Team Lang combined once again to win the Central Victorian Trotting Championship Final with Good Thanks at Bendigo
Former Inter Dominion winning driver Scott Stewart steered Bitobliss to a record-breaking victory in the 52nd running of the Group 3 Warehouse Sales Central Victorian Pacing Championships at Bendigo on Thursday night.
Stewart, a student of the late, great reinsman Vin Knight tracked a wide course on the son of Blissfull Hall which is raced by his father Don.
A 10-metre equal-backmaker in the Championship, Bitobliss ($5.10) came out after frontrunner Arber (Chris Alford), the $2.50 favourite, on the final bend and wore him down to win by 1.3 metres. Sir Clive (Gavin Lang) was 3.5 metres away in third place.
Don Stewart complimented his son for his hard work and said that he had personally achieved a long time goal. "It’s a race I've always wanted to win," Stewart said in his acceptance speech.
Bitobliss smashed the 2150-metre record, pacing a 1:57.5 mile rate, 1.5 seconds faster than the previous best over the distance. His overall time was 2:37.7.
Bendigo's Lords Raceway is lightning fast at the moment with three records set in as many race meetings conducted by the Club.
Scott Stewart is best known as the driver of 1989 Inter Dominion Champion Jodies Babe. In Perth he drove the bonny Vin Knight trained mare to victory while Knight piloted the runner-up Our Maestro into second place.
Chris Lang and Chris Lang Jr combined to win the Group 3 Warehouse Sales Central Victorian Trotting Championships. The winner Good Thanks is on a winning streak with four wins from four starts this season and Lang Jr. drove the $1.80 favourite confidently.
The mare spread-eagled her opposition to win by almost 13 metres. Mister Castleton ($12.00 - Ellen Tormey) finished second with $56.00 longshot Trappers Puzzle (Rod Petroff) giving a good early sight in front before holding on for third.
The SJ Photo - Howdoudo 4YO mare was bred by Will Shellie and is owned by Peter Shellie.
Chris Lang said he got Good Thanks from Peter Shellie, also a trainer, when she was going good and she has continued to race well to achieve this target set for her.
Lang also revealed that Good Thanks is likely to be in foal to Aldebaran Park's international sire Eilean Donan.
