Bulletproof Boy (pictured above) advanced strong claims to being one of the best sprint pacers in Australia today when he scored a thrilling win in a new lifetime mark of 1:52.2 in the $50,000 Smoken Up Sprint at Bendigo.
It was his second win from his last three starts. A fortnight earlier he disposed of Mach Dan and others in the Gammalite Free-for-all at Ballarat, and before he finished a close third in open company at Bendigo.
Bred in South Australia, Bulletproof Boy has been a model of consistency throughout his career. In five seasons of racing Bulletproof Boy has won 29 races and has been 21 times placed from 104 starts for $243,075 in stakes.
By the Art Major horse Art Official, he is out of My Riviera Girl (1:58.7), by Red River Hanover (a Western Hanover brother-in-blood to Rocknroll Hanover) from the Holmes Hanover mare Dance Trix, a sister to the NSW Oaks and Breeders Crown winner Dancingonmoonlight 1:53.2 ($375,674), dam of the Popular Alm Free-for-all victor Moonrock 1:52.3 ($220,422) and Miss Moonlite 1:54.7 ($184,249), who left the Queensland Derby winner Master Moonlite.