the Champion of Australia and NZ beats Leap To Fame again

[Gammalite]

Luke McCarthy has done it again .

 fresh off his crushing NZ Cup win with KINGMAN over Leap To Fame , the Master Blaster Luke  has beaten LTF again tonight in the Queensland Pacing Championship .

DON HUGO the 2024 Interdominion Grand Final winner , has beaten the Champ by a nose in a great race tonight. must of been near a world record for the 3 great horses fighting out the finish well clear by many lengths from the rest of the field. 

Don Hugo of course defeating Leap To Fame in this years Miracle Mile as well , as did Kingman in the Victoria Cup in October . Luke has mastered the great horse and beats him nearly every time now? 🙄 . You can't just keep death seating and expect to Win all the time. 

Some great news for you hardy BOAY yokels  is that the 3rd horse tonight , just a head behind them running 3rd , is THE JANITOR . a beautiful horse who Pete McMullen has said is now ear-marked for New Zealand next year to bring a NZ CUP to Queensland , when he takes GUS back next November to defend his Dominion / NZ trotting FFA crowns. will be quite a moment for Queensland. can't see Got the Chocolates even getting near these QLD absolute beast horses 😋

 

[Newmarket]

Leap To Fame is not going as well as a year ago? Is that a fair comment, or have those that have beat him recently improved…. or a bit of both? 

[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, Newmarket said:

Leap To Fame is not going as well as a year ago? Is that a fair comment, or have those that have beat him recently improved…. or a bit of both? 

Still the same Newmarket . this year 'Larry' had 21 starts for 15 wins and 5 x 2nd placings.  Had a Massive Clean sweep of the Interdominion in July.

Last year he had the 15 wins and one 2nd from 16 starts.  and didn't start in the NSW Interdominion , which was won by Don Hugo .  Don Hugo going on to defeat Leap To Fame fair and square in the Miracle Mile this year in very fast time to show his quality , and also beat him last Saturday night in QLD. a very fine race-horse. 

Leap To Fame did beat him (Don Hugo)  in your Big Slot race at Cambridge this year so got one back on him anyway.

Leap To Fame  is running the same race times still as last year.  (very quick ones that break hearts lol 😂 )

and yes you're right with  KINGMAN , a stable-mate of Don Hugo , has improved greatly this Spring and Won the Victoria Cup and NZ Cup very well over Leap To Fame. Luke McCarthy is such a good horseman , and is the best in Australia. so that's what it takes to beat 'Larry' and has done it a few times now. 

Footnote : Luke drove a 25-1 shot  (Encipher) to beat Leap To Fame (2nd) just over 2 years ago in Australia's richest race too . The $2,000,000 Eureka . so Luke is proving a bit of a thorn in the side of the champ at times lol 🙄.