it suited better.
“She led last week at Albury and they were too strong for her being up in grade,” he said.
“The idea was to let something else lead as she is not strong enough and it suited her tonight and she got the run.
“She hit the line very good.”
Reinsman Chris Judd and Corbie Abbey ($14.20) found room in the home straight at just the right time to finish to strong for Luvumum ($11.50).
She won by a head with Alabama Tyson a further half head back in third.
There were five horses across the track at the finish and only 1.7 metres separated them all.
Corbie Abbey now six points clear of Our American Princess and Chickies Boy with Chip Ganassi a further three points behind.
Meanwhile, Lombo Newsy Scoop broke a long winless run.
The Russell Campbell-trained mare hadn’t tasted success since winning last September but cleared away from her rivals to take out the Reece Plumbing Pace (2165m).
It was her ninth career win, but first in 19 starts.
However she hadn’t been too far off the mark with seven minor placings in between.
Ray Turner also scored a race-to-race double with Park Run and Watch Me Rock both winning.
