JACK DUGGAN (USA) “took-off” with the loot, as he galloped away from his pursuers, to record his first Australian heist, when stealing the cash at Quirindi on Saturday to claim Race 1, WERRIS CREEK CUP DAY 17TH NOVEMBER CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE (1600m).
Jack wins by 8.66 lengths
Our JASON DEAMER (Newcastle) trained UK Import JACK DUGGAN (USA), is a 5yo Grey-Bay Gelding, by JACK MILTON (USA) from UNBRIDLED TREASURE (USA).
Ridden perfectly by apprentice Maddie Owen, she claims 1.5kgs resulting in the weight dropping from 59.0kgs to 57.5kgs.
The Dynamic Duo won with such authority over the 1600m trip that when the camera flashed, JACK DUGGAN (USA) ($1.90 fav) posted an eased down, but still widening 8.66 lengths winning margin over runner-up LA BREA (55.0kgs) ($8.5) with GUNDAWARRA (57kgs) ($6.0 2nd Fav) 9.96 lengths behind us in third spot.
Congratulations to our loyal team of Dynamic Syndications Owners that race JACK DUGGAN (USA) with us.
JACK DUGGAN (USA) took his career to 12 starts: 2-0-1 and $31,823 in prizemoney with the promise of more wins in store.
JACK DUGGAN (USA) was purchased from the Tattersalls Horses-In-Training sale as a 2yo after a 3-start racing career in Ireland.
Trained in Ireland by Jim Bolger, JACK DUGGAN (USA) was a horse the Irish trainer had bred in the USA from a mare that Jim had raced. As a yearling Jim bought his colt home, and raced him as a 2yo in 3 starts.
He named his colt JACK DUGGAN after his favourite Irish folk song “WILD COLONIAL BOY” bushranger character - JACK DUGGAN.
JACK won his debut race over 1513m on a Soft track at Tipperary by 1.8 lengths. Then Jim Bolger threw his colt into the deep end, with two (2) Gr2 race starts, both at 1609m (a mile). One was the Gr2 Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown and the other was the Gr2 Beresford Stakes at The Curragh.
JACK DUGGAN (USA) didn’t fire a shot in either of those races. However, to win with authority on debut and then run in two Gr2 races we accepted the owner/trainer had a high opinion of his colt.
Offered for sale, Dynamic Syndications purchased him and syndicated the horse among our terrific ownership team.
JACK DUGGAN in England after the sale
Since arriving in Australia, JACK has taken a little time to acclimatise and always shown glimpses of ability but mentally, he was a slower maturing type. This didn’t surprise us as his own sire was a Gr1 winner as a 5yo and racing his best as an older horse.
This time back in work, we had moved JACK DUGGAN (USA) away from the helter-skelter factory routine of a city stable, to a more relaxed provincial environment. This has seemed to assist JACK DUGGAN (USA) develop into a more relaxed, focused and tractable individual.
Dynamic JASON DEAMER
This win was his third race start of the preparation for our Newcastle trainer JASON DEAMER.
First-up we sent him around on an unsuitable Heavy 10, over a short course 1300m at Scone, running 7 of 11 when beaten 4.2 lengths. We didn’t want to run on such a track, but we were getting to desperation stakes as the rain was not relenting and we had to get his preparation underway and build a foundation fitness to take him out to a mile or further.
Then, still a couple of gallops short of being wound-up for a hard run 1600m, we took him to Taree for his second assignment. The flashing lights were on this run. He just tired the last 50m to miss by just 0.19 length when third carrying 57.0kgs, the winner carried 55kgs and the runner-up carried 53.5kgs.
Those two runs saw him fit and well and finally ready to show his ability.
We searched for the right race to give the horse a confidence “win” and the owners a confidence “win” as well.
Having nominated and accepted for several races, we found that assignment at Quirindi in a Class 1 and Maiden Set Weights event.
On weights and measures on paper and on the speed map, it looked as if the planets had aligned. Under our ratings, he was a $1.60 hope, and it was “write your own ticket” the rest of the field.
It was a Sky 2 meeting, so the prizemoney of $8,150 to the winner wasn’t as high compared to a standard Tab Meeting, it would still serve as a perfect race at distance, and a Soft 6 track surface was ideal, to bring him on for later assignments. Plus, it would give our horse necessary confidence, plus his owners could watch him go around and also give them the confidence to have a bet as well.
