Nine year old harness racing gelding Jimmy Carter (The Pres) was on his best behaviour yesterday and was duly rewarded when he won the $40,000 Prydes Easifeed Southern Lights at the Northern Southland harness meeting at Ascot Park.
āHeās been a work in progress for a long time and heās had a lot of days that werenāt so good for him but on his best days heās proven that heās quite a capable horse,ā trainer Phil Williamson said.
Handled by John Morrison, Jimmy Carter settled three back in the running line behind pacemaker One Two Menny. In the back straight Morrison eased Jimmy Carter off the inside and moved up to sit parked. Coming out of the last bend Jimmy Carter was in front and held out stablemate Love N The Port to win by half a head.
āHeās quite a nervous horse and if he doesnāt catch the start right, heās history. He canāt right himself and wants to free leg pace.ā
Owned by David Beckingsale and the Horsin Around Syndicate yesterdayās win was Jimmy Carterās sixteenth win and first Group success.
JIMMY CARTER REPLAY
The win was Williamsonās seventh in the races seventeen year history. His other winners have been Mystic Son (2009), Springbank Sam (2013 and 2015), Monty Python (2017), Majestic Man (2019) and Love N The Port (2023).
āIf Majestic Man pulls up well, weāll head north for the Rowe Cup meeting and Jimmy Carter may have booked a ticket to go with him. Love N The Port will go as well.ā
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byĀ Bruce Stewart, for Harnesslink