ONG'S MEGA BLAZE SETS TRIALS ON FIRE

Moy's Spicy Babe also turns heads with authoritative win in trial No. 2

- Brian Miller

Jason Ong probably has in his yard the most accomplished string of horses at Sungai Besi now, and we have seen winners being churned out like water from a tap.

Good for the young Singaporean handler and his team, whose hard work is paying off.

Yet, it would seem they are bent on keeping the winning momentum going as Ong showcased another good one at the trials, which were run off on the morning of June 24.

A three-year-old son by Encryption, Mega Blaze has yet to face the starter, but he was a busy boy at the trials.

To date, he has had four such hit-outs going back to March 25.

The first three were average runs. One could tell he was finding his feet and getting accustomed to his new surroundings in Malaysia.

However, that last one on Tuesday morning would have made his doubters sit up and take notice.

Mega Blaze was in his element.

Handled by Andre da Silva and having a starting stall test in the first trial, he jumped from the innermost gate and settled into the slipstream of Pacific Hero, who had Laercio de Souza in the saddle.