This month’s committee selection for Owner of the Month for December was Lynette Day for Robocop. We asked Lyn for some information on her association with Robocop and she advised as follows: Robocop is by Al Samer from Dance on Tables (Straussbrook).Trained by Shane Oxlade, the five year old gelding has now won four races from thirty five sarlie by Blevic and Surf Cruiser who is by Good Journey. We expect Robocop to continue racintarts and placed thirteen times for stakes of $ 99,000. Robocop is a half-brother to Daydream Chg well as it seems the penny has dropped finally and he has now got the idea of what racing is all about. As Lyn has told us Robocop is out of the Straussbrook mare Dance on Tables, the mare was the first race horse that Lyn had owned and had an ordinary career as a racehorse unplaced from twelve starts. Straussbrook won at Group 1 level and also had two wins at Group 2 all in Sydney. He went on to be a quite successful sire in New Zealand siring six stakes winners of 16 stakes races, all but one in New Zealand. His best progeny was Batavian, winner of nine stakes events across the Tasman. Dance on Tables was bred in New Zealand but foaled in Australia from an imported English mare Northern Meeting. The other progeny of Northern Meeting (all by Our Maizcay) were exported, three to New Zealand and the other to Macau and as far as I can tell had very limited success. Despite Dance on Tables failure to impress on the track, Lyn has bred Robocop and his half-brothers Daydream Charlie and Surf Cruiser as well as Bella Catia, a maiden mare who has already produced two horses for Lyn. Daydream Charlie has been the most successful so far – the Blevic gelding is now a 9 year old, he is still racing and has a record of 6 wins 11 seconds and 5 thirds from 66 starts. Though Daydream Charlie is no superstar he has been very honest and netted connections almost $160,000 and provided lots of thrills with two of his wins being in the city. Surf Cruiser has only raced three times for one fourth but if Robocop is anything to go by, connections will need to be patient but successes should come. Best wishes to Lyn, her fellow connections and her brood of horses.

This month’s successful nomination for Owner of the Month are Ross and Jill Bourne for Wicked Tycoon. Ross wrote: “Our nomination for Owner of the Month for November are Ross and Jill Bourne for their winner Wicked Tycoon.” After a promising start to his racing career, winning his first start at Murray Bridge and a few country placings his form tailed off and the decision was made to sell him for what was a fairly modest amount. Negotiations with interested parties in Port Lincoln and Queensland fell through and he was sent to country trainer Kym Healy. His first run for Kym was a fast finishing third over 1200m at Port Augusta, which was followed by a convincing win over 1400m at the same track two weeks later. Wicked Tycoon had always been considered a sprinting type, but as he ran over more ground he kept improving and proved he could stay by winning at Morphettville over 1800m on Melbourne Cup Day 2014, ridden by Siggy Carr. During his next preparation it was decided to take him to Darwin as he had handled the dirt track at Port Augusta very well. He exceeded expectations by winning over 1900m by 3 lengths on Darwin Cup Day. The Darwin trip definitely improved him, he came back a different horse and won over 1600m (leading all the way ) and was then a close second over 1800m at Morphettville in October. On both occasions he was ridden by Caitlyn Jones who has a perfect understanding of the horse having a record of 5 rides for 3wins and a second. Caitlyn then rode him in his best win so far at Morphettville on the 7th November over 2038m. Wicked Tycoon has now had 8 wins and won in excess of $150000 in prize money for the lucky owners. A good story for owners not to give up on a horse. As the name suggests Wicked Tycoon is by Written Tycoon and is out of a Roi Danzig mare Heroic Dance. She is the dam of Mavross who was also a city winner for Ross and Jill. Ross and Jill, who race their horses in their distinctive orange colours, also had recent success with Wicked Promise. SAROA wishes Ross and Jill continue success with their “Wicked” horses.