THE succession of class records started in the first at Muswellbrook on Sunday when the Charlie Porter-trained Mr Polar ran 51.02 seconds to win the Dimmock's Quality Meats Maiden (900m).
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The veteran Newcastle mentor believes Mr Polar will develop into a handy 1400m galloper once the three-year-old learns what racing is all about.
"He has no idea what he is doing and that is why I put blinkers on him today," Porter said.
Home-town jockey Samantha Clenton backed up Porter's claim.
"He has no idea what the reins are for and wants to run all over the place," she said.
Mr Polar held the rails for the majority of the race but once past the post veered out and nearly collided with the outside fence.
Porter retired from professional training some years ago and breeds and trains one of two "to give me something to do".
Mr Polar is by Polarmore (More Than Ready-Polar Success) and is out of the deceased mare Our Miss which Porter trained to win three races.
"She was the only mare that went to Polarmore that season and I specifically wanted her to go to him to breed some speed into this bloke," he said.
"Shortly after that Polarmore was sent overseas."
