MAORI TIME SHOWS HER VERSATILITY AT MELTON

Top flight Victorian mare Maori Time was at her best when she was victorious in the Group 3 Harness Breeders Vic Lightfoot Laurels. Overcoming a twenty metre handicap the daughter of top trotting stallion Pegasus Spur has now bankrolled close to $250,000 in stakes. This was career win number sixteen from forty lifetime starts. Don’t forget Pegasus Spur returns for stallion duties this season and he still remains one of standardbred’s great value squaregaiting stallions. Bettor’s Delight continues his ascent in the history books. Last week he passed $USD 150,000,000 in progeny earnings and down under more records will be broken in the coming weeks. Good winners for Bettor’s Delight this week included Lambros at Cambridge, Harry Hoo at Gloucester Park, Diva’s Delight at Albion Park and Franco Cristiano was impressive in victory at Addington posting a 1.55.4 mile rate. He is Breeders Crown bound and ranks as a key player in the 3yo ranks. Bettor’s Delight also provided a double at Auckland when Chevron’s Easy and Aliante both saluted the judge. Leading stallion American Ideal was seen to advantage this week with good winners in Ideal Warrior at Menangle, Let’s Play Ball at Tamworth, Bianca Tang was a Globe Derby winner and Is That So won at Parkes.