A big week for Love You progeny lifted the French stallion’s winning tally in Victoria this past 50 wins.
Last season he finished with a winning strike rate (to starters) of 18 per cent in Victoria.
With almost five months still to run this season, Love You is sitting on 22.5% in Australia’s premiers trotting state.
The highlight for the week for Love You came when the Blake Fitzpatrick-trained Valtino from NSW took out the Haras des Trotteurs Nutrien Equine Trotting Classic heat for 2yo colts/geldings at Kilmore on Thursday August 8.
It was the colt’s second win in seven career starts.
He will now headline $62,500 classic final at Bendigo on Friday, August 11.
Present and past HDT roster stallions will have a major presence in the four 3yo and 2yo finals for graduates of the 2021 and 2022 Nutrien Equine Standardbred Healing Sales.
3yo runners: Orlando Vici Fra 3, Used To Me Fra 2, En Solitaire Fra 1, Love You Fra 1, Quaker Jet Fra 1.
2yo runners: Volstead 4, Love You 2, Quaker Jet 1
The 3yo finals for fillies, and colts/geldings are each worth $125,000 - making them the richest 3yo trotting features in Australasia.
Australian and NZ winners/placegetters produced by HDT roster stallions in past week:
1st GET USED TO IT (Used To Me Fra) 4yo gelding Queensland
1st VALTINO (Love You Fra) 2yo colt Victoria
1st LUVAFLAIR (Love You Fra-All Flair) 5yo mare WA
1st LOVE GUN (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding Victoria
1st SO VOGUE (Love You Fra) 4yo mare SA
1st LOVELORN (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding SA
1st KEAYANG CHUCKY (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding Victoria
2nd RAPID RETURN (Orlando Vici Fra) 3yo filly Victoria
2nd VICI BLOOM (Orlando Vici Fra) 3yo filly Victoria
2nd MAZEPPA NZ (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding NZ
2nd QUIK BARBIE NZ (Quaker Jet Fra) 4yo mare NZ
3rd MSTER CLASS NZ (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding NZ
3rd STEVIE GEE (Used To Me Fra) 3yo colt Victoria
3rd MIX IT UP (Dreamcatcher Swe) 3yo gelding Victoria
3rd WISH FOR FISH NZ (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding NZ
