Battle of the young guns heating up

15 August 2016 | Cody Winnell
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Jason Lee is shooting for three straight concession drivers' titles.

Jason Lee is shooting for three straight concession drivers' titles.

With just over a fortnight of racing left in season 2015-16 little separates two of Victoria’s gun young drivers in the battle for the Alabar Concession Drivers Premiership.

Terang's Jason Lee holds the slenderest of leads in his bid for three straight concession titles, one win ahead of Mark Pitt.

Pitt returns from a two-week suspension tomorrow and has three drives at Shepparton on Thursday for the strong Wayne Potter camp.

Lee has up to six drives at home track Terang on Wednesday night.

Lee has 104 wins from 532 drives this season, while Pitt has piloted 103 winners from 383 starts.

Josh Aiken is one win ahead of the injured Zac Phillips for the final concession drivers’ podium spot.

Chris Alford has a stranglehold on the Melton Saddlery State Drivers Premiership with 270 wins from 1310 drives before today’s Maryborough meeting, 41 wins clear of Greg Sugars on 229, while Gavin Lang is third on 168.

The SBG Accountants Metropolitan Drivers Premiership tells a slightly different story with Lang on 44 wins, five clear of Alford and Sugars level-pegging on 39.

The Renown Silverware State Trainers Premiership sees Smythes Creek’s Emma Stewart dominating on 181 wins before today, clear of Andy Gath in second on 105 wins and Brent Lilley in third on 100.

Stewart also leads the Taylors Metropolitan Trainers Premiership on 61 wins from 191 starts, with David Aiken second on that chart with 25 wins and Lilley third on 22.

In the breeding ranks super stallion Art Major leads the overall chart on 208 wins from 1417 races, with arch rival Bettors Delight second on 179 wins from 1173 runners. Courage Under Fire is third on 134 wins, with Grinfromeartoear and Mach Three next on 121 wins each.

Muscle Mass and Art Major are equal on the two-year-old sires tally with 15 wins apiece.

Courage Under Fire holds a one-win advantage on the three-year-old table with 52 wins, just ahead of Art Major, while Rock N Roll Heaven is third.

Safely Kept holds a comfortable lead on the Broodmare Sires Premiership with 154 wins from 1376 races, Holmes Hanover in second on 116 and Armbro Operative third on 115.

Skyvalley is enjoying a strong season in the trotting ranks with 77 wins from 387 races to overall table, 17 clear of Sundon with Majestic Son third on 57.

Sundon is leading the Trotting Broodmare Sires Premiership on 105 wins, well clear of Safely Kept on 47 and Keystone Salute on 37, while Skyvalley is winning the Juvenile Trotting Sires Premiership on 22 wins from 142 races, with Muscle Mass second on 15 wins and The Pres third on 11.

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Cody Winnell (HRV Media/Communications Manager)
t: 03 8378 0288 | e: cwinnell@hrv.org.au | tw: @codywinnell

 

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