After more than two decades away from the winning trainer list, Bendendo Harness Racing hobbyist Larry Walls has returned in the best possible way with promising three-year-old gelding assigned (Rock N Roll Heaven).
After a close-up second on debut on his home job, Walls prepared for the height to win on Kilmore on August 28, for a follow-up appearance in Shepparton on September 16-Elke Time driven by James Herbertson.
Three starts for two wins and second place is a solid comeback for a trainer whose last winner was in the 2003-2004 season, although admitted walls has since had fewer than 20 starters as a trainer.
“I spent 15 or 20 years in Melbourne and I couldn’t train them then, but I was always interested as the owner and breeder. Once we moved back to Bendendo, I decided it was something I wanted to do again.”
Walls and his partner Penny Owen Bought on the 2023 Nutrien Sales and Walls works him out of a box at Bruce Morgan’s stable, directly opposite Lord’s Raceway.
“There is a good group of ours at Morgan’s who help each other, and it works really well, but one by one is everything I can handle,” he said.
“Once I decided to go back to the training, instead of waiting for the mares with which I breed, we thought we would go to the sale. There was enough in breeding this horse to see him and he also looked good.
“I broke him in and I was really happy with how he came.
“He is now on a pretty tough figure. He is a three -year -old with his fourth start, and if he was at Shepparton tonight (September 23), he would be potentially in the same race as a horse I own with Danny Tackeray in schedule.
Walls has a long family bond with harness racing and horses.
His father, Jim, was a well -known whore and trainer, while his grandfather, also Jim, broke in more than 2000 Walers for the Australian Light Horse.
“Dad started in Harness Racing in Boort with Charlie Robertson back when there was a night of the showgrounds. Charlie had New Derby, who disputed the first Inter Dominion in Perth,” said Walls.
Over the years, Walls have had a number of handy horses, including Strident, who won nine races in Victoria and have done further success in West -Australia. (For Trivia buffs, Strident also won the last race that was ever performed in Moonee Valley on 6 February 2010).
Other useful artists for walls were stopping the show and Anthony Dollar.
But for the time being, the enthusiasm of the horses that walls reveal to light for training has been assigned.
“It was quite a long time since I had a winner as a trainer, so it was good to get it,” he said.
“This horse has done everything well so far. Hopefully there will be more.”
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