Anthony Fuller’s unique acquisition possesses big future

Windy Height
Windy Height didn’t have the usual path to the races, but it looks to have plenty of ability for Anthony Fuller. Photo: NZ Racing Desk

FIVE-year-old Windy Height was having just its fourth race day start at Te Aroha on Sunday and the future looks bright for the winter galloper.

The Anthony Fuller-trained son of Electronic Zone has emerged from an unlikely position to win its second start after kicking away for an easy win in the Karl Davis Real Estate R75 Handicap.

Windy Height ($2.70 at Bet365.com) was spending its life in a paddock, not doing much and there was no desire to make it into a race horse, but Fuller took the opportunity to add to his Tauranga-based stable and the rest is history.

“I can remember seeing him out in the paddock at Des and Bernice (Appleton, owners) place one day,” Fuller described. “He was a yearling then and I said to Des, ‘that’s a nice looking horse, I wouldn’t mind that one’.

“Anyway, the horse vanished and then I was there again later when I dropped off Maximum Height after his last win of the season and he (Windy Height) was stuck out in the paddock.

“I said, ‘well stick him on the float and we’ll take him home.'”

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Windy Height only had its first trial in February and was a brilliant winner on debut at Tauranga. It then ran at Te Awamutu where it finished second at rating 85 grade before finding trouble in the run at Ellerslie on June 3.

Fuller believes he will have an exciting prospect on his hands if the five-year-old can learn how to race properly.

“He’s got a lot of learning to do,” Fuller said. “That’s why we brought him back here today instead of racing him at Tauranga.

“He just blew his brain at Ellerslie and that was the end of the race.

“I thought I’d get him back here and give him some confidence.”

Fuller didn’t pen any set future plans for Windy Height, but is wanting to test the Te Aroha winner in stronger grades.

“We might get him into a better race next time, we’ll just juggle him backwards and forwards until he cottons on,” Fuller said.

“Till he starts behaving like a real race horse… if he starts behaving like a race horse it will be interesting won’t it?”

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