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“He is improving with age,” declared Jocelyn Young after driving hardy seven-year-old Pierre Whitby to victory in the 2536m Past President Joe Iemma Memorial Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
Young has enjoyed a marvellous association with Pierre Whitby, and the WA-bred gelding’s win gave Young her 17TH success in the sulky with the pacer who is trained at Hopeland by Debra Lewis.
Pierre Whitby, who is by Mach Three and is out of former top-flight mare Party Date, has earned $203,087 from 19 wins and 38 placings from 145 starts.
On Friday night he drew the prized No. 1 barrier and Young was happy to take the sit behind the pacemaking Bettorstartdreaming, with the hard-pulling $3.90 chance Baltic Ace in the breeze.
Young got Pierre Whitby off the pegs 420m from home and the gelding hit the front with 250m to travel and went on to beat the $6 chance Manning, who was tenth early and seventh at the bell before finishing solidly, out five wide.