by Duane Ranger.
Four days after driving her first Queensland winner, Phoebe Betts, has repeated the dose, for her mother, owner and trainer, Monica.
The 17-year-old Bathurst reinswoman again drove Stonebridge Regal gelding, Snoop Stride to a 2.6m victory in the fourth race at Albion Park – the Gotta Go Cullect At Egmont Park Stud Pace.
That 2.6m victory came after the 9-year-old won easily by 6.1m at the same venue last Friday. That day he paced 1:56.1-mile rate for the 2,138m mobile. Yesterday (Tuesday) he went 1:55.7 for the 1,660m mobile.
He drew eight yesterday and was the $7.30 fourth favourite in the eight-horse field.
“Last week’s first Queensland win was pretty special. It was my first win behind her and it was great to win for Mum.
“Mum’s not here, so it’s really rewarding to win my first two races behind him, because we own and train him. He went really well again yesterday.
“He’s been an awesome horse for us. He was only a cheapy. I actually brought him to get my trial license on and I only ever had one trial drive on him because he was just racing so consistently.
It’s been a great week,” said the former Bathurst High School Student, who has driven 18 career winners since first getting in the bike last year
Snoop Stride, who was bred by the Yirribee Pacing Stud, has now had four wins from his 28 starts. He’s also placed eight times since making his winning debut at Bathurst on April 23, 2014.
Yesterday Snoop Stride paced the 1,660m mobile in 1:59.3 and his sectionals were 28.9, 28.3, 29.1, and 28.6.
Meanwhile, Adam Sanderson’s ability in the sulky highlighted the Tuesday programme at ‘The Creek’.
The former Southlander from New Zealand nailed races six and seven behind the Ian Gurney trained duo of $2.20 favourite That’s How We Roll (1) to win by 3.6m; and then he got up by half a head behind $4.60 second favourite, Sparkling Cullect (8).
Sanderson completed his hat-trick in race eight behind the Rod Hinz trained Ginatiano (5), who prevailed by a head and paid a whopping $43.40 to win.
