Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Boom three-year-old Cyclone Jordy, the nominal favourite for the rich WA Derby late this year, extended his winning sequence to seven when he strolled to another easy victory at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
The New Zealand-bred Art Major colt was the $1.10 favourite as the sole runner on the back line in the $25,000 Vale Peter Bennington Pace over 2130m.
Polemarker Illawong Mustang ($12) led for the first lap, with Gary Hall jnr quickly getting Cyclone Jordy into the one-out, one-back position after a slow lead time of 27.9sec.
Hall sent Cyclone Jordy forward with a three-wide burst after 700m and the colt zoomed to the front with 1250m to travel. He won, unextended, by just over two lengths from the strong-finishing Maungatahi, rating 1.57 after final quarters of 28.5sec. and 28.2sec.
“He is a perfect racehorse and has always been a pleasure to drive,” said Hall. “And kit’s exciting to drive him, as well.”
Cyclone Jordy is unbeaten at his six starts in WA and has a record of eleven starts for nine wins and one second placings for stakes of $225,849.