Mark Purdon and Follow The Stars win their Breeders Crown final easily.
There’s no better two-year-old in Australasia than Follow The Stars.
The Mark Purdon trained son of Art Major was at his brilliant best today at Tabcorp Park Melton, taking out the American Ideal @ Woodlands Breeders Crown Final for two-year-olds.
Working straight to the lead despite an outside-front-row draw, Follow The Stars controlled the race like he has done nine times before (from 10 career starts -- and his only defeat came in the Harness Jewels in New Zealand when he got knocked over, so he arguably should have a perfect record).
Follow The Stars cruised home by 4.9 metres over stablemate Kept Under Wraps for Greg Sugars, while My Field Marshall, from the Tim Butut stables, made it a trifecta for the Kiwis.
While the Kiwi trainers dominated the race, there was a strong Australian connection with the winner – with Lauriston Bloodstock having bred the winner.
Follow The Stars recorded a winning mile rate of 1:56.7, finishing off in 55.7secs for the last half-mile.
