Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Since Northam trainer Lang Inwood bought Beyond Bling for $14,000 late last December the five-year-old pacer has enjoyed a diet of constant racing.
In 38 weeks for his new owner-trainer Beyond Bling has raced 38 times, and his easy victory in the 7News Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night took his record for Inwood to four wins, nine placings and stakes of $36,675.
Beyond Bling was the $2.70 favourite from barrier two, with Shannon Suvaljko allowing him to bowl along in front with four sub-30sec. quarters on his way to beating $8.50 chance Hengheng by 4m, rating 1.57.6 over 2130m.
Major Freeway, the $3.20 second favourite from the outside of the front line, dashed forward in the first lap to race in the breeze and he battled on gamely to finish third.
“We just had to keep Major Freeway back of our wheel,” said Suvaljko. “We got an easy lead time, so once Major Freeway was at our wheel we just kept rolling and kept him out there.”
Inwood said that he had always liked Beyond Bling, and he leapt at the opportunity to purchase him last December.
Beyond Bling is by former star pacer Bling It On, who earned $1,882,957 from 49 wins and 24 placings from 100 starts. Beyond Bling is the second foal out of Abovenbeyond, who raced 70 times for 16 wins, 20 placings and $55,840.