Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Five-year-old Miki Jet, a recent addition to the Serpentine stables of champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr, showed that he has the ability to develop into an excellent money spinner when he was not extended in setting the pace and scoring an effortless victory in the 2130m Catalanotrucks.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
His win as the $1.04 favourite by two lengths over the $10 second fancy The Wildcard took his record at Gloucester Park to four starts for four wins.
“He is unbeaten at Gloucester Park, but I took him to Bunbury first-up and he got rolled (when third behind Wasa Heat Seeker) and I started him in a stand at Pinjarra and he got beaten (when a head second to Skippers Delight),” said Hall.
“He is a nice horse and I think he will be better when he comes back after a spell. At the moment he will keep racing. He has a good bottom to him and is quite fast. He has been trouble free and is a laid-back horse who loves working and racing.”
Miki Jet had an easy time early with a 37.3sec. lead time followed by quarters of 32.7sec. and 30.6sec. before sprinting over the final couple of 400m sections in 28.5sec. and 27.7sec.
Miki Jet raced 21 times in New Zealand for four wins and eight placings and he now has had 27 starts for eight wins, ten placings and stakes of $77,631. He is by American sire Always B Miki and is the second foal out of unraced mare Clifton Christine, whose elder half-brother Starsky’s Dream raced 26 times in New Zealand for nine wins, eight placings and $50,739 in prizemoney.