IT seems success with two-year-old pacers comes naturally for prominent harness racing owner-breeders Charlie and Connie Beadman.
In Launceston last Friday night the Beadmans’ juvenile Rocknroll Turbo made his debut in the Keith Stanley Debutante Stakes and the son of Rock N Roll Heaven never let them down.
With Rohan Hillier in the cart, Rocknroll Turbo travelled sweetly in the one-out-one-back position and when asked for the big effort in the home straight he ran down the leader and hit the line with over a metre to spare from No Fear No Failure with Swap Me a close-up third.
It was a professional performance from the Paul Hill-trained colt that is from the Beadmans’ good producing broodmare Laagirl.
The Beadmans enjoyed success with Jerrys Jet that was Tasmania’s top two-year-old and last season he was a close-up second to Mister Lennox in the voting for the three-year-old of the year award.
Rocknroll Turbo covered the 1680-metre trip in 2m.06.9 for a mile rate of 2.01.6 running home his last 800m in 58.7s.
Photo courtesy of Greg Mansfield.