Peter Lock’s fast-improving sprinter Debit (NZ) (Darci Brahma) collected her third win on the bounce at Trentham on Saturday, winning the On Track 1200 with some authority.
The five-year-old by Darci Brahma has appeared at the races on just four occasions, breaking her maiden on June of 2023, and was not seen at the races again until this October, where she returned in winning fashion at Hawera.
Stepping up to Rating 75 company, Debit was well-fancied in a compact six-horse contest, closing the $2.50 second-favourite behind Fancypants ($2.40). In the hands of Lily Sutherland, who picked up a winning treble across the Trentham meeting, Debit jumped away positively and controlled the tempo as the field descended down the outer of the heavy surface.
The mare was travelling comfortably as they straightened, and when she needed to kick, she found plenty for Sutherland to hold off Fancypants by three-quarters of a length.
Lock was delighted with the performance, indicating he holds Debit in as high a regard as his multiple Group Three winner and Group One performer Hiflyer.
“It’s quite a big thrill, because I race him with a really good mate of mine and a long-time client Trevor (Sargent),” Lock said.
“We’ve been racing horses for 40 years, silly enough we gave the mother away, but she’s doing a great job.
“Looking at it today, I honestly don’t think she was really happy in the ground, we were very lucky to have Lily on board, she’s a good senior rider.
“I think this horse is the next-best I’ve had since Hiflyer, I hope so anyway because we’ve had a lot of fun with her and a couple of good mates to go with it.
“She always gives you a kick, even in trackwork. She’s always competitive, she wants to be a racehorse and tries hard all the time.”
From her four starts, Debit has recorded three wins and a third placing, bringing her earnings just over $55,000 for Lock, Sargent and Rod Conning.
Bred by Gillovic Bloodstock, Debit is the third foal out of two-win mare Cracker, who placed fourth in both the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) and Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) through her racing career.
