Wayne Brown, a businessman who has retired from his previous career to train horses, expresses a strong passion for country racing and the South Australian lifestyle.

Formerly operating out of NSW, Brown established Gawler as his base last year and has recently set up a satellite stable at Port Lincoln. He is also planning to have his foreman based at Strathalbyn in the near future, allowing him to step back and simply enjoy his racing.

However, Brown’s immediate focus is on the Sportsbet Green Tick Handicap (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday, where he has Power Beau running. This is the horse that provided the trainer with his only Stakes race victory.

Unfortunately, Brown can foresee a time when he may need to send Power Beau to either a Brisbane or Melbourne stable to continue its current racing career.

“He’s got plenty of weight and a bad barrier on Saturday,” Brown said. “He’s a very consistent horse and he tries hard, but he got caught wide first-up and that track at Cranbourne didn’t suit.”

“We put him out after the Goodwood and gave him a break, and I thought there would be more races here to get him going, but he would probably be better going to Brisbane or Melbourne to race, because with his rating, it’s too hard to place him.”

“It gets hard with the big weights, and he has to carry 61-½ kilos on Saturday, and for him there’s not a lot of races until December.”

“He’s a horse that doesn’t travel that well and when we went to Cranbourne, we went three or four days before.”

“He would be better staying over there, and that’s what I may look at, but I would like to get him back for the summer races next year.”

Power Beau captured the Listed City Of Marion Stakes over the same course and distance in February, and was later placed behind Shadhavar in another Listed race the following month.

The sprinter, purchased for $14,000, later contested Adelaide’s premier sprint event, The Goodwood, finishing just over three lengths off the winner after leading.

“In the Goodwood, he over-raced and bled and only got beaten three lengths,” Brown explained. “He’s up to a Group 2 or a Group 3 over here and I think he would measure up to a Listed or a Group 3 over in Melbourne.”

“He’s getting with age and I only paid $14,000 for him. He’s paid his way and he’s a lovely, lovely horse. We’ve had a good run with him.”

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