USED TO ME CLOSES IN CAREER-BEST SEASON

Used To Me Fra is closing on a career-best season tally of winners.

2yo Ray Bailando took his number of individual winners in 2024 to 18.

He just five more to equals his best of 23 set last season.

Ray Bailando is the first winner out of Reina Danzante (8 wins), a daughter of La Coocaracha.

She is the third daughter of La Coocaracha to have produced a winner.

Used To Me also had a winner in New Zealand - Taylad To Use.

Used To Me also sits ninth on Australian trotting sires list for winers this season, with Love To Me second.

HARAS Des Trotteurs-owned Callmethebreeze is back at the races at Melton on Saturday.

He takes on Just Believe (Orlando Vici Fra) in a crack field in the group 1 Bill Collins Sprint.

Stallions introduced to Australia and NZ are strongly represented, with Orlando Vici also have last-start winner Ollivici NZ, Quaker Jet Fr with Im Ready Jet, Love You Fra with Keayang Chucky and Queen Elida NZ.

Volstead, which was first introduced to the Australasian breeding scene, has six runners in the group 1 Victorian Trotters Oaks.

Winners and placegetters by HDT roster stallions across Australasia in past week:

1st RAY BAILANDO (Used To Me Fra) 2yo gelding Victoria

1st AVANT GUARD (Used To Me Fra) 4yo gelding Victoria

1st QUICK QUAKER (Quaker Jet Fra) 6yo gelding SA

1st OLLIVICI NZ (Orlando Vici Fra) 6yo gelding Victoria

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

1st TAYLAD TO USE NZ (Used To Me Fra) 5yo gelding NZ

1st CASTANA NZ (Quaker Jet Fra) 4yo gelding NZ

2nd KYVALLEY MICHAEL NZ (Love You Fra) 3yo colt -  group 3

2nd NAKEDTRUTH (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding Victoria

2nd QUEEN ELIDA NZ (Love You Fra) 6yo mare Victoria

2nd BLITHE NZ (Love You Fra) 5yo mare NZ

3rd MR LOVE NZ (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding NZ

3rd VELOCITY JET NZ (Quaker Jet Fra) 6yo gelding NZ

3rd JASINOVA NZ (Love You Fra) 6yo mare NZ

3rd JEWEL ELLERY NZ (Quaker Jet Fra) 4yo mare NZ