Sure, we have all heard of Gurney Drive. When in Penang, that is where you can indulge in good food.
Well, Gurney Drive could soon be on the lips of racegoers in Selangor and elsewhere.
That is Gurney Drive the galloper and, right now, he is probably the most tasteful runner in trainer Ananthen Kuppan's yard in Sungai Besi.
How not to be? Like clockwork, he has been adding money to the coffers and his last five runs going back to Aug 11 2024 read 3-4-2-2-2.
Now, surely that is something to drool over and, the best part is, he could soon be turning those "twos" into wins.
On the morning of Jan 7, the seven-year-old was the star at trackwork when he went over the 600m in a flashy 36.6sec.
It was a fine piece of work and it could spell trouble for his rivals in the 5 (A) sprint over the 1,150m on Jan 12.
Yes, Gurney Drive is riding on the crest of a wave and, it should not take much for him to go better than those two second-placed finishes on Oct 20 and Dec 8.
A son of Casino Prince, Gurney Drive has now scored five wins - three of which were at the Penang Turf Club, where his name used to roll off the tongue like a good dish served up at the state's favourite hawker haunt.
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