<p style="font-weight: 400;">Craig Widdison enjoyed two very pleasing days in NSW on Sunday and Monday, winning a feature race and watching on as two up-and-coming horses made winning returns to the track.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Racing at Cowra on Sunday, the talented <strong>Doogan&rsquo;s Design</strong> was resuming from a spell in the $32,000 Cowra Japan Cup (1200m).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">It was a 700km roundtrip for the team with just one galloper, but the five-year-old Master Of Design mare was a class above her rivals in Cowra&rsquo;s feature sprint.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Ridden superbly by Brendan Ward, <strong>Doogan&rsquo;s Design</strong> ($8.50) was taken to the front and made every post a winner, triumphing by more than a length from the Andrew Bourke-trained Lang Park (James Innes Jnr, $7) and the Toby Pracey-trained Feirme Prince (Clayton Gallagher, $8).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Raced by Peter Beaton, <strong>Doogan&rsquo;s Design</strong> has now won four from 12 and looks like a very handy sprinter.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The following day, Widdison only had to make the short trip across the border to Albury, racing <strong>Baggage Handler</strong>, who was first-up since July.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Following good trials at Albury and Corowa late last year, <strong>Baggage Handler</strong> was crunched in from $2.30 to $1.65 in the 1000m Benchmark 58 Handicap.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The four-year-old Squasmosa gelding didn&rsquo;t disappoint punters either, with Nick Souquet driving to the front and from there, it was a one-act affair as <strong>Baggage Handler</strong> held on for a comfortable one-and-a-half length win from the Ben Brisbourne-trained Antisocial (Lachlan King, $5.50) while three lengths away in third was the Peter Maher-trained Ima Guru (Brendan Ward, $51). &nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Widdison joked that it was long overdue when asked about his successful two days.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s much better than how we&rsquo;ve been going, so hopefully things are turning,&rdquo; Widdison laughed.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The enigmatic Baggage Handler won the $50,000 Super Maiden at Wagga in late 2023 and has always shown ability, and Widdison was happy to see his galloper&rsquo;s scintillating speed on show at Albury.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen him before, really charge early, and I think he was a bit better again today, and I think he&rsquo;ll get there,&rdquo; Widdison said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;I was rapt with that and thought he did what he had to do, and he&rsquo;ll take a heap of benefit out of that.&rdquo;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Widdison was pleased for his owners, Snow Road Thoroughbreds, who also race <strong>The Prodigal Son</strong> with the Wodonga stable.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;Greg McNulty is a fantastic bloke; he&rsquo;s president of Benalla Turf Club, and Greg has supported me all the way along since I&rsquo;ve been back in the area,&rdquo; Widdison said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;He does nothing but kick up for me everywhere he can, and he has about four horses with me on his own, let alone shares he&rsquo;s got with the Wylie Dalziel team, so it&rsquo;s fantastic, and he deserves all the success he gets.&rdquo;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Baggage Handler</strong> looks above average, and Nick Souquet quickly praised Widdison&rsquo;s team for getting the enigmatic galloper ready to race.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;He went well today, and it was more of a relief to see him do that,&rdquo; Souquet said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;He could always do it, but at trackwork, he is a very difficult horse to ride, and Craig&rsquo;s foreman (Kip Rieck) is the most brilliant horseman, and she got him going around.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;He is a real handful, and she seems to get along with him so well and looks after him, and she did all the groundwork on him and got him going to where he is today.&rdquo;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Widdison Racing has hit the ground running in 2025, landing three winners in just over two weeks.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">At Wodonga on January 5, <strong>Majestic Reward</strong> made a winning debut in the 1100m Maiden Plate.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">With Brendan Ward in the saddle, the 40/1 outsider held off all challengers to score a very nice one-and-a-half length victory for connections.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Words: Jeff Hanson<br />Image: Racing Photography</span>

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Cowra feature and Albury win delights Craig Widdison

