Eric with the inimitable Bernie Winkle
Harness racing cult hero Bernie Winkle is looking down the barrel tonight of an extraordinary 15 wins for the season at Mildura.
Described by owner Eric Anderson as a bread and butter pony, Bernie s lightning sprint made him a COVID-19 sensation during the pandemic lockdown, and has given his owners plenty to cheer about, netting more than $100,000 in stakes.
Bernie Winkle (
Rock N Roll Heaven - Dolly Mcd (
Mach Three) was moved north by Anderson at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown - and proceeded to rewrite Mildura harness racing record books in an exhilarating run of success.
Pacifico Dream is top three-year-old
A top colt in Victoria this season – he has won eight races and been twice placed in 14 starts for $137,630 – is Pacifico Dream, a close relative of Guaranteed. He gave a taste of his class with a dominant win in the Group 3 VHRC Caduceus 3YO Cup at Melton last Saturday.
Earlier in the season he won the VHRC Sires Classic at Melton and the Central Victorian Pacing Championship at Wedderburn.
Pacifico Dream has a background of blood to back up his claims to further promotion, being by
Mach Three out of the unraced Mint Julep, by Presidential Ball from Australia’s first sub 1:50 mare Jadah Rose 1:49.6 ($465,424).