He opened odds-on but drifted to a ridiculous overs of $2.15 on the TAB with 3 minutes to go before being crunched back to $1.90.
Apprentice Jockey Maddie Owen
Maddie rode the horse ideally. We wanted to be forward and either lead the fence taking bad luck out of play, or if something went stupid in front, let it go and take a sit, but work away from the fence from the 600m so you don’t get caught behind a horse that would wilt.
The race panned out perfectly. The field of 9 runners jumped away evenly and from barrier 2 Maddie pushed forward to hold the fence however Gundawarra wanted the lead, so had to over race to cross from barrier 3 and set up a 2 two length lead over JACK DUGGAN (USA) with Maddie Owen now in the gun spot getting cover, whilst Another Super worked up to camp at our girth in 3rd spot.
This leading trio had a 3-length gap on the rest of the field passing the 1000m mark, and Maddie was just waiting her turn to move. At the 700m, the leader tried to up the tempo, and Another Super to our outside started to yield.
700m
This gave Maddie the green light and she angled out off the heels of the leader to go up to sit at the girth of the leader.
300m
At the 450m as they started the turn into the straight, JACK DUGGAN (USA) was moving up strongly, so Maddie released the brakes and JACK dashed two lengths clear as the field balanced for the run to the post.
200m
Maddie peeked over her shoulder and saw nothing coming so, then at the 300m she gave JACK an urge along and he exploded away. In the blink of an eye, by the time he passed the 200m marker, he was 6 lengths in front.
100m
50m
25m
Maddie was able to sit up and allow JACK DUGGAN (USA) the luxury to coast to the post, yet the margin was still widening, so as the camera flashed, the Dynamic Duo had posted an 8.66 length winning margin.
Maddie looking over her shoulder past the post to see how far in front she was
JOB DONE!
Our Owners have their first Win in Australia, the horse showed his true class, and the horse recorded a well-deserved confidence building win, plus the Owners could have a bet.
Congratulations to our terrific team of loyal Dynamic owners on their Win: Dynamic Syndications Racing, Mr S F Duggan, Barkers Road Racing, Mr P J Woollett, Mr J D Ilott, Mr D A Simpson, Mr D I Hollyman, Mr M J Hill, Mr S D Murray, Mr J N Beddard, Mr S Fairweather, Mr J C Lovegrove.
Jack Duggan 29.10.22 from Dynamic Syndications on Vimeo.
From Dynamic Syndications viewpoint, it was our 12th Winner for the season, our 782nd Winner Overall and our 274th Individual Winner.
Also, there was some symmetry with the horse, his name, and his story; coming to Australia from Ireland as a youngster, then becoming a folk hero as he stole his win from his unsuspecting peers.
"The Wild Colonial Boy" is a traditional, Irish-Australian folk ballad, favoured by many an Irishman, and often herd sung at many an Irish pub late in the evening, which tells the story of an Irish born bushranger in early colonial Australia, who eventually dies during a gunfight with local police.
Wild Colonial Boy - Lyrics
There was a Wild Colonial Boy, Jack Duggan was his name
He was born and raised in Ireland, in a place called Castlemain
He was his father's only son, his mother's pride and joy
And dearly did his parents love, the Wild Colonial Boy
At the early age of eighteen years, he left his native home
And to Australia's sunny shore, he was inclined to roam
He robbed the rich, to help the poor, he shot Judge McEvoy
A terror to Australia was, the Wild Colonial Boy
One morning on the prairie, as Jack he rode along
A listening to the mocking bird, singing a cheerful song
Up rode three mounted troopers, Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy
They all set out to capture him, the Wild Colonial Boy
Surrender now, Jack Duggan, for you see we're three to one
Surrender in the Queen's high name, you are a plundering son
Jack drew two pistols from his belt and proudly waved them high
"I'll fight but not surrender, " said the Wild Colonial Boy
He fired a shot at Kelly, which brought him to the ground
And turning round to Davis, he received a mortal wound
A bullet pierced his proud young heart, from the pistol of Fitzroy
And that was how they captured him, the Wild Colonial Boy.