Still A Star - All Star Mile - Event Date: 23 Jan 2021 - 23 Feb 2021

                        Just wondered if those who don't have a horse to vote for in the All Star Mile would consider voting for my friend and trainer Bill Ryans horse STILL A STAR. 

                        She is currently in the top ten however we have an issue where we are in a much smaller population down here in Tasmania so getting votes is a challenge against the horses from the larger stables. 

                        a little history for you . Bill and Mary are what are called battling trainers from Longford, Tasmania. Bill was a jockey before weight got him and he eventually went on to train in Tasmania. Eventually Bill moved to the mainland to take on the role of spelling and pre-training Tommy Smiths horses at Woodburn, Cootamundra. He and Mary spent 7 years there pretraining many horses with the likes of Mahogany and Kingston Rule being among the better ones.

                         But  homesickness for Tassie got the best of them and they returned home to become one of the States leading trainers for many, many years. Bill is in his 70's  now and has trained horses to win most of the premier races in Tasmania however now he has STILL A STAR. It's no secret that Bill's health isn't great however I won't go into this other than to say It'd a wonderful thing if she could run in the big race. 

                         The last couple of things  I have to say are that going in this race is not about the money for Bill. it is about the challenge of training a  horse for the race and getting the best out of her. If it was about the money then Bill wouldn't be a horse trainer . Lets face it - training in Tassie wont make you rich. 

                        The other thing I want to say is that Australian's love a battler - take a look at the other 9 trainers/combinations in the top ten . Hayes, Waller, Richards, Stokes, O'Brien, Williams, Newnham, Jolly and Edmonds. All deserved of course however if you are undecided about who you want to support give Bill, Mary and STILL A STAR a thought.

Cheers for your time. 

Slowdown. 

                     

C,Mon everyone.   We are on Still A Star.   Bill needs the boost.

His health isnt good.

Lets get the battler across the line.

Go Minny.

17 days later is the 1400m Vamos Stakes for females.

I would imagine that would be the campaign into the All Star.

I hope she makes the field she would be a worthy runner.