Broadways Best (Chris Alford) powers to victory in her Vicbred semi Photo by Gary Wild
The good judges that predicted Broadways Best's Nevele R Stud Victoria Oaks win wouldn't be her last at the top level wouldn't have lost any sleep over the weekend.
The Shannon McLean-trained star confirmed her status as the horse to beat in this Friday night's $100,000 Group 1 Vicbred Super Series 3YO Fillies Final with a dominant win in last Friday’s first semi final at Moonee Valley.
After starting from outside the back row, the gun daughter of Village Jasper worked around mid-race to sit parked yet still proved too good for a quality field of rivals.
Kissmecatie ($7) was able to pull some ground in the home straight having trailed the $2.40 favourite for the final 1200m, but Broadways Best had enough up her sleeve to ensure three metres margin on the line.
She rated 1:58.5, which included a 57-second last half of the final mile and a 28.4-second last 400m to give reinsman Chris Alford the first leg of a winning double.
Rounding out the placings was $3.20 second elect Elixir, while roughies Macy Lila ($61) and Effective Torque ($29) booked their spots in the final with fourth and fifth-placed finishes.
Also going through as the fastest sixth placegetter was As It Is In Heaven ($7.50) as the time for the opening qualifier was two seconds quicker than the second semi.
That was won by Life Inthefastlane ($4.80), who had her nose down at the right time in the more competitive of the two qualifiers.
The John Yeomans-trained filly beat a luckless defending champion Shez Ryleymak ($3.50 fav) by a half head with Queen Of Fire ($15) just a short half-head back in third spot.
They rated 2:00.5 for the mile, which included a 58.3-second final 800m.
Rounding out the top five, and therefore securing their place in the final, were big-race specialist Keppel Bay ($8) and the improving Paris Angel ($6) who led into the straight, but wilted late after racing keenly.
