One of harness racings elite sires Mach Three has been enjoying a great time of it lately in the south with plenty of winners, quinellas and even the odd trifecta thrown in.
Last night at Forbury Park, Mach Three took it up a further step when he sired the first four home in race six.
The four year old gelding Scotlynn Mach in the hands of Blair Orange took the race out in a smart 3:22.9 for the 2700 metres and he was chased home by three other four year old sons of Mach Three in Somebeach N Clovelly, Rory Mach and Hokuri Railrida.
Nova Time and Starskys Dream were other winners on the programme for Mach Three and this weeks performance followed on from a great night the week before.
On that occasion Uncle Ben led home a Mach Three trifecta with Rory Mach and Somebeach N Clovelly filling the minors while Onedin Mach and Starskys Dream provided the quinella in the feature race of the night.
While Bettors Delight continues to dominate the stallion market in New Zealand, his performance is helped a lot by the huge books of mares he serves.
For instance there are 814 Bettors Delights comprising his two, three four and five year olds in New Zealand.
Mach Three only has 497 horses in the same age brackets which does make it hard to compete against a super sire like Bettors Delight.
However he continues to do a great job on the New Zealand Sires table.
As of today, Mach Three is second on the two year old list, fourth on the three year old list, leading the four year old list and battling Art Major for second on the overall list so it has been another successful season for the son of Matts Scooter.
With his progeny having topped $15,000,000 in New Zealand from his 423 winners to date, Mach Three looks certain to again serve his customary 120/150 mares this coming breeding season.
Harnesslink Media