More Vicbred winners

By Tim O’Connor (HRV)

Amore Vita became just the second female pacer to complete a Vicbred clean sweep when she backed up her wins at two and three with success in the final for four-year-old pacing mares at Tabcorp Park last Saturday night.

It gave champion reinsman Chris Alford a Group 1 double at Melton after he had previously saluted with Gary and Debbie Quinlan’s Sahara Breeze in the three-year-old fillies’ showdown.

“It’s great that she can join Maajida as the only mares that have won the two, three and fours,” Alford said.

“She maybe was a little bit flat from last week – she ran super – and just sort of felt a bit doughy tonight, but that might have just been because she was in front. She might have just been waiting for them a bit, getting a bit smart.”