Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Just over four months ago Ravenswood trainer Nathan Turvey had some room in his stables, and he now has no regrets in purchasing experienced Victorian performer Mister Macedon, who produced a typical solid performance to win the Specialised Equipment Funding Solutions Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
“I was looking for a horse, and he was cheap,” said Turvey, who races the seven-year-old in partnership with three mates, Adrian Pensini, Justin Bugg and Michael Hill.
Mister Macedon’s 12 starts for Turvey have produced three wins, two placings and $21,543, taking his career record to 79 starts for nine wins, 24 placings and $83,635.
He is by American stallion Betterthancheddar and is the first foal out of Modern Art mare Black And Yellow, who raced 40 times for four wins, seven placings and $19,288.
Mister Macedon is related to former smart pacer Bullion Bill, who had 124 starts for 30 wins, 30 placings and stakes of $321,165. After winning eight races in Victoria Bullion Bill won another nine races in WA for trainer-reinsman Bob Mellsop, including the 2006 Narrogin Cup, before being sold to America where he won another 13 times.
Mister Macedon was the $2.30 favourite from barrier two on Friday night when Emily Suvaljko sent him forward to take up the running after 400m, leaving Chambray ($7.50) in the breeze. Mister Macedon ran the final 400m sections in 28.7sec. and 29.1sec.and fought on determinedly to win by a neck from $7.50 chance Spoil The Party, who raced in the one-out, one-back position before beginning a three-wide move 600m from home.