VETERAN campaigner Hacsa Scenery has always been the bridesmaid when it comes to the top events at the Macau Canidrome but in the twilight of her career she came up with a top-class triumph.
Irishman Pat Larkin was sporting a massive smile as he watched Canidrome owner Lloyd Li pick up the Easter Cup following the success of Hacsa Scenery in the main event.
Hacsa Scenery has competed in the Carlsberg Derby, STDM Cup and two other major races but never won a top title.
''I thought it would all be beyond her when the Cup came around because she is definitely getting a bit longer in the tooth,'' said Larkin, still limping from a track accident four months ago that left him in hospital for a fortnight.
''But I put her off for about two weeks and then freshened her right up for the Cup. It was never that she is not willing but just that the competition these days is intense.
''But some of the main contenders were knocked out in the semi-final stages and she really put it all in in the final. It was a great night,'' said Larkin.
