Friday night at Alexandra Park kicks off the two-year-old harness racing season with a strong field of ten starters in the $25,000 Breckon Farms Young Gun Series (Heat one).

Three sons of champion stallion Bettor's Delight are entered, two by super stallion Art Major are entered and one by Sir Lincoln.Then three new stallions are represented for the first time, two by Sweet Lou, one by He's Watching and one by the local stallion, the three times New Zealand Cup winner, Terror To Love.

All eyes will be on the progeny of the new stallions Sweet Lou, He's Watching and Terror To Love to see how their first starters perform.

But the sponsor of the series Breckon Farms will have their eyes firmly fixed on number three in the race a colt called Prince Of Pleasure that they bred and sold at last year's Australasian Classic Sale for $30,000. Tony Herlihy was the buyer and he is the trainer of this promising colt that has already performed very well at two recent trials to date.

Prince Of Pleasure – 24th of November trials

Prince Of Pleasure – 7th of December trials

Prince Of Pleasure prior to last years sale as a yearling

Prince Of Pleasure is by Bettor's Delight from the race winning Christian Cullen mare Holly Madison, herself a two-year-old winner. Holly Madison won five races in total and ran fourth to the Champion mare Adore Me in the $125,000 Great Northern Oaks in 2013.

Prince Of Pleasure is the second foal from Holly Madison who traces back to the famed Black Watch family that is stoked with many many winners. Holly Madison is a sister or half-sister to seven winners and is from the good race winner and producer Tarena Jay, dam of seven winners.

As sponsors of the Young Gun Series and breeders of first starter Prince Of Pleasure in the series, Breckon Farms have much to look forward too and much to anticipate as they also have a half-sister by Art Major to Prince Of Pleasure called Settle Petal that is entered as Lot 30 in the Inaugural National Standardbred Yearling Sale at Karaka on the 18th of February 2019. The first three dams of Settle Petal are all winners and good producers.

Her sire, the stallion Art Major needs no introduction. He has sired the winners of over $122 million in North America alone. In New Zealand he has sired the winners of over $13 million and in Australia he has sired the winners of over $51 million.

Straight after The Young Guns Series on Friday night is another Breckon Farms sponsored race, the running of the $65,000 Peter Breckon Memorial Stakes for three-year-old fillies and the raging hot favourite in this race is the Art Major filly Princess Tiffany the unbeaten two-year-old from last season and the winner of nine of ten starts to date with $386,329 in the bank. And here is another feather in the cap for Breckon Farms as Princess Tiffany was born at Breckon Farms.

This Friday night is promising to be a big night for Breckon Farms all round!

For a full catalogue reference for Settle Petal click on this link.

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Here is the full field for the Breckon Farms Young Gun Series (Heat One)

Book	Age	Sex	Name	Rating	Draw	Hdcp	Driver	Trainer
BRECKON FARMS YOUNG GUNS SERIES (HEAT 1) MOBILE PACE $25,000, 2YO, 1700m Racebook TabForm Gear Preferential Grid

For 2-year-old pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Sex (fillies drawn inside colts and geldings) using the track grid. Refer series conditions.
1	2	c	Perfect Stride	MR50	1	Front		R W Green
2	2	c	Art Christian	MR50	2	Front	Logan Hollis	L G Hollis & S M Robertson
3	2	c	Prince Of Pleasure	MR50	3	Front	Tony Herlihy	A G Herlihy MNZM
4	2	g	Double Or Nothing	MR50	4	Front		R W Green
5	2	g	Jeremy Wells		5	Front	Tim Williams	J D Harrington
6	2	c	Stavros The Terror	MR50	6	Front	John Dunn	P T Court
7	2	c	Sir Tiger	MR50	7	Front		R W Green
8	2	c	Smooth Deal	MR50	8	Front	Mark Purdon	M Purdon & Ms N C Rasmussen
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9	2	c	Mach Da Vinci	MR50	9	Front	Joshua Dickie	P T Court
10	2	c	Eagle Watch	MR50	10	Front	Todd Mitchell	M G Berger


	Race 4 [7:25pm]	BRECKON FARMS YOUNG GUNS SERIES (HEAT 1) MOBILE PACE $25,000, 2YO, 1700m Preferential Grid

	For 2-year-old pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Sex (fillies drawn inside colts and geldings) using the track grid. Refer series conditions.

1	Perfect Stride MR50	Draw: 1	Hdcp: Front	Driver:	Ray Green, Pukekohe

Colours:	Green, Cream Collar & Cuffs
Comment:	Strong Bettor's Delight trialist on debut. Brother to Chicago Bull. Key player.
Breeding:	2 b c Bettor's Delight-Chicago Blues(by Christian Cullen) [Chicago Bull 6g(Bettor's Delight), Rockabilly Blues 4m(Rock N Roll Heaven)]
Breeder:	F J Price, Mrs K V Price, F R Price, Mrs H L Price
Owner:	E & M Stride Corp.

