The names of 2 horses took my attention over the weekend (I should declare a conflict upfront given one of them is owned by a friend and his wife):

If you look first at the results of the E S P TECFORCE PLATE, a 2yo fillies race over 1000m at Hillside last Saturday, you will note that the filly that ran second - MISS WITNESS (gr f 2 El Moxie (USA) ex Good Looker by Godswalk (USA)) - is by the same sire as the world champion sprinter SILENT WITNESS (thus the remarkably similar name perhaps).

Same day, different state: in the COPPERAMA HANDICAP, an open class race for 2yo's at Eagle Farm, the horse that ran third - SILENT POWER (Honour's List (IRE) ex Cinnamon Splendor (USA) by Trempolino) - also carries "half" of the famous HK sprinter's name (and the other half? Well, it's none other than MIGHT AND POWER)

2 horses - both performing well to date - but it's fair to say both have some way to go to live up to the deeds of 'that other horse' (and his bank account) that the respective owners have no doubt wistfully considered as they filled in their registration forms !

There's no law (nor should there ever be one) against dreaming. It's what the Industry is grounded in after all.

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Update - SILENT POWER won a 2yo Handicap at Eagle Farm on 28 January by 2.3 lengths.


Photo: SILENT POWER (c) Greg Kennedy 2006