Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators
Madeliene Young maintained her perfect record in the sulky behind Rocknroll Elliot when she was successful with the WA-bred five-year-old in the 2130m WA Regional Tree Services Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
This was her third drive behind Rocknroll Elliot — and her third win with the gelding, who ended a losing sequence of eight when he was the $2.70 second fancy and defeated Tradie ($11) and Carrera Mach ($4.60).
Early in the week part-owner Dave Clement rang Ravenswood trainer Jocelyn Young (Madeliene’s elder sister) and pleaded with her to nominate Rocknroll Elliot for Friday night’s meeting because he was paying a heartfelt tribute to his widow Maureen by sponsoring the opening event on the program in her honour.
Jocelyn agreed and advised Clement to invest on the gelding — which, indeed, he did.
Rocknroll Elliot began from barrier three and settled down in fifth position, with the $2.65 favourite Shadow Roll setting a modest pace. Madeliene Young made a decisive move when she left the comfortable one-out, two-back position 1350m from home and dashed forward to move alongside Shadow Roll.
Rocknroll Elliot took the lead with 450m to travel and scored by just over a length from Tradie, who finished strongly from eighth and last at the bell. Madeliene’s previous wins with Rocknroll Elliot were at Wagin in June last year and at Narrogin three months later. Rocknroll Elliot is the second foal out of the Elsu mare Pure Empathy, who raced 72 times for 12 wins, 20 placings and $88,025. Rocknroll Elliot has had 50 starts for 12 wins, 12 placings and $80,593.