Heza gun alright

By Tim O’Connor (HRV)

Heza Son Of Agun elevated himself to a new level with a brilliant track record-equaling victory in the VHRC Caduceus 3YO Classic at Tabcorp Park Melton last Saturday night.

Trainer Matthew Craven and driver Sofia Arvidsson combined for a second elite level success with the three-year-old colt, who backed up his Vicbred Super Series triumph on December 31 with a mind-boggling display of sustained speed and toughness.

Arvidsson was unable to cross the unbeaten Captain Ravishing (Ahmed Taiba/Anthony Butt) from barrier five, but it didn’t matter as the son of Art Major sat parked, put his rivals away at the top of the straight before holding on to score by almost 2m.

He matched the Melton 3YO 1720m mark set by Captain Ravishing a couple of weeks earlier, with the mile rate clocked in 1:52.5min.

“He’s just the best,” Arvidsson said post-race.

“He did it tough tonight. I’m just so proud of him because he’s just such a professional.

“He really wants to win, he knows where the line is, even at home. He always digs in until he hits the line first. He just loves it.”

Horsham trainer-driver Aaron Dunn won last year’s VHRC Caduceus 3YO Classic with Bondi Lockdown and ran third in the 2022 edition of the race with Hot Deal, who hit the line hard to finish just behind runner-up Solesseo Matuca (Damien Burns/Chris Alford).

The one-two finish was the same result from the Vicbred Super Series 2YO Colts and Geldings Final on New Year’s Eve.

Owners/breeders Pam and Tony Coniglio were on track at Melton to witness the success of their horse Heza Son Of Agun, who took his career record to seven wins from 17 starts.

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