With another successful tilt at the Grafton July Carnival a distinct possibility, Con Karakatsanis makes a lightning journey to the north coast with two real chances on Fisher’s Plumbing Plus Race Day at Port on Saturday.
Bound for Kos is the first of the stable hopes and showed bright prospects with a solid second behind Won For Vicki in his debut run at Moruya after making up many lengths over the concluding stages.
The son of Pierata will derive a great deal of benefit from the outing and the extra distance of the Caroma Maiden Plate should ensure the bay gelding is at the head of considerations for the weekend assignment.
The other bright prospect for the Karakatsanis establishment occurs in the fifth event when Spring Blossom looks to continue her unbeaten status following an impressive maiden victory over Pariah Time at Moruya a fortnight ago.
The Flying Artie filly seems to possess a great deal of ability with many keen judges believing the middle distance journey should be very suitable and the allowance allocated to Grady Spokes provides the form apprentice with another opportunity to shine.
Venom Wolf is considered a strong chance following a comprehensive win over Beearetee at Coffs Harbour a month ago while Charmed Destiny has solid form and Rose Water is coming off a recent Taree win.
The Karakatsanis family has been an integral part of the Grafton Cup Carnival over many years with Con enjoying success in many of the feature races including The South Grafton Cup, The Kirby, Grafton Guineas and Maclean Cup with the highlight provided when Howmuchdoyouloveme scored a comprehensive victory in the 2012 Ramornie Handicap.
The Aiden St Vincent stable is enjoying a wonderful run of success in recent times and is poised to capitalise when Dancing Tilda contests the Rheem Handicap following a dominant display at Coffs Harbour last weekend.
The flashy chestnut made light work of Cook My Goose and Best Eagle on rain affected ground and looks primed to continue his winning ways with Seething Chuck and Shelley’s Lookout set to provide the stiffest opposition following recent consistent performances.
It is significant that Kody Nestor is making the journey from the central west to partner with Dancing Tilda and the respected hoop’s engagement provides further confidence for a forward showing.
Winter Storm returns to the track in the final race on the card after leading throughout to score an outstanding Coffs Harbour win on debut last December before striking an extremely heavy surface when placed at Grafton two months ago.
The lightly raced son of Last Kingdom displays unlimited potential and the Donna Grisdale trained gelding should provide the testing material for the assignment with Just One Look and Enchanted World considered real chances.
Jon Grisdale has a full book of rides on the program with the respected hoop set to continue his great run of success after landing the plum mounts on Bound For Kos and Winter Storm
Fisher Plumbing Plus is the earliest established locally owned and family run plumbing supply business on the Mid North Coast and the club is delighted to continue a wonderful association with this fine organisation together with welcoming all their associated sponsors.
With the promise of fine weather conditions and strong final acceptances, the racing complex should be a hive of activity with full betting service on the local and away meetings together with great food and refreshments supplied by Char Bar Catering.
Racing continues at the circuit with a fixture scheduled for Friday 31st July 2026 and further details regarding reserved seating in the Ivan Livermore Stand is available by contacting the Port Macquarie Race Club office on 02 6581 1964 or email on admin@portmacquarieraceclub.com.au.
Information is also available on the club’s sparkling new web page which provides comprehensive details regarding all facets of their operations in a user friendly and easy to follow format.
Selections
Race 1 – 1:01PM DUX HOT WATER MAIDEN HANDICAP (1004 M)
9 Tessorino, 2 In Bocca Al Lupe, 6 The Michael
Race 2 – 1:36PM CAROMA INDUSTRIES MAIDEN PLATE (1204 M)
8 Bound for Kos, 5 Airburst, 2 Habib Albi
Race 3 – 2:11PM RHEEM BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP (1808 M)
2 Dancing Tilda, 3 Seething Chuck, 8 Shelley’s Lookout
Race 4 – 2:50PM FIENZA BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP (1004 M)
2 Brazen Brando, 8 Stiorra, 6 Typhoon Neta
Race 5 – 3:26PM FISHER’S PLUMBING PLUS BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP (1506 M)
9 Spring Blossom, 3 Venom Wolf, 4 Charmed Destiny
Race 6 – 4:05PM RINNAI BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP (1204 M)
3 Winter Storm, 6 Just One Look, 11 Enchanted World