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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Talented mare <strong>Doogan&rsquo;s Design</strong> will return to racing in Sunday&rsquo;s Cowra Japan Cup (1200m) for Wodonga trainer Craig Widdison.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">A three-time winner, the Master Of Design mare won three races at her first six starts, saluting at Goulburn, Albury, and Wagga in late 2023.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Up in class following a strong start to her career, the five-year-old has never been far away in good company.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Last preparation, she ran a good second, going down by a flared nostril to the Todd Smart-trained Love Shuck (Billy Owen, $2.70) in the time-honoured Ian Reid Sprint.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After finishing down the track at Benalla in September, <strong>Doogan&rsquo;s Design</strong> was sent to the paddock but returns at Cowra tomorrow in their $32,000 feature sprint.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Brendan Ward has been locked in for the ride on the five-year-old, with Widdison &lsquo;really happy with her&rsquo; as the stable prepares for the 700km roundtrip.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Bookmakers have kept <strong>Doogan&rsquo;s Design</strong> safe ($8.50 in from $9.50) in what is an open event.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Connections have drawn well with gate three, and the Wodonga-based mare will only carry 55kg.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Widdison Racing team will be busy on Sunday, racing in NSW and Victoria.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Also racing at Benalla, Nick Souquet takes the ride on <strong>Bodhi</strong> in the 1206m Maiden Plate.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Bodhi finished down the track when on debut at Wagga Wagga on January 3, and the three-year-old will be better for the run when racing at Benalla.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The following day, the stable is in action just across the border at Albury, with up to two starters going around.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The in-form <strong>Ilikesooboogie</strong> has been racing well, running recent placings at Albury and Corowa.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Still, the Kooringal Stud-raced Sooboog gelding has drawn awkwardly with gate 17 in the 1000m Maiden Plate.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Later in the program, the exciting galloper <strong>Baggage Handler</strong> returns to racing in the 1000m Benchmark 58 Handicap.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">A convincing winner of the $50,000 Super Maiden at Wagga in late 2023, the Squamosa gelding has a lot of talent and has trialled well for this race, winning over the 900m at Corowa late last month.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Raced by Snow Road Thoroughbreds, the four-year-old has drawn gate nine, and Nick Souquet takes the ride.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Readers can follow our starters and stable updates on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (X).<br /><br />Words: Jeff Hanson<br />Image: Bradley Photos</p>

Doogan’s Design set for Cowra Japan Cup

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Riding legend Damien Oliver&rsquo;s advice won&rsquo;t be forgotten in Saturday&rsquo;s Group 3 Standish Handicap at Flemington.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Wodonga trainer&nbsp;Craig Widdison&nbsp;went against the Hall of Famer&rsquo;s advice and paid the penalty with&nbsp;The Prodigal Son&nbsp;at Canberra last month.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Prodigal Son won from the back of the field in Sydney first-up, but Widdison put his hand up as the cause of the handy sprinter&rsquo;s disastrous outing in a $200,000 race in Canberra.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;It was my fault, not (jockey) Nick&rsquo;s (Souquet), but I think we just rode him too close,&rdquo; Widdison said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;We thought there wasn&rsquo;t a lot of speed and drew barrier one, so we thought we&rsquo;d take advantage of that.&rdquo;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">That plan went against Oliver&rsquo;s thoughts after he rode The Prodigal Son to win down the Flemington straight in August 2023.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Oliver brought The Prodigal Son from the back of the field to win over the Standish Handicap course, providing a tactical template for the gelding.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;Ollie told us to ride him like that too, he told us to leave him alone and he thought that would work for him,&rdquo; Widdison said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;As usual, he would be right; we should know better by now.&rdquo;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Naturally, Widdison said he would revert to The Prodigal Son&rsquo;s previous tactics for the Standish Handicap in which punters have specked the five-year-old from $34 into $21.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;We have to let him find his feet and let him finish off,&rdquo; Widdison said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Widdison said The Prodigal Son has progressed well since his unplaced Canberra outing while the son of Fighting Sun was in fairly at the weights with 54kg.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t be happier with him,&rdquo; Widdison said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;We just hope he measures up.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;Ratings-wise, the top rater is only 10 points above him so it&rsquo;s not like we&rsquo;re going right into the deep end.&rdquo;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Blaike McDougall&nbsp;will ride The Prodigal Son in the Standish Handicap, while Souquet will ride his stablemate&nbsp;Duped By Spin&nbsp;in the Jockey Acknowledgement Plate (1600m).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Duped By Spin finished fourth at Wagga at her second-up run on Christmas Eve but Widdison noted the five-year-old had seven weeks between runs after a mishap on Wodonga Cup Day.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;We were meant to go to the Wodonga Cup but she slipped in the tie-up stalls before the race so she ended up seven weeks between runs.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;She&rsquo;s a bit older now, so she might take a run or two.&rdquo;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Duped By Spin is a $34 chance in early betting.<br /><br />Words: Brad Waters (Racenet)<br />Image: Racing Photos</p>

