Brent’s on the beat | Kyabram Free Press

On Thursday night last week at Kilmore, Thomson brought Country Rockstar with a well-timed run to claim the pacer’s fourth win in 20 starts at handsome odds of 10/1.

Thomson said Prettyboy Harry, who also raced at Kilmore but broke into a winning position, still had a few flaws to work out but was a talented trotter.

Country Rockstar’s win was a real family affair as the four-year-old, who is by the Rocknroll Hanover stallion Yankee Rockstar, was bred and is owned by his parents Russell and Pauline.

Thomson has a busy day working a full-time job as well as training a current team of nine.

”I’m lucky to have my wife (Debbie) and two daughters Emma, ​​11, and Katie, 9, to help me, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to do this.”

Thomson also made a special mention of Addie Duryea, who also helps train his team from his Dunbar Rd home base.

· The lead of the night at last week’s Shepparton meeting should go to James Herbertson for victory on the Kyabram-trained pacer Eye See Philtra.

The four-year-old son of Hes Watching was locked on the back three but Herbertson was able to squeeze him into a one-out position turning for home before changing four wide to the right house and mow down his rivals in the game. final stages.

Eye See Philtra is trained by Mick Blackmore, who has only produced the pacer four times for two wins, both at the Shepparton track.