Leap To Fame arrives in good health for Victorian campaign

Champion pacer Leap To Fame (Bettor’s Delight) has arrived in Victoria safe and well after landing at Tullamarine Airport earlier this morning.

The winner of over three-million-dollars touched down with his main aim next week’s Sportsbet A.G. Hunter Cup, but will have a run at Melton this week in the Hertz Melton Casey Classic.

Owner Kevin Seymour is happy with how the harness racing star has settled-in since touching down.

“He has arrived in Victoria and he has arrived safely,” Seymour said. “He is well primed up for the Hunter Cup and we are expecting him to run well.

Trainer-driver Grant Dixon also flew down earlier this morning to join his star.

“He is with his little traveling companion in Alfie and Grant (Dixon) flew down on the flight with him,” Seymour said.

Leap To Fame made the trip down to Victoria via road in November for the Victoria Cup , but was ruled out due to injury and illness.

“We are having great difficulty getting airline flights so it was great to get him down,” he said.

The six-year-old will have three runs in Victoria before heading back to Queensland.

“He will head to the Hunter Cup and Cranbourne and then he will come back home,” Seymour said.

Leap To Fame already has one Sportsbet A.G. Hunter Cup to his name winning the 2024 edition of the great race.

The Queensland superstar who many regards as one of the greats of all time will feature in Saturday night’s Hertz Melton Casey Classic before the February 1 A.G. Hunter Cup.

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by Lachlan Mitchell, for Harness Racing Victoria