Seven events were staged by the Tasmanian Pacing Club at UBET Park last Sunday evening. A feature of the racing was the success of the Yole brothers Ben, Mark and Tim from Sidmouth, near Beaconsfield.
Ben and Mark Yole combined to win The Jouster Pace with the odds on favourite In House, who led all the way to defeat his stablemate Lu Way Lord. The pair won the Saloon in Sight Pace with outsider Sign Of Oro, with Ben also training the third placegetter Wealthy Warrior who was driven by Mark’s twin brother Tim.
Sign Of Oro was having his ninth Tasmanian start. Owned in Victoria by Cheryl Smith, six year old Life Sign gelding hugged the pegs throughout and speared through late to grab Smiling Force (Dylan and Nathan Ford) right on the line. Sign Of Oro took his career record to two wins and 12 placings from 51 starts.
Mark drove his third winner for the evening when he came with a late run to score with Licinia in The Simple Life Pace. The four year old daughter of Changeover was having her first start in the state since coming from New South Wales where she had won five races from twelve lifetime starts. The win was the second leg of a training double for Nathan Ford, after the win of Jukebox Music in the Luke Peter Stakes.
Jukebox Music started his career in New South Wales late in his two year old year and won nine of his first 11 starts at Harold Park and Menangle. He relocated to Victoria as a five year old and raced there until July this year. His two best wins were $25,000 races being the 2012 Warragul Cup and the 2013 Ararat Cup. Jukebox Music was placed in free for all’s and C6/C10 events at his previous four Tasmanian starts and he led throughout to win the short course discretionary handicap, the Luke Peter Pace, on Sunday night.
Tim Yole completed the night for the Yole family when he led all the way with Gifted Courage in the Touchwood Bobsta Pace for trainer Steve Lukac. Gifted Courage, a four year old Courage Under Fire gelding, followed up his good second to Finn Mac Kee, at the previous Elwick meeting. It was his first win from seventeen starts.
By Peter Cooley