Tasmanian filly Cloudy Delight has qualified for the $312,000 Australasian Breeders Crown Final (2YO Fillies) at Melton on Sunday afternoon. The race is the premier event each season for two year old fillies from Australia and New Zealand and is part of a ten race card which includes nine Breeders Crown finals.
Cloudy Delight ($24.00) raced in a semi final at Melton on Friday night (12 August) and was driven a treat by her trainer driver Christian Salter. She sat in the prized one x one position until the home straight when she burst clear and was being declared the winner. However, Shake It Mama charged at Cloudy Delight late and got the verdict by a short half head.
Cloudy Delight is having a remarkable season with six wins and two seconds from eight starts. In the final on Sunday afternoon, she has drawn well in barrier three with the likely favourite, the New Zealand filly Cowgirls N Indians, starting from barrier two on the second line.
Another Tasmanian pacer, Punt Road Disco, is first emergency for the $312,000 2YO Colts and Geldings final, after getting out wide and flashing home to finish an unlucky sixth in the semi final.
Punt Road Disco and Cloudy Delight were bred by Marlene and Noel Salter. If both horses start in the finals on Sunday, they will increase the number of Tasbred horses in Breeders Crown finals to eight over the last four years. Villagem has raced in two finals and is the only winner.
The list is:
Year
Horse
Series
Placing
Breeder
2008
Karalta Crown
2YO Fillies
3rd
Fred and Pauline Barker
2008
Cody Maverick
2YO C&G
Fell
Pauline Barker, Cliff & Betty Robins
2009
Villagem
3YO C&G
8th
Pauline Barker, Cliff & Betty Robins
2010
Cullens Angel
4YO Mares
7th
Peter Walker
2010
Dream Catch Me
3YO C&G
10th
Colin Johnstone
2010
Villagem
4YO E&G
1st
Pauline Barker, Cliff & Betty Robins
2010
Make A Memory
4YO E&G
9th
Colin Johnstone
2011
Cloudy Delight
2YO Fillies
Noel Salter
2011
Punt Road Disco
2YO C&G
Marlene Salter
Another Tasmanian trained horse, Turnpike Cruiser, finished eight in a three year old colts and geldings semi final. New Zealand bred, and trained at Westbury by Michael Laugher, Turnpike Cruiser was unlucky not to finish closer. He will start in a consolation of the Breeders Crown Series at Melton on Thursday afternoon.
Details on all Tasmanian acceptors at Melton over the Breeders Crown series are:
Date
Horse
Race
Start Time
Thursday 18/8
Turnpike Cruiser
Breeders Crown Consolation
4:25 pm
Friday 19/8
Saab Quality
M0
6:43 pm
Friday 19/8
Punt Road Disco
Breeders Crown Consolation
8:12 pm
Friday 19/8
Villagem
Breeders Crown Graduate Pace
9:42 pm
Sunday 21/8
Cloudy Delight
Breeders Crown Final
2:41 pm
Sunday 21/8
Punt Road Disco (Em)
Breeders Crown Final
3:51 pm
Sunday 21/8
Saab Quality
M0/M1
6:12 pm
Story submitted by Kevin Neilson