Higher Power (NZ) Leads Breckon-Bred Domination of Group Feature

Higher Power (NZ) (Father Patrick) led a stunning result for Breckon Farms when showing his class to win the $44,000 Group Three Young Guns Two-Year-Old Trotters Series Final (1700m) at Alexandra Park on Friday night.

The classy NZB Standardbred graduate ran down his stablemate Meant To Be (NZ) (Father Patrick) in what was also a brilliant result for trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan.

Breckon Farms bred the first four horses home in the black type feature, with each trotter by the leading squaregaiting sire Father Patrick (USA).

Pretty In Pink (NZ) (Father Patrick) took third placing, with Illicit Love (NZ) (Father Patrick) fourth.

Higher Power was purchased for $120,000 by Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan Racing Stables from the Breckon Farms Draft at the 2023 National Yearling Sale at Auckland.

The classy juvenile was second behind Meant To Be in a recent heat of the Young Guns Series after winning his prior debut at Alexandra Park.

On Friday night the talented trotter was able to turn the tables on his stablemate to clinch a Group Three victory.

“Higher Power has always been pretty solid and a lovely horse to work with,” Barry Purdon said.

“There is not much between them, and there never has been.”

“I think a bit of time will help them both.”

Meant To Be was purchased for $145,000 by Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan Racing Stables from the Breckon Farms Draft at the 2023 National Yearling Sale at Auckland.

Following their outstanding result in Friday night’s feature, Breckon Farms will offer one youngster at the 2024 National Weanling Sale on May 23.

The breeding powerhouse will offer Lot 108, a Captaintreacherous (USA) colt from Spandu Ballet (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight).

A half-sister to the colt in Le Twist (NZ) (Sweet Lou) ran to an impressive maiden win at Rangiora on Sunday.

Lot 108 is from the outstanding family of star pacers King Of Swing (NZ) (Rocknroll Hanover), Twist N Twirl (NZ) (Artsplace) and Bettor Twist (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight).