Our winner for July is Kevin Pascoe for Raise a Dream which he part owns, Kevin told us this about Raise a Dream   Raise a Dream has been very honest over past 2 months winning on four occasions in six starts spread over Strathalbyn, Murray Bridge & Morphettville. Having won over 900m, 1000m,1100m, 1200m & now 1400m at Murray Bridge the mare has improved with age. The four year old mare is raced by Kevin & June Pascoe, Ivan Brook & his wife and their daughters Julieanne Grillet & Tina Glastonbury. Ivan raced the grand dam Brookside lady who won one race then retired from racing after trying to jump a fence at Cheltenham in a trial. Ivan has bred a number of horses from this mare with only one winner, Raise a Vain who won four races. I leased Brookside Lady from Ivan & bred Halayr Jet (a 3 time winner with 10 seconds).  When Raise A Vain appeared at auction in Victoria, Ivan suggested we buy her to breed from. A partnership of friends was formed to buy this Kenvain mare; this was the start of a racing group of new owners. The first foal was Raise A Heart by Show a Heart (2 wins 4 places from 8 starts) the second foal Raise a Dream by Falvelon is now winner of eight races.  Ivan is well known around country SA as ex Elders employee having worked on the West Coast, and at Broken Hill, Crystal Brook, Strathalbyn, and in the Mid North. Kevin & June at that time were events caterers, looking after Gawler Jockey Club, Balaclava Racing Club, Magic Million Sales & various other show events & corporate catering including Trotting clubs, Three day eventing etc. The history of this group of owners also has another connection with trainer Grant Young. Grant as a jumps jockey was injured in the trial at Cheltenham on Brookside Lady. Grant renewed the friendship by breaking in all of our foals and now is the trainer of all but Raise A Heart (who was trained by David Jolly). Nearly 20 years of friendship has produced a good winner for this group. Currently we have another two foals, a Jet spur Filly and a Rothesay Colt getting ready to race. Ivan just celebrated his 80th birthday on 25th July and  my wife June also celebrated her birthday on the same day so as has happened for past 20 years, both families celebrated together. Foot Note : Raise a Dream ran third at next start at Morphettville giving her a first metro placing. We wish the combined families well with Raise a Dream and her half siblings.