Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
New Zealand-bred pacer My Ultimate Baxter, a winner of five races in Queensland and four in New South Wales, revealed admirable toughness when he challenged unsuccessfully for the early lead and then worked hard in the breeze before scoring an easy victory in the 1730m Kate Mac For Breakfast Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
He was the $3.20 second fancy from barrier five, with Whos The Dad the $2.80 favourite from the No. 6 barrier.
The polemarker Get Ya Gets On ($12) set a fast pace, with Chris Lewis, after his early unsuccessful challenge, quite happy to race without cover. My Ultimate Baxter forged to the front on the home turn and dashed away to win by 5m from $18 chance Lamandier, who ran home solidly from eighth at the bell.
Five-year-old My Ultimate Baxter was one of four winners on the nine-event program to be sired by American stallion Sweet Lou, and he looks set for many more wins for Hopeland trainer Debra Lewis.
My Ultimate Baxter has won at five of his 20 starts in WA, with two victories over 1730m and two over 1170m at Pinjarra. He is the third foal out of Bettabe Fast, who raced 45 times in New Zealand for two wins, eleven placings and $21,150 in stakes.