Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
When Busselton trainer Barry Howlett offered some of his large team of pacers for sale about six months ago Gnangara trainer Luke Edwards selected the Bettors Delight gelding Bettor Class.
And Edwards has no regrets with his decision to buy the seven-year-old Bettor Class, who won at his third appearance at Gloucester Park (and his third start for Edwards) when he was a $5.90 chance from barrier No. 2 in the 2130m Cowden Insurance Pace on Friday night.
Ryan Warwick guided him to a half-length win over the pacemaker and $3.30 second fancy Gee Smith to take the gelding’s career record to 33 starts for six wins and ten placings for stakes of $45,051.
Bettor Class was beaten for early speed by Gee Smith and Warwick was quite content to take the sit behind that veteran pacer until he eased him off the pegs on the home turn and finished solidly to take a narrow lead 50m from the post.
“I bought him about six months ago when Barry Howlett had a few for sale, and he was on the list,” said Edwards. “I picked him out, thinking he would be a good country horse. He was only a cheapie, and a lot of my loyal owners have bought small shares in him.
“Bettor Class is racing again at Gloucester Park on Tuesday (in race six) and hopefully he can repeat the dose.”