Chasing The Wind looks to back up lucrative win on debut with Bathurst Paceway success

The Amanda Turnbull-trained Chasing The Wind races in the two-year-old's event at Bathurst Paceway on Wednesday looking to back up his win on debut in the Alabar NSW Breeders Challenge 2YO Colts and Geldings True Blue Final.

Winning $30,000 in your first ever race undoubtedly puts a target on your back but it's going to take something special to take down the gelding who won his debut a 1:53.5 mile rate at Menangle.

Chasing The Wind is among the first group of foals by sire Fly Like An Eagle to hit the race track.

Foals from the former New Zealand 2YO of the Year and Breeders Crown champion are already showing promise, with Turnbull's gelding among them.

He won July 13's True Blue Final by a half length over Katchar Shoobee but Turnbull's tempering her expectations.

"He was lucky. He was eligible for it so we gave him a shot," she said.

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"He had all the luck in the world in that run. He got the good draw and a sit on a good one who kept on rolling so it all worked out perfectly for him.

"We'll just try and win another one with him before turning him back out."

Racegoers would have had the chance to catch Chasing The Wind in action earlier this season if not for an injury.

"He was going really good early on but he had spurs in his fetlock so he had to have four months off. That's why he missed all his racing," Turnbull said.

"We didn't really aim him for anything after that. We just happened to have him ready in time for that race.

"We were really just hoping to get him to the races. We never really had any big expectations for him."

Chasing The Wind has already made a massive return on investment for owner Jenny Turnbull.

The Fly Like An Eagle x Life Of Elina gelding - in the space of one run - can already be seen as one of the biggest steals of the 2018 Gold Crown Yearling Sales, having been purchased for just $6,500.

Chasing The Wind will be heavily favoured to make it back-to-back wins by the end of this Wednesday night's race against a small field of seven runners.

No Nay Never, Magnifico To Watch and Mighty Joe are the other contenders in the race with wins this season. They'll need to be at their best to keep Turnbull's hope under control.

The HRNSW Guaranteed Two Year Old Pace (1,730 metres) is the last of the nine-race program.

Turnbull's Convair Hustler will be another runner to watch as he looks for a third straight victory.

The meeting gets started from 4.57pm.