Statistics:	First Start


2	Art Christian MR50	Draw: 2	Hdcp: Front	Driver: Logan Hollis	Logan Hollis & Shane Robertson, Pukekohe

Colours:	Blue, Blue & Gold Striped Sleeves, Gold Cuffs
Comment:	Art Major newcomer. Third in a trial last Saturday night. Odds will be enticing.
Breeding:	2 b c Art Major-Ask Me Christian(by Christian Cullen) [Ask Me Santanna 8h(Santanna Blue Chip), Ask Me Art 7g(Art Official), Ideal Cullen 6g(American Ideal), Bettor Ask Me 5m(Bettor's Delight), Mainland Reactor 4m(Auckland Reactor)]
Breeder:	J P Rennie
Owner:	S M Robertson

Statistics:	First Start


3	Prince Of Pleasure MR50	Draw: 3	Hdcp: Front	Driver: Tony Herlihy	Tony Herlihy, Papakura

Colours:	Black, White Outlined Star & Collar
Comment:	Bettor's Delight debutant that's trialled soundly. Cover on all combos tickets.
Breeding:	2 br c Bettor's Delight-Holly Madison(by Christian Cullen)
Breeder:	Breckon Farms Ltd
Owners:	J P Green, M Sullivan, G Taylor, Mrs I Taylor

Statistics:	First Start


4	Double Or Nothing MR50	Draw: 4	Hdcp: Front	Driver:	Ray Green, Pukekohe

Colours:	Green, Cream Collar & Cuffs
Comment:	Sweet Lou newcomer that's shown potential at the trials and workouts. Each way.
Breeding:	2 b g Sweet Lou-Love A Gamble(by Bettor's Delight) [Let It Ride 5g(Rock N Roll Heaven)]
Breeder:	Ms A Van Der Beek
Owners:	Lincoln Farms Bloodstock Ltd, R G Fleming, Mrs S B Fleming, N McAlister, R S Best

Statistics:	First Start


5	Jeremy Wells	Draw: 5	Hdcp: Front	Driver: Tim Williams	Jack Harrington, Swannanoa

Movement:	Domiciled at Pukekohe with Steven Reid
Colours:	Maroon, Gold Star & Armbands
Comment:	First starter by Sweet Lou. Fair attempts in last couple of trials. Rough hope.
Breeding:	2 b g Sweet Lou-Tricky Girl(by Bettor's Delight)
Breeder:	C J Roberts
Owners:	Jeremy Wells Gold Star Ladies Syndicate, Jeremy Wells, J A Cruickshank, Miss A V McKay, MSA Drinkers Syndicate, G Haley, Mrs K Haley

Statistics:	First Start


6	Stavros The Terror MR50	Draw: 6	Hdcp: Front	Driver: John Dunn	Paul Court, West Melton

Movement:	Domiciled at Clevedon with John & Joshua Dickie
Colours:	Black, Red Braces & White Sleeves
Comment:	Terror To Love colt debuting. Trial form suggests a bold showing. Don't dismiss.
Breeding:	2 br c Terror To Love-Have A Look(by McArdle) [Eye Candy 4m(Stunin Cullen)]
Breeder:	T McDonald
Owners:	Georgian Bay Limited, B Rosie, A D Aitchison, B Rodger, M Pitman

Statistics:	First Start


7	Sir Tiger MR50	Draw: 7	Hdcp: Front	Driver:	Ray Green, Pukekohe

Colours:	Green, Cream Collar & Cuffs
Comment:	Sir Lincoln debutant. Good 2nd to Perfect Stride in latest trial. Keep safe.
Breeding:	2 b c Sir Lincoln-Tigers Delight(by Bettor's Delight) [Shansdelight 7h(Mach Three), Ideal Tiger 4g(American Ideal)]
Breeder:	L A Turner, Mrs P L Turner
Owners:	Lincoln Farms Bloodstock Ltd, K J Miller, S Beckett, K J Bell, M J Brereton, D James, Margaret Rabbitt, Excell Syndicate, Athenry Syndicate

Statistics:	First Start


8	Smooth Deal MR50	Draw: 8	Hdcp: Front	Driver: Mark Purdon	Mark Purdon & Natalie Rasmussen, Rolleston

Movement:	Domiciled at Clevedon with Barry Purdon
Colours:	Blue, Silver Grey Stars
Comment:	Bettor's Delight newcomer. Has shown enough in trials to consider despite draw.
Breeding:	2 b c Bettor's Delight-Linda Grace(by In The Pocket) [Linda Lovegrace 7m(Bettor's Delight), Gina Grace 6m(Bettor's Delight), Bettor Step Aside 4g(Bettor's Delight)]
Breeder:	Woodlands Stud (NZ) Ltd
Owner:	Mrs J L Feiss

Statistics:	First Start


9	Mach Da Vinci MR50	Draw: 9 (2nd row)	Hdcp: Front	Driver: Joshua Dickie	Paul Court, West Melton

Movement:	Domiciled at Clevedon with John & Joshua Dickie
Colours:	Black, Red Braces & White Sleeves
Comment:	Art Major colt on debut that's unbeaten in 2 trials. Will garner heavy support.
Breeding:	2 b c Art Major-Mach's Love(by Mach Three) [Stun Gun 3c(Stunin Cullen)]
Breeder:	T McDonald
Owner:	S McDonald

Statistics:	First Start


10	Eagle Watch MR50	Draw: 10 (2nd row)	Hdcp: Front	Driver: Todd Mitchell	Mike Berger, Cambridge

Colours:	Light Blue, Yellow Hoop & Red Sleeves
Comment:	He's Watching debutant. Trial and workout form okay. He'll be at generous money.
Breeding:	2 b c He's Watching-Eagletons Girl(by Mach Three) [Eagle Dancer 3f(A Rocknroll Dance)]
Breeder:	S L Taylor, M G Berger
Owners:	S L Taylor, W L Wilson, M G Berger, Miss A Simpson, J A S Lancaster

Statistics:	First Start