While all the hype on Saturday night was going on at Tabcorp Park up in Sydney, the Miracle Mile favorite Lennytheshark was having his final hit out in the Group 2 Bendigo Cup.
“Lenny” as everyone has come to known him, took out the $60575 Cup by 10.2 metres from ImCorzin Terror (Western Terror-Corzanello) with Franco Leger (Falcon Steeler- Lets Scooter Franco) a further 2.4 metres astern in third place.
A filly out of a half-sister to Lennytheshark in Led Suitecase was knocked down to David Miles Racing for just $37,000 at last week’s APG Melbourne Sale, that filly was by outstanding sire Mach Three.
While there might not have been a Beautide and co in the Bendigo Cup it was a very suitable lead up race to the current Inter-dominion and Victorian Cup champion.
The win in the Bendigo Cuptopped of a wonderful weekend for his sire Four Stazzz Shark a son of Cams Card Shark started the weekend with a winner in the 2yo event at Ballarat when WhatsThe Catch won first up for Allison Chrisom.
Eskine Range made it double Friday night double for Four Stazzz Shark took out the time honored Albany Cup (WA) worth $30,000 for trainer Colin Brown..
Wonder mare Firth returned to the winners stall in the Therese CordinaSibelia at Group 2.for mares, Firth showed blistering gate speed to easily cross and find the front from gate three for young reinsmanTodd McCarthy, Frith reeled off a 27.7s first quarter of the mile.
Frithcame home her last quarter in an 27 seconds to score by 1.5m from Nike Franco (by McArdle) with $1.80 favourite Fight For Glory (Art Major) third.
Mouse In The House made it a double for his sire Four Stazzz Shark at Menangle when the 4 year old Joe Cordina Memorial heat 1 for Amanda Turnbull
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