Blazing Sword continued his sharp upward trajectory with a dominant win at Albury on Friday, taking out the Wello's Plumbing Class 1 & Maiden Plate (1600m) in style under French jockey Pierre Boudvillain.

The 3YO son of Too Darn Hot has now raced four times for the Fitzsimmons Racing stable, returning with a third, then a second, and now two consecutive wins — a clear sign of a horse hitting his straps.

Trainer Tim Fitzsimmons was full of praise for the gelding’s development and maturity.

“Since the last win, we gave him a bit of a break and then trialled him the other day - it was probably the best he has ever trialled. He’s a horse that didn’t have a lot of confidence when he came to me, but I think he’s starting to show some now. Today he showed that he was really genuine, he hit the line, and I think he’ll go on with it now.”

It was a professional performance from Blazing Sword, who settled perfectly in transit before producing a strong run to the post, winning comfortably by 3.4 lengths.

The two Albury wins comes off the back of a strong second placing at Swan Hill, where he was narrowly beaten by a horse that is now favourite at Flemington this weekend - a promising form line that highlights Blazing Sword’s continued progression.

“We probably need to aim a little bit higher with this horse now moving forward. He loves the sting out of the ground, but I also think he’ll be fine on a good track. I’d love to step him up to 2000m and that might be the key to making him a half decent horse in town possibly.”

The win was made even more memorable with a travelling contingent of owners on course.

“It’s great to have some owners here - a lot of them are family friends and they’ve all come up from Melbourne,” Tim said. “I just want to say thanks to all the owners for their support and of course to my staff who have been so great with this horse and his development.”

Blazing Sword continues to head in the right direction, and with the backing of his enthusiastic ownership group, The Swordsmen, the journey ahead promises to be just as exciting.

Here’s hoping the blade stays sharp for whatever challenge lies ahead.