GUNNEDAH trainer Brian Garland’s dream run continued as Deb’s Dream made it three in a row by taking out the Kootingal Butchery Stakes at Gunnedah on Saturday.
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Deb’s Dream was always in control after jumping well from box two in the 347m grade four and five, the favourite just holding on to beat Kevin Sills-trained Ice Dream as both dogs broke the 20-second barrier.
The red and fawn three-year-old now has six career wins, although four of them have been from her last six starts.
In fact, Deb’s Dream is the gift that just keeps giving for the veteran trainer.
“We got given her a few months ago by someone who didn’t want her anymore,” Garland said.
“Since then, she has had 11 starts for us and has only missed a place once.”
Unfortunately for the trainer, the fourth win in a row has to be put on the back burner for a few weeks as the dog takes a well-earned rest.
“We are going to rest her for two or three weeks now,” Garland said.
“She has a few niggling injuries that we need to take care of before she comes back.
“I don’t have any races in mind for her yet but on this form we will have a look around.”
Another trainer made it three on the trot as well, Greta’s Bradley Sabotic taking out the Ladbrokes Final with Midnight Mystic’s third straight victory.
Local trainers, the Bush’s, got the ball rolling earlier in the day with a few wins.
Jamie Bush took out the first and fourth with Politeness and Takolo Gem respectively, while Glenda Bush took the second with Takolo Girl.
Another local, Byron Phillips, also had a win, with Black Morgan taking his second win in as many weeks in the GBOTA Stakes.
GBOTA chairman Geoff Rose is hoping for the action to become even fiercer on the track in the upcoming months when he introduces a new hoop arm lure.
The new lure will hang down on the track and allow dogs to run inside it and brush up against it with no danger of injury.
“They are using them in Adelaide already with some good results,” Rose said.
“The dogs are not running down on it and even the dogs at the back can see it all race.
“It gives them more incentive to chase it and run onto it.”
The track needs to make some adjustments to the current lure set-up and rail to get the hoop arm active with the first trial expected in the next few months.
Gunnedah will be the first NSW and GBOTA track to use a hoop arm, with the other seven GBOTA tracks to follow.
