Trots

Sunday afternoon an elite weekend of harness racing continued when four-year-old Go Ahead Makemyday won the $25 000 Group 3 Central Victorian Trotting Championship (2690m) at Maryborough.

Top trainer Chris Lang took out the quinella with Go Ahead Makemyday ($6) beating home stablemate Ten Commanders ($3.70) by a mere neck, with My Mate Claudy ($14.70) finishing third a distant 17m back.

Go Ahead Makemyday and Ten Commanders were both heat winners leading up to the final.

Chris Lang drove runner-up Ten Commanders who despite a slow start had a good run and was in front on the final turn.

Pre-race favourite, the Michael Marais trained and driven Jacob Oram ($2.20) had a bad start from barrier five but made up ground and was close on the heels of Ten Commanders at the bell.

Ten Commanders still held the lead coming into the home stretch before Go Ahead Makemyday with reinsman Chris Lang Junior made their move on the inside and the stablemates battled head to head down the final metres with Go Ahead Makemyday just pulling away in the end for the win.

The favourite, Jacob Oram dropped off just before the final turn, loosing pace and position to finish a disappointing seventh.

Lang had a sensational weekend, having secured his top two pacers Skyvalley and Sundons Gift in the Inter Dominion Championship final through the semis on Saturday at Ballarat.

The other highlight at the Wedderburn Harness Racing Club’s meeting was the Group 3 Central Victorian Pacing Championship Final, won by Gavin Lang’s $1.90 favourite Im Outtahere.

2010 Central Victorian Trotting Championship Results: