"I have had plenty of winning doubles but Thursday's was my first treble,'' a jubilant Akers said.
"I became involved with greyhounds through being a school friend with Brett Pickett, whose father Noel was a successful trainer and Studmaster.
"When Noel was setting up his famous 007 Stud at Branxton, I worked for him and he taught me everything I know about training greyhounds.
"My first greyhound, Groper's Regret, was originally trained for me by Noel and later I got some hands-on experience training her myself.
"Groper's Regret won her first seven races in succession, all at Singleton, and when she won a heat of the Wyong Oaks we backed her from 33/1 ($34) to 5/1 ($6).
"Ferrari Blaster was having his first start since recovering from a hock injury when he won at Gosford last Monday but did the trick again there on Thursday.''
"Having a good week like that could not happen to a nicer bloke,'' said Pickett, who trained the former Harold Park sprint champion Little Blade.
