Fighter Command Leads Beautide Field in Bid for TAB Eureka

Written By Paul Kelly

LAST year’s Beautide winner Fighter Command will be back in Hobart this Saturday night to defend his Beautide crown, as he looks to book a spot in the $2.1m TAB Eureka at Mennagle in September.

Tasracing’s Beautide Selection Panel, composed of delegates from Tasracing and the Tasracing Integrity Unit, with final approval given by the Chief Racing Integrity Officer and Tasracing CEO, selected the 10 starters and two emergencies from the 12 nominations received.

In alphabetical order, the final field for this year’s Beautide is:

  • Barbary Tales

  • Bettablack Tiger

  • Chenin Beach

  • Cuzzy Bro

  • Fighter Command

  • Hazewillrev

  • Le Betty (1st Emg)

  • Seriously Sam

  • Stranded Lollipop

  • Swiatek Leis

  • Tambros Tilly (2nd Emg)

  • Vincenzo

The Beautide is restricted to three and four-year-old pacers that are Tasbred or 100 percent owned by a Tasmanian resident/s for no less than 12 months before the Eureka and 100 per cent trained by a licensed Tasmanian trainer for no less than six months before the Eureka.

The 2090m event is a Preferential Barrier Draw based on age and sex, and the draw will take place on Tuesday afternoon.

The winner of the Beautide will receive Tasracing’s slot in the $2.1m TAB Eureka at Menangle on Saturday, 6 September.

Nominations for the remaining nine races for Saturday night’s Hobart meeting close at 9:30 am Tuesday, with the program featuring the $30,000 Fehlbergs Produce 2YO Sweepstakes Finals for the Fillies, and the Colts and Geldings, along with the $20,000 Metropolitan Cup for the open class pacers.

The meeting will have extended coverage on Tasracing Live and Sky Racing.

Article originally published in The Mercury

Paul Kelly
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