Ollie's advice will be followed in Standish Handicap

<p style="font-weight: 400;">The high-flying Craig Widdison stable will search for an early Christmas present at Tuesday's Murrumbidgee Turf Club Christmas Eve meeting.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Contesting two features and the Super Maiden, the Wodonga stable will send three runners around, including Duped By Spin in the Ted Ryder Cup (1675m).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Brendan Ward takes the ride on the five-year-old, who is second-up in the $40,000 feature event.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">A five-time winner, the Duporth mare finished fifth when first-up in the Stan Sadleir Stakes (1400m) at Wagga in early November.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Gate nine is an awkward draw for the $11 chance against some experienced rivals, but the Kooringal Stud-bred mare is capable in this class and with Brendan Ward in the saddle.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Bookmakers believe stablemate Oh No Mikki ($7 into $5.50) is Widdison&rsquo;s best chance on the day when taking on the Crighton Cup (1200m).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Also a five-time winner, the six-year-old is a talented sprinter who has been thereabouts in recent starts.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">First up at Gundagai last month, the Mikki Isle gelding took on the $50,000 Tuckerbox when flashing late to finish fifth, beaten less than three lengths by Extravagant Lad.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">On that effort, Oh No Mikki is right in this race. Brendan Ward will navigate the wide draw (gate 9), which is the only concern.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Widdison also starts Ilikesooboogie in the $50,000 Super Maiden Handicap (1200m).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Nick Souquet takes the ride on the six-year-old Sooboog gelding in what is a challenging maiden event.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">An ever-consistent type, Ilikesooboogie (another Kooringal Stud graduate) finished third earlier this month at Albury, flashing strongly in the 900m event.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The extra ground won&rsquo;t be an issue, but again, we&rsquo;ve drawn awkwardly with gate 10.<br /><br />Words: Jeff Hanson<br />Image: Trackpix Photography</p>

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We were very grateful when contacted by Wylie Dalziel about teaming up with some of his bloodstock!<br /><br />With the blessing from great trainer Peter Moody, the idea was to bring the horses to a different environment and tackle weaker races in order to hopefully get a win on the board. <br /><br />Our very first runner for the Dalziel team was Miss Gabbiano, she was dynamic winning her Maiden over 900m at Albury on the 20th May. Two weeks later Tycoon Artie was successful in winning his Maiden at Goulburn over the 1200m.<br /><br />Hopefully the partnership can continue to be a successful one!<br /><br />photo: Bradley Photography

Great Start with Wylie Dalziel Bloodstock!

