Only a handful runners have the speed to reach the Group 1 Hobart Thousand each year and few have the ability and longevity to make back-to-back finals. Hellyeah Bolt achieved this feat among 30 career race wins which included victories in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
Hellyeah Bolt
It took four starts before he recorded his first win, which was on the Hobart track in a best-of-night 25.75, some six-lengths quicker than the next best effort. He won his next six races which included the Breeders Classic Final.
Watch Hellyeah Bolt (box four in the blue) win the 2013 Breeders Classic Final.
He won the Youngstar Classic and Ministers Gift before lining up in the 2013 Hobart Thousand Final. He spent most of 2014 away from the Hobart track before returning to take out his heat of the Group 1 feature defeating superstar, Buckle Up Wes.
Watch Hellyeah Bolt (box five in the yellow) win a heat of the 2014 Hobart Thousand.