Hobby trainer-driver Robert Young has tasted success in every decade since the 1980s, with his latest winner coming after a five-year drought.
The president of the Bacchus Marsh Harness Racing Club picked up just his 22nd career win with Scar in the Morsebearings Trot last Wednesday.
The 75-year-old recently purchased the five-year-old gelding from trainer-driver David Murphy.
“David Murphy rang me when he was going to put him on the market and sort of convinced me to have a look at him, so I took the chance with him,” Young said.
“He is going to be good fun.”
The Balliang East horseman is just happy to be able to compete in the sport he loves.
“It’s very comforting to get the win,” he said. “For me it is a hobby and it is always a bonus even if I run a place.”
Young and 2019 Gordon Rothacker Medalist Ginger Gleeson have shared a friendly on-track rivalry spanning the years.
“It is always good to get one over Ginger (Gleeson) – it doesn’t matter where it is,” Young laughed. “There is always a bit of banter between us which is good.”
