A BIRDSVILLE WINNER FOR THE GERAN STABLE

By Graham Potter | Sunday, September 4, 2022

The Birdsville Race Club describes their Birdsville Cup Carnival as ‘as event like no other.’

It is on the ‘bucket list’ for so many racing enthusiasts … and the beauty of it is that anybody who goes there knows exactly what to expect … which includes anything from dust to mud to off track high jinks and drinks, to on track race action.

Ok, maybe there will be a few surprises, but, in general, people are there because they want to be there, particularly as it takes a while to make the trip. You certainly don’t arrive by chance.

For trainers, taking runners to the Birdsville Carnival adds another dimension to the logistics required to make as seamless a sortie into the outback as possible.

It takes some resolve to do it with horses to look after … and when a trainer comes away with a winner, it not only makes the whole effort worthwhile, but it also ticks that ‘Birdsville winner’ off the trainer’s own bucket list.

The Corey and Kylie Geran stable raced two horses over the 2022 Birdsville Carnival.

Solarch finished second in a QTIS Class 2 Handicap on Saturday, September 3 … and Tuscan Leather got the chocolates in a Class 1 Handicap over 1200m on Sunday, September 4, at a starting price of $2.80 when beating the $1.90 favourite Nannu by 0.50 lengths.

Gary Geran piloted the stable winner, which was his only ride on the Sunday. He also won the first race at the Saturday meeting aboard the Robert Burow trained The Brotherhood, as well as bringing home a second place (Solarch) and a third place (Jochberg) for trainer Pat Richardson.

So that’s two wins, a second place and a third place finish in the saddle for Gary Geran, from four rides, and a first and a second place from two starters for the Geran stable runners.

That’s a pretty good return for a demanding ‘away’ game.

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