Hesashark, what a great advertisement for the upcoming harness racing Allwood Stud Farm SA Yearling Sale!
Purchased for just $10,000 at the 2018 sale by trainer Dale Afford, the gelding won three races from just seven starts as a two-year-old last season including a heat of the Southern Cross.
Struck down by illness, the son of Shadyshark Hanover missed the final of the Southern Cross and also The Allwood, but now as a three-year-old the money parted at the 2018 is very well spent.
After winning three of his four starts this season Hesashark started from the outside of the back line in the $14,000 SA St Leger Final and after meeting interference on the first turn, and losing some 20 meters, he was still able to rally to win the time honoured event.
Caller Jim Jacques had all but written Hesashark off at the 400 metre mark when he claimed in his call “Hesashark is too far back to feature” but despite appearing to be struggling, the Port Pirie trained gelding showed he had a heart as big as himself to overhaul the leading pack close to the finish line to score.
Offered at the 2018 sale by Ian and Judi Slater of Goodtime Lodge, Hesashark is out of the Grinfromeartoear mare Goodtime Katie.
For your chance to purchase a value for money yearling, be at Magic Millions on Sunday March 15 and who knows, you might come home with the next Hesashark.
Gary Newton