Jockey Richard Bensley opens with hat-trick at Canberra's Thoroughbred Park

By David Polkinghorne
Updated July 11 2015 - 10:13am, first published July 5 2015 - 9:05pm
Richard Bensley rides Spirit Mania to victory in the benchmark 65 handicap (1200m) at Thoroughbred Park on Sunday for his third winner of the day. Photo: Graham Tidy
Richard Bensley rides Spirit Mania to victory in the benchmark 65 handicap (1200m) at Thoroughbred Park on Sunday for his third winner of the day. Photo: Graham Tidy

You could barely wipe the smile of Goulburn jockey Richard Bensley's face after he opened with a hat-trick of wins at Canberra's Thoroughbred Park on Sunday – even if he'd put a dampener on fellow hoop John Kissick's birthday.