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The winning run of the Oakfield gallopers is poised to continue at Taree on Tuesday when Newcastle trainer Kris Lees sends around first starter Oakfield Pluto in the Vale Paul Matts Maiden Handicap (1007m) with Aaron Bullock in the saddle. Oakfield Pluto races in the colours of successful owner and breeder Bruce Mackenzie, who has been enjoying a good run of success with his runners in recent times. Oakfield Pluto is a three-year-old gelding by Exceedance and out of the well-performed mare Amberino, which was trained in Victoria and won the group 2 Emancipation Stakes at Randwick back in 2009. 'He's a nicely bred horse, and he's shown us a bit on the track and in his trials,' Lees said of Oakfield Pluto. 'We've given him the two trials, and he ran third in the first of them at Scone back in February. He had a break after that and came back with a second in his most recent trial on the Beaumont when he went down narrowly. 'He's drawn ideally in barrier two at Taree and all things point to him running very well on debut.' Bullock has his usual strong book of rides at Taree and will also partner the Mackenzie-owned Oakfield Echidna, which runs in the TAB Venue Mode Benchmark 58 Handicap (1614m) for trainer Damien Lane. Oakfield Echidna resumed from a spell with a Muswellbrook win at $31 and backed that up with a last-start second at Hawkesbury when running home well at odds of $61. Bullock starts the day with the ride on early TAB Fixed Odds favourite Blue Kingdom for trainer Lou Mary in the Racing Mates Country Boosted Maiden Plate (1262m).
The Age
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Oakfield Pluto primed to stamp class on debut at Taree
The winning run of the Oakfield gallopers is poised to continue at Taree on Tuesday when Newcastle trainer Kris Lees sends around first starter Oakfield Pluto in the Vale Paul Matts Maiden Handicap (1007m) with Aaron Bullock in the saddle. Oakfield Pluto races in the colours of successful owner and breeder Bruce Mackenzie, who has been enjoying a good run of success with his runners in recent times. Oakfield Pluto is a three-year-old gelding by Exceedance and out of the well-performed mare Amberino, which was trained in Victoria and won the group 2 Emancipation Stakes at Randwick back in 2009. 'He's a nicely bred horse, and he's shown us a bit on the track and in his trials,' Lees said of Oakfield Pluto. 'We've given him the two trials, and he ran third in the first of them at Scone back in February. He had a break after that and came back with a second in his most recent trial on the Beaumont when he went down narrowly. 'He's drawn ideally in barrier two at Taree and all things point to him running very well on debut.' Bullock has his usual strong book of rides at Taree and will also partner the Mackenzie-owned Oakfield Echidna, which runs in the TAB Venue Mode Benchmark 58 Handicap (1614m) for trainer Damien Lane. Oakfield Echidna resumed from a spell with a Muswellbrook win at $31 and backed that up with a last-start second at Hawkesbury when running home well at odds of $61. Bullock starts the day with the ride on early TAB Fixed Odds favourite Blue Kingdom for trainer Lou Mary in the Racing Mates Country Boosted Maiden Plate (1262m).
