French mare tastes Group glory

The French-bred mare Hopeful Beauty, a five-year-old daughter of Brillantissime, hoisted a fresh track record and sent her earnings over the $100,000 mark when she emerged successful in harness racing’s Group 2 $30,000 Yarra Valley Trotters Cup.

Coming off a 10 metre handicap, the mare was caught without a trail before gaining cover with a lap to go. Peeled three wide in the home straight, Hopeful Beauty led down with a brilliant finishing flourish to score by two metres.

The mile rate for the 2650 metres standing start was 2:00.6 including the last 800 in 57.2 seconds.

The multiple Group-winning sire Quaker Jet left a winning ‘double’ at Globe Derby Park last weekend. The three-year-old filly Atout became her sire’s first derby winner when she took out the SA Trotters Derby, while Quick Quaker overcame a 30 metre handicap to win by a staggering 27 metres.

The Best Madrik, who has a 100 per cent strike rate at stud, was represented by Right Moves, who clocked a slick 1:56.5 winning her 14^th race at Menangle. She has earned almost $110,000.

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Meanwhile, Used To Me picked up his first New Zealand credit with his first progeny, the three-year-old Taylad To Use, a winner at Auckland.

Love You, who is enjoying his best ever season ‘down under’, chimed in with three winners in Luvaflair (Pinjarra), Cruise Liner (Auckland) and the three-year-old Nazareth (Kaikoura).

Brillantissime, Quaker Jet, The Best Madrik, Used To Me and Love You are members of the sire roster at Haras Des Trotteurs near Ballarat (Vic.).

by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink