Meg and her Flame
17 November, 2015
How beautiful is this? Meg, a valued member of the Te Akau team snuggles up to Flaming! We think Meg was her good luck charm as Flaming was Te Akau Racing's second of four wins last weekend at Riccarton!
Nine-year-old Meg Hazlett, daughter of Te Akau assistant trainer Pam Gerard and Tommy Hazlett, got her televised pre-race prediction spot on when she said Flaming (4 m Bachelor Duke - Flying Firebird, by Stravinsky) would “go pretty goodâ€.
“I was going to say ‘I think she can win it' but I decided not to,†said Meg, who has been helping out with the horses for the past few days.
“I've been swimming her in the mornings, before she works and one day I rode her up to the track and back, with Dan (Miller) leading me. And I led her back from the track when Jamie (Richards) was riding Madame Jamai. I lead her in from the paddock, brush her and strop her up in the afternoons"
“I always say she (Flaming) can win. She's not naughty and she's always nice to meâ€
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