Horse of year honours for prized progeny

Pleasing to see our roster stallions to the fore again in the Victorian Horse of the Years Awards on Sunday night.

Quaker Jet Fra, Orlando Fra Vici, and Love You Fra each produced one winner.

IM READY JET (Quaker Jet-Im Ready Set NZ)

Aged trotting mare of the year

Bred by Yabby Dam Farms

Season record: 10 starts, 5-3-1; $153,000

1st G1 Maori Mile

1st Sumthingaboutmaori

1st G2 La Coocaracha

1st G3 EB Cochran Cup

CRAVACHE DOR (Orlando Vici Fra-Muscles N Blues US)

3yo trotting entire/gelding of the year

Bred by Yabby Dam farms

Season record: 13 starts, 10-2-0, $178,850

1st G1 Victoria trotters Derby

1st Vicbred Super Series 3yo trotting entire/gelding final

1st Need For Speed Prince final

QUEEN ELIDA NZ (Love You Fra-Queen Kenny NZ)

4yo trotting mare of the year

Bred by GJ McKenzie, RH Dixon

Season record: 12 starts, 7-3-2, $160,340

1st G1 Inter Dominion trotting heat

1st G1 La Coocaracha

1st G2 Breeders Crown 4yo mares

1st G2 Matriarch

1st G3 Maori Miss

1st G3 Chris Howe FFA

1st G3 Carlottas Pride FFA

MEANWHILE, NZ-bred Love You 6yo Ultimate Stride returned to winning form in the G3 Bendigo Trotters Cup on Friday night.

A champion juvenile, Ultimate Stride has now earned $250,000 with 15 wins in 35 starts.

Top three placegetters in Australasia for progeny of HDT roster stallions in past week:

1st ULTIMATE STRIDE NZ(Love You Fra) 6yo entire Victoria - group 3

1st AROHA KOE (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding Victoria

1st ABITOFDREAMER (Used To Me Fra-My Dreamweaver NZ) 6yo gelding Victoria

1st NAKEDTRUTH (Love You Fra) 4yo entire Victoria

1st BENNIE AND THE JETS NZ (Quaker Jet Fra) 4yo gelding NZ

1st QUIK SHARNIE NZ (Quaker Jet NZ) 4yo mare NZ

1st LOVE YA BROTHER (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding SA

1st LOVELORN (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding SA

1st SHESGOLD NZ (Love You Fra) 3yo filly NZ

2nd KINGS GUARD (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding Victoria

2nd CONRAD H NZ (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding NZ

2nd EUROKASH NZ (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding NZ

3rd NIGHT WHISPERER (Quaker Jet Fra) 6yo gelding Victoria

3rd IM HECTOR (Quaker Jet Fra) 6yo gelding SA

3rd ASTRO (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding Victoria

3rd DREAM OF YOU NZ (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding NZ

3rd THANK YOU NZ (Love You Fra) 8yo gelding NZ

3rd HILLSIDE (Quaker Jet Fra) 4yo gelding Victoria

3rd LOCKSLEY LOVER Love You Frra) 5yo gelding Victoria - group 3