ALTERCATION Sizzles at Muswellbrook to Record Another WIN

10 Oct 24

At Muswellbrook on Monday 7 October, just 10 minutes after winning at Warwick Farm with HARD TO SAY, our trainer Jason Deamer and Team Dynamic were back in the winner’s circle. This time the team were watching from the Winning Owners Room at Warwick Farm as our 4yo mare ALTERCATION, ridden by Blake Spriggs, scored impressively in quick time.

Altercation was having her third race start for the preparation and her fourth career race start, winning first-up before a good effort when finishing 4th second-up.

Here at Muswellbrook, she contested Race 6 the Pursehouse Rural Class 1 Hcp over 1000m carrying 55.0kgs at $4.60 and sitting off the speed, she finished strongly to win by 1.09 lengths over Willingale (57.0kgs) ($8.0) with Beyond My Ken (56.0kgs) ($3.0 fav) 1.45 lengths in third in a slick time of 56.95 and a last 600m in 34.97.

ALTERCATION is a 4yo Chestnut Mare by AMERICAN PHAROAH (USA) from IN TIMES OF WAR.

Her record now reads 4 starts: 2 wins and 2 fourths and $25,700.

She has won on a Heavy over 1005m and on a Good over 1000m.

As the gates clanged back, ALTERCATION missed the kick which is never ideal especially over 1000m.

She came out a clear length last by of the 10 runners from barrier 2 as they scampered away from the machine.

It took her the first 100m to catch the pack and start to improve her position. Passing the 800m the field had broken into two divisions with the leader Willingale humming along, ALTERCATION was sitting 4 lengths back at the head of the second division.

Passing the 600m the field began to pack up and ALTERCATION slipped up a length closer onto the heels of the leader, one off the fence, then from the 500m Blake started to angle out 3-deep to get around the tiring horses in front.

The riders wanted nothing to do with the fence and were all trying to be at the centre of the track or wider.

Blake continued ALTERCATION angling run to the outside and turned for home 6-wide in the middle of the track, spotting Willingale to her inside 2 lengths as they balanced for the run home.

From the 400m to the 200m Blake Spriggs worked up ALTERCATION to eyeball the leader, before hitting the “go-button” and forging to the lead over Willingale.

From the 200m to the 50m ALTERCATION put a length gap on the field and then Blake allowed her to ease down the final 50m to win with authority is slick time defeating Willingale by 1.09 lengths with the $3.0 fav Beyond My Ken back in third place.

JOB DONE!

Racecaller said: “Willingale is being tackled by Altercation out wide, Altercation there under the 150m went to the lead over Willingale, Beyond My Ken then Thundering Soul. Altercation in front over Willingale, Beyond My Ken battling away, but its Altercation in front and Altercation wins over Willingale, Beyond My Ken and Thundering Soul.”

Sky Commentator Gavin Carmody said: “Too good for them there, Jason Deamer gets a double. One in Sydney now one in Muswellbrook, this is Altercation winning out in the centre of the track with Blake Spriggs on board, $4.60 and $1:50 and wins for the second time today.”

Sky Commentator co-host added: “Yeah well done to the connections of Altercation she’s done an excellent job out of Maiden Company last start and has backed that up with another great performance again.”

Congratulations to the Dynamic Ownership Team that race ALTERCATION: Dynamic Syndications Racing, Mr G Harvey, Mrs C Anderton, Bredarbri Stables, Mr J M Nassim, Mrs F D Griffin, Mrs C J D Hunt, Mr D P Webb, Mr J T Storey, C J R Racing, Mr R L Blows, Mr J R Warton

This was our third winner on the day after JOHNNY DASH and HARD TO SAY both winning and it was also a winning double for the Dynamic / Jason Deamer Team.

This win became our 13th Race Win for the new racing season and our 903rd Race Win overall.

It’s Onwards and Upwards for our half-sister to Stakes Winner - Espionage.