Bobby Axelrod has struck again after the three year old gelding made it four wins from four starts at Beaudesert on Saturday

Imagine buying a horse for $350,000, selling it for $1000 and then watching it earn more than $50,000 in prize money.

Imagine buying a horse for $350,000, selling it for $1000 and then watching it earn more than $50,000 in prize money.

Beaudesert trainer Ben Robinson counts Bobby Axelrod as one of the best bargain buys in Gray stable history after the gelding recorded his fourth win from four starts at Beaudesert race club on Saturday.

The three year old was originally purchased by racing giants Aquis in partnership with Blue Sky Bloodstock for $350,000 at the 2017 Sydney Inglis Yearling sale only to then sell him to Peter and Peta Gray at the 2018 Gold Coast national sales after a poor trial under trainer Toby Edmonds.

Bobby Axelord wins at the Gold Coast.

“He had a trial with Toby which went poorly but I really don’t know (why he was sold at such a low price),” said Robinson.

“He was part of a big group of horses purchased but my partner actually picked him out and thought he was one we should have a look at.”

Bobby’s Beaudesert streak began in November 2018 when he won over 1100m from just his second start after being priced at $151 odds.

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“I was talking about it with the stewards on the day and we thought he had improved after his first run but we didn’t think he’d improved by that much,” Robinson said.

“We put the blinkers on him after the first start and he exploded to the front.

“He runs out of fear.

“He doesn’t run to race but to get away from the other horses.”

After recording three more wins at the Beaudesert since, making it the only track Axelrod has won at, Robinson said his secret to success is simple.

“It’s shorter travel to the track,” he said.

“He doesn’t like travelling too far to race.”

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While Bobby was the weekend’s hero, Robinson is kept busy by a bustling Gray stables which grows by 100’s of horses each year, each adorned by the signature green silks with three distinct yellow stags.

“I thought that anyone could chose whatever colour or pattern they wanted but I did some research and found the Robinson family crest is three stags on a green background,” he said.