Beaudesert trainer Ben Ahrens will never forget his first runner at Randwick after Spechenka claimed the Group Three Summer Cup in course record time.The five-year-old beat the odds to even make it as a racehorse and showed he was a stayer on the rise, storming home from back in the field to defeat Strike One ($9.50) by 1-1/2 lengths in the 2400m feature with two lengths to Let Them Have It ($21) in third.Spechenka's owner and strapper Deb Argue received the mare Special Class as a give-away wit

Beaudesert trainer Ben Ahrens will never forget his first runner at Randwick after Spechenka claimed the Group Three Summer Cup in course record time.

The five-year-old beat the odds to even make it as a racehorse and showed he was a stayer on the rise, storming home from back in the field to defeat Strike One ($9.50) by 1-1/2 lengths in the 2400m feature with two lengths to Let Them Have It ($21) in third.

Spechenka's owner and strapper Deb Argue received the mare Special Class as a give-away with Spechenka in utero.

The mare had been sold and was being transported to the airport to be exported when she suffered a major hock injury which meant she was unable to fly.

Argue was then given the mare and she nursed her back to health and foaled Spechenka.

"We've just gone from there," Argue said as she led Spechenka away after his triumph.

Ahrens gave up a career as a physiotherapist about four years to pursue horse training and was thrilled with Spechenka's winning performance in his second trip to Sydney.

Spechenka finished fifth in the Listed Christmas Cup (2400m) two weeks earlier and Ahrens believes that trip was the making of the stayer.

"He was back to his best today, his run in the Christmas Cup wasn't too bad with the thoughts there may have been a bias that day," Ahrens said.

"We took him back home just to see how he pulled up and we were really happy with him so we headed back down.

"It's worked out well."

Ahrens, 32, hasn't had a chance to plan ahead with the son of Danachenka but the Summer Cup victory opens options and jockey Rod Quinn has no doubts the gelding will stay 3200m.

"We always thought that if he was going to be any good it would be over a staying trip," Ahrens said.

"We looked after him early, kept him in that lower class of race and he grew in confidence from there.

"Not long ago he won his first race in town (in Brisbane) and now he's down at Randwick winning."

Experienced hoop Quinn rode a patient race on Spechenka, sitting back third last in the 10-horse field as Jungle Rocket set the tempo up front.

Quinn gave Spechenka a backhander rounding the home turn and was surprised how quickly he picked up out wide and worked into contention.

Spechenka hit the front inside the final 200m and was too good for Strike One who was one of four runners in the race for trainer Chris Waller.

Favourite Beijing Boy finished sixth.

"Ben told me before the race that he feels like a dour stayer but he can sprint," Quinn said.

"He did a good job and he feels like he will stay all day."

The winning time of 2:26.36 bettered the previous track and race record of 2:27.42 set by Lanolin winning the Summer Cup 10 years ago.