It is quickly coming around to that point of the New Zealand harness racing season where we start to hand out the gongs for best performed in each age group and gait divisions.
Harnesslink thought we would do a review of each of the categories with our view on where the contenders sit.
This is the 3 year old fillies review
1) The Orange Agent – 2015 Season: 13 starts, 10 wins, 1 seconds, 0 thirds, Lt $326,398
As the season's record shows this was one very special filly.
Some of her wins of the daughter of American Ideal during the year were nothing short of sensational .
Her Northern Oaks win where she made a stellar field of fillies look second rate coupled with her New Zealand record win in the Nevele R Fillies Final where she never looked out of second gear were moments to saviour.
And then to top it off The Orange Agent throws in a Harness Jewels win where she was attacked through the first half in 55.4 but still had enough in the tank to get home in 55.7 with a closing quarter in 25.6 and had the audacity to prick her ears with 50 metres to go.
As good a three year old filly as New Zealand has produced.
2) Fight For Glory – 2015 Season: 13 starts, 7 wins, 4 seconds, 0 thirds, Lt $395,989
You have to feel for Fight For Glory who has had a great season herself but ran into a filly just a touch better in The Orange Agent.
Head to head during the season it was 3-2 in favour of The Orange Agent so there wasn't much between them but there was a gap.
Of the four big three 3 year old fillies races during the season, Fight For Glory won one while her nemesis won three.
Fight For Glory was dominant in Australia against their best in the New South Wales Oaks and the daughter of Art Major may yet get her rewards for a stellar season when the Australian awards are handed out as she is headed back there for late season races.
These two stood out from a stellar crop of fillies of the likes of Start Dreaming, Linda Lovegrace, Supersonic Miss and Democrat Party
Each of these fillies produced runs during the season which were outstanding but they couldn't consistently reach the level of The Orange Agent or Fight For Glory.
Selection for 3 year Filly Of The Year – The Orange Agent
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