Trix Of The Trade Wins $1,500,000 Group 1 Railway Stakes for Veteran Trainer Colin Webster

Mark Smith - Saturday November 19

All good things come to those that wait, and for 82yo trainer Colin Webster, his first Group 1 winner took some time but was worth the wait.

Webster’s former apprentice Troy Turner stood high in the irons as the 4yo Trade Fair gelding Trix Of The Trade dominated the finish of the $1,500,000 Group 1 Furphy - Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot.

That meant a lot to Troy Turner (image Western Racepix)

The Playing God gelding Comfort Me was one and a quarter lengths back in second, with Startrade coming within a short-half-head of giving Trade Fair (GB) the quinella.

Trix Of The Trade won four in succession to start the year culminating in three Listed stakes successes.

A homebred for Bill and Patricia Robinson, Trix Of The Trade advances his record to nine wins, three seconds, and a third from 14 starts with earnings of $1,267,865.

Webster trained Rogan Josh to ten wins in his first 31 starts before the son of Old Spice was transferred to Bart Cummings to win the 1999 Melbourne Cup and Mackinnon Stakes.

The Websters (image Western Racpix)

“It’s unbelievable, my first Group 1. He’s a magnificent horse, and Troy rides him to perfection,” Webster said.

‘I’m very proud of him. Old Bill and Pat Robertson came to the races today. They don’t come often because of their age, and they are over the moon.

“We knew that if we had (Trix Of The Trade) fresh enough, he would win. That is why I did not run him last week and take the edge off him.

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“We aimed at this race a long time ago and we really thought he could win it.”

Trix Of The Trade would be unlikely to make an Easter Yearling Sale.

and the Robinsons (image Western Racepix)

He is the best of two winners from three foals from the unraced My Name’s Trixie, a daughter of the Redoute’s Choice stallion Passenger who won a Canterbury maiden in two starts.

The dam of My Name’s Trixie, Crown Around (Speed Week), beat one runner home in a 1000m maiden at Northam, and none of her four foals to reach the track won a race.

The former Alwyn Park resident Trade Fair (GB) drifted in and out of fashion over 11 seasons.

Trix Of The Trade was one of 19 foals in his final crop in 2017.

The son of Zafonic sired 19 stakes-winners highlighted by Trade Storm in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile Stakes.

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Race Result - Railway Stakes Gr1 1600m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 1:35.82

1

Trix Of The Trade

- 4g Trade Fair (GB) x My Name's Trixie (AUS) (Passenger (AUS))

Tnr: C H Webster Rdr: T Turner 53

2

1.8

Comfort Me

- 6g Playing God (AUS) x Southern Comfort (AUS) (Comfy (USA))

Tnr: Rhys Radford Rdr: P Knuckey 54

3

1.9

Startrade

- 6g Trade Fair (GB) x Startego (AUS) (Star Pak (AUS))

Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: C Nicoll 53

4

2.2

Resortman

- 6g Helmet (AUS) x Straveen (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))

Tnr: M L Lane Rdr: B Rawiller 57

5

3.2

Last Of The Line

- 6g Blackfriars (AUS) x Catch The Cat (AUS) (Royal Abjar (USA))

Tnr: S J Miller Rdr: B Parnham 53

6

3.3

Treasured Star

- 4m Toronado (IRE) x Treasured Gift (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))

Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: W Pike 53

7

4.1

God Has Chosen

- 5g Playing God (AUS) x Celtic Feva (AUS) (Dr Johnson (USA))

Tnr: Ms D Riordan Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 55.5

8

4.5

Searchin' Roc's

- 4m Awesome Rock (AUS) x Still Searchin' (AUS) (Trade Fair (GB))

Tnr: J P Taylor Rdr: Ms K Yuill 53

9

4.6

Kaptain Kaos

- 5g Demerit (AUS) x Velvet Strike (AUS) (Commands (AUS))

Tnr: Michael Grantham Rdr: Lucy Warwick 55.5

10

4.8

Alaskan God

- 4g Playing God (AUS) x Lady Alaska (AUS) (Reset (AUS))

Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: Chris Parnham 53

11

5.2

Marocchino

- 6g Maschino (AUS) x Comesitbesideme (AUS) (McFlirt (NZ))

Tnr: L P Luciani Rdr: J Whiting 55

12

5.8

Ironclad

- 7g Dubawi (IRE) x Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert (USA))

Tnr: Will Clarken Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 53

13

6.7

Karli's Karma

- 5m Deep Field (AUS) x Sravana (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))

Tnr: Summer Dickson Rdr: S O'Donnell 53

14

6.8

Notorious One

- 7g Animal Kingdom (USA) x Feather Duster (AUS) (End Sweep (USA))

Tnr: C & M Gangemi Rdr: Laqdar Ramoly 53

15

7.2

Buster Bash

- 5g Trade Fair (GB) x Disco Miss (AUS) (Zeditave (AUS))

Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 53

16

21.6

Yonkers

- 7g Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Anne Of Kiev (IRE) (Oasis Dream (GB))

Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: P Harvey 56.5

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