‘Silver’ service

Last night’s Western Districts Derby heats promised ‘silver service’ racing.

And star prospect Silver Lake ‘served up’ a new 450-metre track record!

Bred, owned and trained by Lynette Gough at Nyora, Silver Lake semaphored a sizzling 24.69sec – slicing 0.01sec off the 24.70sec previous mark, set by Pirate Pete on November 25 last year.

Ironically, Silver Lake ($3.00) defeated Blackpool Flash ($4.30) by 4.7L, with Pirate Pete ($2.80F) a further 3.8L away third. It was his fifth win from only six starts.

“He’s just a natural, he never puts a foot wrong,” Lynette said. “And he’s still learning what racing is all about.”

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Source:: https://www.grv.org.au/news/2021/02/04/silver-service-2/

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