The likes of Paleface Adios, Koala King, Shakamaker and Smooth Satin have all won the Group 2 Simpson Memorial (1609 metres) in the past, but now you can add He Aint Fakin to that list.
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The Chris Frisby-trained, Anthony Frisby-driven talent was well back heading into the home straight before he stormed home to stun leader and race favourite Tasty Delight ($2.30) to claim victory in the $50,000 feature at Menangle on Saturday night.
He Aint Fakin had been at the back of the pack for the majority of the race and even with 200 metres left, the Bathurst trainer wasn't sure if his three-year-old bay gelding had enough in him to chase down the leader.
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"At the 200 metre mark, I thought geez, I don't know if we are going to get this," Frisby said.
"Next minute he just changed gear and away he went from them.
"You like to win those kind of races. It's been won by good horses and you always hope yours can keep going and do the same job. You'd like to anyhow."
It was He Aint Fakin's first start since the NSW Breeders Challenge Western Region 2YO C&G Final at Wagga Wagga back in November, having had a spell over the New Year.
At the 200 metre mark, I thought geez, I don't know if we are going to get this.
- He Aint Fakin trainer Chris Frisby
He returned to racing in early January with a run of three trials before he finally returned to racing on Saturday night.
The win marked his sixth career victory from just 12 starts, with another two seconds to his names.
Frisby expected He Aint Fakin would run further back in the field in his first start since November.
"It was his first run [after his spell] and it's pretty hard taking those kind of horses on their first run, so that was our theory with him [to run him from the back]," he said.
"He's only had the three trials, but he still needed to run from the back."
He Aint Fakin might get another start before the start of the NSW Derby heats in February.
Frisby also found success earlier in the night, when his six-year-old bay gelding Aphorism won the Cordina Chariots of Fire 20 February Pace (1609 metres).
Frisby's chance was well backed, being priced the $2.10 favourite, and he didn't disappoint the bookies, finishing ahead of Lani Kai Beach ($23) and Mister Haywood ($34) in second and third respectively.
"It was another good run too, so it was. He went nice," he said.
"I was a bit worried because he raced and won at Wednesday, so I thought he wouldn't be able to back up. Two weeks ago he raced twice in a week and his next run was no good. At least he went well down at Menangle on Saturday night.
"He's always been there or thereabouts with the prizemoney, so he has."
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