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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">WODONGA sprinter The Prodigal Son backed up his prelude win with a barnstorming victory in the $200,000 Wagga Town Plate (1200m) on Thursday.Just 11 days after <a href="https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/8599753/the-prodigal-son-shines-in-wagga-town-plate-prelude/" target="_self">a big win in the Town Plate Prelude</a>, The Prodigal Son ($5.50) repeated the dose by storming home to capture the feature sprint in a photo finish.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">The Prodigal Son screamed home down the outside to edge out 90-1 outsider The Wizard Of Oz by a short half head, with Gravina ($5.50) a further half neck away in third.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">The Prodigal Son provided Wodonga trainer Craig Widdison with his first Wagga major, combining with well-travelled jockey Jason Lyon in what was the biggest win of his career.The Prodigal Son entered the Town Plate as the baby of the field, taking on the race at just his 12<sup>th</sup> start and both Widdison and Lyon gave all credit to the exciting four-year-old<br />"It's fantastic. He did a super job," Widdison said.<br />"I didn't think we were going to get there in the run but wow, he's a pretty talented horse, that's a great race to win."He gives himself a chance because he's just a gentleman to do anything with. So adaptable, he can win from the front, he's won from last, midfield today. He gives himself a chance. He's always shown us that he's got above average ability but he's a gentleman to do anything with to go along with it.<br />&nbsp;"I love coming to Wagga, it's my favourite track anyway and to win one of the big ones here is just fantastic for more or less locals in the area.<br />"These are the races that are fantastic to win and give us a chance<br />Lyon said all credit to The Prodigal Son.<br />"He did it the tough way," Lyon said. "We were three wide, two and a half and three wide and wobbled a bit on the bend.<br />"I thought I got beat.<br />"I was sort of stewing a bit because we did it tough but when I seen the number come up it was a good relief, it's better to go that way than the other.<br />"It was a huge effort by the horse."<br />The Town Plate continued a rapid rebuild from Widdison, who only <a href="https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/7698168/inside-racing-widdison-set-to-make-return/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regained his trainer's licence</a> from a two-year disqualification midway through 2022.<br />Widdison paid tribute to his owners, including Greg McNulty, who bred and races The Prodigal Son, for making it possible.<br />"A couple of our great owners jumped straight back on board," he said.<br />"Greg McNulty being one of the first along with Kooringal Stud. Without them you're nothing and Greg owns a lot of horses and races a lot of horses and deserves all the success he gets."<br />Lyon, the 43-year-old who has ridden a winner in every state and territory in Australia, rated the win as the biggest of his career."It would probably be my biggest win, prizemoney wise. I've won a group three in Adelaide but that's definitely the biggest prizemoney wise," Lyon said."<br />"You get good opportunities and you've got to get the job done. Things are going really well."<br />It was a big finish to Town Plate day for Widdison, who completed a race-to-race double when Duped By Spin ($3.80) took out the last race, the Benchmark 66 Showcase Handicap (1600m). Story by Matt Malone - The Daily Advertiser</p>
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Widdison, Lyon combine to strike Town Plate success with The Prodigal Son

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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">PROMISING Wodonga galloper The Prodigal Son burst into Wagga Town Plate calculations with a barnstorming victory in the prelude at Wagga on Sunday.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">Wodonga trainer Craig Widdison declared it will be full steam towards next month's $200,000 Wagga Town Plate (1200m) after a dominant prelude win.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">The Prodigal Son ($4.40) made light work of a talented field to win the $40,000 Wagga Town Plate Prelude (1200m).</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">The four-year-old improved his record to four wins from just 11 starts with the win.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">He downed fellow border sprinters Tap N Run ($7.50) and Canny Hell ($2.05) by two and a half lengths<br /><br />Widdison confirmed he will now push on to the Wagga Town Plate.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">"Yes, definitely. It's been in our mind for 12 months for the Town Plate," Widdison said.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">"After Caulfield first-up we were scratching our head, we couldn't find anything wrong with him.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">"I was hoping it was just the shifty track, he continued to please us in between.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">"I thought he would be hard to beat on his real form."</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">The Prodigal Son didn't beat a runner home first-up at Caulfield but brought his best at Wagga on Sunday!</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">Widdison can't see why he won't give a sight in the main event in a couple of weeks.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG">"It was terrific," he said.</p>
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The Prodigal Son books Wagga Town Plate ticket with dominant win!

Duped By Spin came with a great run to win the BM70 Country Mile Series heat at Wangaratta today worth $75,000. A very nice pick up for connections and gets herself into the $250,000 final at Caulfield in a couple of weeks time. A exciting time for all involved and we wish the owners all the best on the 16th March!

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