Driven confidently by young stunner Jett Turnbull, Where’s The Gold, who had no friends in betting, flew out of the gate to take the lead, before eventually giving the lead away to the second favorite fashion icon.
Favorite Ripp was sent around the field by Bernie Hewitt only to end up sitting outside the fashion icon with Shez Sweet Louise three back on track behind Where’s The Gold.
Helluva was sent around the field from the middle position with one lap to go to race outside the leader. The in-form fashion icon still looked comfortable riding on the final lap, with both Helluva and Ripp struggling to stay in contention.
Where’s The Gold pulled away from the leader as Shez Sweet Louise sneaked along the rails. It looked like Shez Sweet Louise would take the win in the shadow of the post, but Where’s The Gold found enough to record a narrow but emphatic victory over Shez Sweet Louise by just over a meter, with Fashion Icon in third place.
Wheres The Gold rated 1.55.5 for the 2260 meter trip.
WHERE IS THE GOLDEN REPETITION OF JANUARY 9TH
Raced by Alan Field and trained by Nathan Turnbull. Wheres The Gold has had an eventful career after racing his early races in New Zealand, where he was no slouch winning three races before arriving in Victoria in October 2022.
Under trainer Emma Stewart, Where’s The Gold won seven of his first eight Australian outings, including the 2023 Group 1 Tasmanian Pacing Cup and a Heat of the Easter Cup in Launceston. Later that year he won the South Australian Pacing Cup before moving to the Bain and Hill stables.
He then had a short spell at Jackson Painting in the Riverina before joining the Turnbull team at The Lagoon.
Wheres The Gold is the only offspring of the Bettors Delight mare Gold Elite who won six races with a speed of 1.57.3.
The win marked a treble for Jett Turnbull as he had previously scored on Duffy Hollow (A RockNRoll Dance) and Beancounter (Art Major) and both trained by Nathan Turnbull.
The meeting is a community event organized by Oberon, a town about 50km south of Bathurst. The Oberon meeting has been part of the trotting fraternity for a long time and is therefore steeped in history. The main focus is on raising money for the Ronald McDonald House in Orange with a variety of auctions and raffles throughout the event. Everything indicates that last night’s meeting was very successful.
By Tony Milanese for Harnesslink
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