Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Ravenswood trainer Nathan Turvey drove Prince Sahara to an all-the-way win in a 1823m event at Narrogin on Friday night and 20 minutes later he struck again, 195km away, when his four-year-old mare Rocknroll Sass repeated the dose by setting the pace for Gary Hall Jnr and winning the 2130m Up Late Pace at Gloucester Park.
Rocknroll Sass, owned and trained by Turvey, was the $2.70 favourite who was smartest to begin from barrier four and went on to win by a half-length from the $3 second fancy Beyond the Sea, rating 1.58.9 after final 400m sections of 27.7sec. and 29.2sec.
“She went super and was a lot better than she was the past couple of times I had driven her,” said Hall. “She held the opposition at bay very well.”
Rocknroll Sass is by American stallion Rock N Roll Heaven and is the third foal out of Armbro Operative mare Just A Bit Sassy, who raced 19 times in New South Wales for ten wins, three placings and $68,175.
Rocknroll Sass has raced 14 times in WA for three wins and five placings, taking her career record to 41 starts for ten wins, nine placings and $78,935 in stakes.