Whereibylong pushed her career winning strike rate to above 50 per cent last Friday night with an all-the-way win in the Harness Breeders Victoria Tailamade Lombo at Tabcorp Park Melton.
The Emma Stewart-trained six-year-old mare, a daughter of mighty stallion Somebeachsomewhere out of well-performed Fake Left race mare and producer Bylong Bele, stormed off the gate to lead at the 1720-metre start for Chris Alford and finished a half-neck clear of Hu Hu R U in the Group 3.
“She might be a bit older now but she’s still got her zest for racing,” Alford said.
“She stormed off the gate really well and just had a good little breather but really ripped home the last half.”
Whereibylong produced a 54.6 final 800m (27.4 and 27.2).
Alford said the mares’ Triple Crown races later in the season would most likely be Whereibylong’s aim.
Whereibylong has won 20 races from 39 starts for $444,710 in stakes.
Both Hu Hu R U and Juliette Bromac, who ran second and third in the Tailamade Lombo, produced strong finishes, Juliette Bromac’s 53.61 second-quickest of the night only behind fifth placegetter Mistressofillusion who also attacked the line.
VIDEO: Hear from Chris Alford post-race after winning the Tailamade Lombo
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