This morning's classic is courtesy of RaceNet

After seeing it (and having a laugh!) the question had to be asked ... did the journalist perhaps have a few dollars on the horse she accidentally calls 'Lucky Donkey'?!

[As our editor John Baxter commented "I think she meant "Lucky Jockey" !?!?!" ]

"Symons saddles up a talented two-year-old

Quirindi trainer Ian Symons has only been licensed for six months, but he's got himself a classy little two-year-old in Upsized (Dale Spriggs). The Catbird colt has plenty to learn about racing but he showed enough natural ability to beat his more fancied rivals this afternoon, in the $45,000 City Tattersalls Gourmet Club Plate (1000m), at Randwick.

"I had a winner two years ago when I was training before but then I gave it away to be a professional endurance rider," said Symons.

"I was pretty succesful in the Endurance riding and I ended up selling horses to Dubai for $210,000.

"Then I thought it was time to get back into racing and got my licence back six months ago. "I've got eight young ones in work but this little horse is the best one I have.

"He'll go for a spell now and then I'll bring him back for the Inglis Scone Challenge.

"I bid to $8,500 at the Scone Inglis sale and he got passed in at $9,500.

"Then they came back to me and said I could have him for $9,000 but I said no, $8,500!

"This is great, the adrenalin is just unbelievable right now! added the delighted trainer.

The well supported Lucky Donkey (Brad Pengelly) led the way with Jodhabai (Jim Cassidy), but just when it looked like Jodhabai had the upper hand, Upsized sprinted home down the outside to score a length and a quarter win from Jodhabai with Lucky Jockey (SP $2.20) hanging on for third a further three quarters of a length away.

By: Jo Adams - Saturday, 16 October 2004 "