Three year old colt, HezThe One, wrote his name into the record books on August 1st when he took out the 3yo Southern Cross Final held at Port Pirie.
After settling well back from the inside the back line draw, Dani Hill got HezThe One off the peg line. At the bell, Hill took the colt 3 wide and by the 400 metre mark, HezThe One had reached the lead. From that point he continued to put a margin between him and his rivals. The margin at the finish was 8.5 metres from Officianado with Hit Maka a further 7 metres away in third spot.
The Jeremes Jet colt recorded his 14th win from just 23 starts. Thirteen of those 14 wins have been in South Australia, but it was his first start on the Port Pirie circuit.
HezThe One’s victory meant he became only the seventh colt or gelding to win South Australia’s biggest juvenile double as a 2yo and 3yo.
Bred by Graham Cole, who races the colt in partnership with good friend Graham McDonald, HezThe One is out of Summer Fairytale (Crosscurrent).His dam has had 4 foals of racing age including 10 time winner Rosharni, Just Like Elle (winner of 4 races), Hez The One who is now Australia’s newest $100,000 earner and a 2yo called, Morning Stories (Dawn OfA New Day), which has had just one start to date. This is the family of Dominion Red a $150,000 winner in the 90’s.
Hez The One – in becoming the seventh dual winner of the Southern Cross – joined former star pacersPopular Port, which won in 1984 and ’85, Pappy Mccoy won as a 2 year old in 1989 and as a 3 yo in 1990, William Belle in 1992 and ’93, Robust Venture in 1996 and 1997, Hes A Corka in 2002 and 2003 and Alzona in 2007 and 2008.
Other winners of the Southern Cross Finals were Rap Artist (2yo Colts & Geldings), Rocknroll Magic (2yo fillies) and Lovelist (3 yo fillies)
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