NZ HARNESS NEWS
Canterbury trainer Cran Dalgety didn’t have to wait long for his Victorian fortunes to change in an Australasian Breeders Crown 2YO Fillies Heat at Shepparton on Tuesday night.
The Dalgety-trained second favourite Our Bettor Joy charged home along the sprint lane for driver Anthony Butt to defeat front-running favourite Molly Kelly (Chris Alford) in the $A10,000 heat.
The two favourites had the most speed early, crossing to lead and trail, with the pace buttoning off in the middle stages.
Our Bettor Joy, a daughter of champion sire Bettor’s Delight and Joyfulbelle, won going away at the line by 2.5 metres.
The NZ Delightful Lady Classic winner rated a comfortable 2:02.3 for the full 2190m in her Australian debut, the lead time for the last 800m being cut out in 58.3s, with the final 400m off the front in a swift 27.5s.
Dalgety’s three-year-old trotting filly Chevron Express flopped in the Victoria Trotting Derby on Sunday, but the Breeders Crown 3YO Final on August 26 remains her main target.
Approved By Dean Baring www.harnessbred.com
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