Ballarat trainer Henry Dwyer can only see value both on and off the track as he prepares a raiding team for the Tasmanian carnival.
The prizemoney is attractive for Electric Impulse and staying filly Aurora Rise, but the added lure of black type makes the trip “a no-brainer”.
Electric Impulse, a winner at the Flemington during Melbourne Cup week in 2024, has Stakes placings and a win would top off her career.
Dwyer has planned the trip with the six-year-old since the spring, but when Aurora Rise stood up and won a Geelong Maiden at 1755m, the Tasmanian Oaks immediately came to mind, and Electric Impulse had a travelling buddy.
“It is a good carnival over there, and if you can get the right type of Maiden winner at this time of year, they can go over there and be very competitive,” Dwyer said.
“She is an Autumn Sun [Aurora Rise], so she is only going to get better up in trip, and a mate of mine bred her and still has the family.”
“Therefore, a win will multiply through the family.”
“She is going to run in the Strutt Stakes over there on Sunday week, and the Oaks is the main target in Launceston a few weeks later.”
“She has come up at the right time, and she will be really hard to beat for the locals.”
Electric Impulse has been freshened since winning the David Bourke Memorial over a mile at Pakenham in mid-December and will run in the Mystic Journey Stakes on Hobart Cup Day, February 8.
“The 1200m is probably going to be a bit sharp for her, but the Vamos Stakes at Launceston over 1400m looks a great race for her,” Dwyer said.
“It’s a Group 3, so it would look good on her CV.”
