“This is what harness racing is all about.”

CELEBRATING his biggest night at a race meeting last weekend, Aaron Dunn never expected to better it any time soon.

Heading to Ballarat with two prospects, Dunn left with a pair of winners.

While he had registered numerous provincial doubles throughout the years, it had been the better part of two decades since Dunn notched a metropolitan double.

Adding to his haul was the fact Dunn owns one of his winners.

“I can’t think of the last time I had a double in metro races,” Dunn said. “At a guess I reckon it was around the 2003/04 season.

“It’s been a long time, and given I also own one of the winners, it was my biggest night for quite some time as it is the first time I have been the sole owner of a metro winner!”

Back at the track tonight – this time Tabcorp Park Melton – Dunn reached a new high thanks to Bondi Lockdown’s success in the Caduceus Classic.

Causing an upset in the feature, the son of Somebeachsomewhere provided Dunn with his maiden Group One as a trainer and an owner!

Dunn’s previous Group One triumph was as the driver of Dee Dees Dream, trained by his father, Barry, in a 2002 Vicbred Final at Moonee Valley.

“I was rapt last weekend and didn’t think I’d top that for quite some time,” Dunn said. “But this takes the cake.

“You can’t get any better than training, driving and owning a Group One winner…this is what harness racing is all about.”

After enjoying the run of the race behind the leader and odds-on favourite Patsbeachstorm, Bondi Lockdown unleashed a strong sprint along the home straight to score by two-and-a-half metres away from the pacemaker.

Platinum Stride was 11 metres away third.

An Australian Pacing Gold purchase, the three-year-old rated 1:53.8 over 1720 metres.

“After the Sires’ at the end of last December I was planning to give him a spell,” Dunn said. “But with this race on at the end of the month I figured I’d keep him up just for it.

“He’ll have about three weeks off now then I will get him ready for the APG in May.”