Keayang Fitzy records third win of the season

Six-year-old gelding Keayang Fitzy recorded his third win of the season when claiming the Lather Up Standing @ Woodlands Stud Free For All (1609m) in Hobart on Sunday night.

Driver Mitch Ford had the Wayne Yole-trained pacer positioned one-out and one-back from barrier four, on the back of $2 favourite Star Major, before being produced three-wide near the 300m, and sprinted home best to defeat Star Major by a head, with Another Nien ($26) 1.3m away third.

The mile rate of 1:56.0s took 0.2s off Keayang Fitzy’s previous fastest winning mile rate.

The win was a second leg of a training double for the Yole stable, with Rock On Playboy ($7) recording a half-neck win for driver Mark Yole earlier in the night.

Unbeaten Sweet Lou colt, Medina ($2 fav), took his record to five wins from five starts when claiming a no more than four lifetime win pace over 2090m.

The Freddy Taiba-trained pacer settled last of the six-horse field before improving three-wide from the 500m on his way to a 4.7m win in 1:58.9s.

Connections are considering sending the pacer back to Victoria for some feature three-year-old races, including the Victorian Derby.

The win completed a driving double for Dylan Ford, who partnered Diamondsnblue ($4.20) earlier in the night.

Another three-year-old to win on the program was A Rocknroll Dance gelding Rocknroll Mcrae ($6.50), who won the Fehlbergs Produce Sprintlane Pace (1609m) for the maidens.

Ace reinsman Ricky Duggan had the Rodney Ashwood-trained gelding positioned behind the leader before dashing away on the sprint lane to record a 3.9m win.

For complete race results, click here.

by Duncan Dornauf for Tasracing