Down Under Winners from North America – 14th November

La Bella Vita, a New Zealand bred daughter of Changeover, won her seventh race for the year when she outstayed her harness racing rivals in a $25,000 fillies and mares’ feature in 1:52 at Plainridge Park on Friday (November 10). 

LA BELLA VITA REPLAY

Monday, November 6 

Dover Downs, Delaware 

Thatswhatisaid NZ (Well Said) 1:55.2 – $9,500 

Hawthorne Racecourse, Illinois 

Ilikemebettor (Bettor’s Delight) 1:50.6 – $11,100 

No Win No Feed (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:52.4 – $11,100 

Saratoga Raceway, New York 

Dark Eclipse NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:55.2 – $9,500 

Western Fair Raceway, Ontario 

Major League NZ (Gotta Go Cullen) 1:56.2 – $9,000  

Tuesday, November 7 

Cumberland Run, Kentucky 

Messi NZ (Lis Mara) 1:54.4 – $13,000 

Rosecroft Raceway, Maryland 

Texas Terror NZ (Western Terror) 1:54.8 – $5,500 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Sonny Weaver NZ (Sunshine Beach) 1:52 – $22,000 

Benhope Rulz NZ (Courage Under Fire) 1:54 – $19,000 

Wednesday, November 8 

Dayton Raceway, Ohio 

Artatac (Art Major) 1:52 – $11,000 

Delishka NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.2 – $9,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Orlando Blue (Heston Blue Chip) 1:54.2 – $13,000 

Thursday, November 9 

Dover Downs, Delaware 

Mongolian Hero NZ (Mach Three) 1:52.2 – $21,000 

Hoosier Park, Indiana 

Hilary Barry NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53 – $6,000 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

Cranbourne NZ (Lincoln Royal) 1:52 – $25,000 

Tuapeka Trick NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.2 – $22,500 

Friday, November 10 

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Jack’s Shadow NZ (Shadow Play) 1:52.6 – $13,000 

Hoosier Park, Indiana 

Bit Of A Tiger NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.2 – $9,700 

Pekeson NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.8 – $20,000 

Plainridge Park, Massachusetts 

La Bella Vita NZ (Changeover) 1:52 – $25,000 

Vernon Downs, New York 

Anytime NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.8 – $5,000 

Yonkers Raceway, New York 

Delightful Catherine NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:54.8 – $19,000 

Saturday, November 11 

Batavia Downs, New York 

Mirragon (Art Major) 1:53.4 – $15,000 

Alta Engen (Alta Christiano) 1:55.2 – $9,000 

Cumberland Raceway, Maine 

Bush Man NZ (Art Major) 1:58.2 – $5,500 

Freehold Raceway, New Jersey 

Prince McArdle NZ (McArdle) 1:56.4 – $4,200 

Fizzing NZ (Mach Three) 1:56.6 – $5,000 

Meadowlands, New Jersey 

Burlington NZ (American Ideal) 1:51.2 – $9,000 

Vernon Downs, New York 

Let’s Fly Together NZ (Art Major) 1:56.4 – $4,000 

Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ontario 

Uncle Shank (Warrawee Needy) 1:51.4 – $18,000 

Sunday, November 12 

Harrah’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Mach Doro (Mach Three) 1:53.8 – $12,000 

Jaffa Josh NZ (Auckland Reactor) 1:55.4 – $7,200 

Hawthorne Racecourse, Illinois 

See Ya Write NZ (Sportswriter) 1:55.2 – $4,200 

Northfield Park, Ohio 

A Delightful Act NZ (Bettor’s Delight) 1:53.6 – $18,000 

Sudden Change NZ (Changeover) 1:56.4 – $4,000 

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by Peter Wharton, for Harnesslink