Changeover off to a flyer

Burwood Stud’s flagship stallion Changeover has ushered in the new year with a spate of harness racing winners – in both hemispheres.

La Bella Vita, a New Zealand bred daughter of Changeover, made it two for two on Australian soil with a 1:52.8 winning effort at Goulburn, while Dress Sense NZ opened his Australian campaign in winnin g style at Melton.

Our Georgina Rose, a late blooming mare by the former Kiwi champion, scored her third win from four starts with a career-best 1:55.9 at Ballarat and the three-year-old Nick’s Pick posted his first win at Albion Park, rating 1:56.4.

Other fast Changeover winners were Jaccka Ted NZ (1:56.1, Globe Derby Park), Islas Joy NZ (1:56.2, Newcastle) and the 1:58.9 Port Pirie victor Rudi Sarnel, who won for the sixth time from only 12 starts.

In America, Changeover was represented by a pair of former En Zedders in Darkershadeofpale, a 1:51.8 winner at The Meadowlands, and Sudden Change, who won in 1:54.2 at Dover Downs , Delaware.

By Peter Wharton