ORLANDO VICI has joined elite company as a sire of an Inter Dominion Trotting Championship winner.
Just Believe, a member of Orlando Vici’s first crop of Australian foals, extended his winning run by take out the G1 $250,000 feature grand final at Melton on Saturday night.
The six-year-old went through the Inter Dominion series unbeaten - winning all three heats in the space of eight days before achieving the ultimate success.
Third in last year’s ID final, Just Believe has gone from strength-to-strength since joining the stable of Jess Tubbs and Greg Sugars early this season.
He has had seven wins and three seconds in 10 starts and added $278,930 in stakes to take his lifetime record to 15 wins in 51 starts for $393,863.
Just Believe was bred by Yabby Dam Farms, and is raced on lease from YDF by the Iona Trotter Syndicate.
Congratulations to the big group of syndicate members.
Just Believe is the richest of Orlando Vici’s Australian offspring - ahead of Brandlo Prince (14 wins, $206,660) and promising three-year-old Cravache Dor (10 wins, $146,370).
Cravache Dor won his eighth race of the season in the Wagon Apollo 3yo Mile feature at Bendigo on Friday night in 1:55.6 - becoming the fastest of Orlando Vici’s 17 Australian-bred winners from 22 foals to races.
USED TO ME also had multiple winners in the past week as did Love You.
HDT roster stallions’ winner and placegetters in past week:
1st JUST BELIEVE (Orlando Vici Fra) 6yo gelding Victoria - group 1
1st MY DOUBLE DELIGHT (Quaker Jet Fra) 4yo mare NSW
1st MAESTRO (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding Victoria
1st ABITOFADREAMER (Used To Me Fra) 5yo gelding Victoria
1st STOCKMAN PETER (Used To Me Fra) 3yo rig Victoria
1st LOVE GUN (Love You Fra) 4yo entire Victoria
1st CRAVACHE DOR (Orlando Vici Fra) 3yo gelding Victoria
1st LOVE N PORT NZ (Love You Fra) 4yo gelding NZ
2nd TRADIE LADY (Trixton US) 2yo filly Victoria - group 3
2nd VICI BLOOM (Orlando Vic Fra) 2yo filly Victoria
2nd PESCO POLLO (Love You Fra) 3yo colt Victoria
2nd MEGEVE (The Best Madrik Fra) 5yo mare Victoria
2nd QUICK QUAKER (Quaker Jet Fra) 4yo gelding SA
2nd DONT CARE (Used To Me Fra) 4yo gelding Victoria
2nd TI AMO BELLE (Love You Fra) 3yo filly NZ
2nd HOT SAUCY BETTY NZ (Love You Fra) 4yo mare NZ
2nd EXCUSE MY FRENCH NZ (Love You Fra) 5yo gelding NZ
2nd CONRAD H NZ (Love You Fra) 3yo gelding NZ
2nd ONE EL (Love You Fra) 3yo gelding NZ
3rd WESTAR MILLY NZ (Love You Fra) 3yo filly NZ
3rd QUEEN ELIDA NZ (Love You Fra) 4yo mare Victoria - group 1
3rd GUNNER (Quaker Jet Fra) 5yo gelding NSW
3rd IM HECTOR (Quaker Jet Fra) 5yo gelding SA
3rd LUNA (Used To Me Fra) 4yo mare Victoria
3rd JILLIBY JETPACK (Love You Fra) 2yo filly Victoria
3rd STEVIE GEE (Used To Me Fra) 2yo colt Victoria - group 3
3rd RIGHT MOVES (The Best Madrik NZ) 5yo mare NSW
