Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Promising young trotter Majestic Ga Ga’s manners are improving and she gave a faultless exhibition when she set the pace and coasted to an effortless victory in the 2503m Team Bond Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
This was a notable success for Majestic Ga Ga, scoring her first win at her eighth attempt in a standing-start event. For much of her career she has ruined her chances by beginning badly and breaking in running.
“Tonight, she trotted nicely,” said Emily Suvaljko after driving Majestic Ga Ga, the $1.70 favourite, to an all-the-way win by almost four lengths from $7.50 chance Patched, who started from the back mark of 80m (virtually 70m because there were no runners off the front line).
Four-year-old Majestic Ga Ga, who began off the 10m line (with no runners off the front), won at six of her 29 Victorian appearances, and this was her sixth start for trainer Michael Young, for two wins and two thirds. The mare now has earned $58,162 from eight wins and ten placings from 35 starts.
“Majestic Ga Ga is still on quite a low mark and should win many more races,” said Suvaljko, who is confident that she will prove very hard to beat when she begins from the 20m mark in a 2631m trot at Pinjarra on Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Suvaljko continued in fine form on the weekend. She was successful with Douseeme ($2.20) at Bunbury on Saturday night and then travelled to Kellerberrin on Sunday and landed a double, scoring with Alexandra Thegreat ($1.50) and By Royal Command ($4.40).