ABUCKABETT HANOVER defeated the best of his generation en route to winning the prestigious $500,000 Tattersall’s Pace for three-year-old colts at The Red Mile. Driver Andrew McCarthy sent ABUCKABETT HANOVER into a tactical spot from post 9, settling into fifth through a :28 first quarter set by Perfect Sting. After a :55.2 half, ABUCKABETT HANOVER pulled to the one-one spot and raced to within two lengths of the lead at the three-quarters in 1:23.2. He then powered home in the stretch to win by a neck in 1:49.4 over Perfect Sting, Southwind Gendry and Charlie May. It was ABUCKABETT HANOVER’s seventh win of the season and boosted his earnings to $658,313 for trainer Tony Alagna.
From his first two crops to race (totaling 229 foals) in North America, BETTING LINE has sired an impressive 183 starters (80%), 122 winners – 59 in 1:55 or faster with earnings of over $5 million.
BETTING LINE is currently Australia’s leading first season sire with 49 two-year-old starters and 20 winners including the GR1 Albion Park APG Sales Graduates Gold Final winner, MY ULTIMATE LEVI.
