If the hat fits, then wear it. And his name, Speediness, suits this fella (the one on the left) in more ways than one. Trainer Colin Scott couldn’t care about his title, as long as Speediness keeps on doing just that. 64942
By Peter Sweeney
IT WASN’T so long ago that some of the members of the syndicate who race Speediness wanted a name change for the horse.
Then he won his first start at Sale and any such plans were put to bed.
Now Speediness seems pretty aptly named. Bought for $18,000 Speediness, now spelling in a paddock at Garfield, picked up $80,000 when running two seconds in the recent Hawkesbury and Scone Guineas in NSW.
He also attracted an offer of more than half a million dollars from Asian racing interests.
Speediness is trained by Colin Scott, a former foreman for Caulfield trainer Colin Little and now employed with Pakenham South horseman Julien Welsh, who broke Speediness in and whom lent Scott a car and float to head north with his horsen.
A rising three-year-old, Speediness has had six starts for two wins, two seconds and two thirds.
“He has gone from not starting to winning a city race and being stakes placed inside a year,” Scott said.
“He has done a pretty good job… and there’s certainly no talk now of changing his name.
“I knew from the first time I saw Speediness that I wanted to train him.
“We were walking past and he caught my eye because he was rearing up to go back to his box.
“We had a budget of about $30,000 and ended up paying $18,000. It’s the first horse I’ve bought at a sale. A bit of luck doesn’t hurt.”
