Grenfell trainer Mark Hewitt and Alectown's Stan Townsend both bagged a double at Sunday's Parkes Harness Racing Club meeting.
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In one of the more apt results, Townsend won his own race, the Stan Townsend Leading Local Pace in celebration of his fantastic 2019/20 season, and the Alectown based trainer has been on fire over the past few months in particular.
In the first race of the day, MOREARTSTHANCLASS ($3.40, Brett Hutchings) broke the maiden in start 10 for Parkes' Malcolm Hutchings after four minor placings.
The filly led the whole way from a good draw, and held on to defeat the fast finishing LILMAC ($1.60 place, Jason Turnbull) by a neck.
The first of Townsend's wins came in the Gabbys Sportstar Horse Of The Year Pace with CULLENS MAORI ($5.00, Nathan Townsend), who showed very impressive gate speed from out wide to win by a head over GOLDEN ZARA ($1.55 place, Blake Micallef).
Hewitt got on the board in the Brett Hutchings Leading Driver Pace with short-priced favourite SPORTY MICKILLA ($1.45, Mark Hewitt) pulling away powerfully in the shadows of the post to defeat LLANFAIR RHIANNON ($3.90 place, Graham Betts) and BRADNESS ABUELA ($1.45 place, Jason Turnbull).
Hewitt was in again in the Egmont Park Stud Pace when MIGHTY JOE ($2.30, William Cassell) completely brained the field, with Parkes driver Cassell leading all the way to win by a comfortable 5.8 metres.
In 10 starts on the Parkes track, the gelding out of Powerful Pam has two wins and four minor placings.
In Townsend's tribute race, BO YANG ($1.75, Nathan Townsend) returned from a five month spell; cruising to an easy win over NEGATIVE NANCY ($5.00 place, Graham Betts) by a couple of lengths.
It is the gelding's first race for Townsend after spending his previous 18 starts racing in Victoria and he was well supported after opening at $2.10 before firming into $1.75.
Next Sunday, harness racing heads back to Dubbo for regular afternoon racing.
The next meeting at the Parkes Harness Racing Club will be on Sunday, October 25.