Trained and driven by Gavin Lang, Don King started the race as the $2 favourite and went on to win just a head in front of Acacia Ridge ($12.20) who led on the outside right until the final meters, with Lang’s other consistent trotter, Save A Sixpence ($4.40) driven by Lang’s son Chris, finishing off the trifecta in third. Save A Sixpence has now placed in five Group 1 finals.

Don King ran a sharp mile rate of 2:04.6 in his first Group 1 victory, a career best for the six-year-old Sundown gelding, and brought his impressive career record to 15 wins from 25 starts, eight from nine this season.

Saturday’s victory has ensured Don King with a spot in the SEW-Eurodrive Inter Dominion Trotting Championship that begins on January 30 at Ballarat, where the talented trotter will come up with top-line rivals including Sundons Gift and Skyvalley.

The other anticipated feature events of the meeting were the $25 000 Harness Breeders VIC Gold Chalice, $20 000 SEW-Eurodrive New Year Sprint and the $20 000 Harness Breeders VIC Richmond Lass. The Wayne Potter-trained Morgan Abby took out the Gold Chalice, securing her third win from four starts this season.

2010 V L Dullard Trotters Cup Final Results:

The team here have had a hectic few months getting the site up and running and the office will be taking a short break over the holiday season. We will be closed from Saturday December 19 through until Sunday January 3.

We would just like to extend a huge thank you to all those who have taken the time to visit our site since its inception and welcome you back next year as we continue to grow and improve!

There is still a great line-up of feature trotting events scheduled over the next few weeks in Australia and New Zealand, including the Group 2 Turf Bar Trotters Flying Mile.

So make sure you get out and experience all the fun and excitement trotting has to offer by visiting your local race track or jumping online and placing a wager on the trots with one of Australia’s premier online bookmakers such as sportsbet.com.au.

Season’s Greetings!

Upcoming Feature Trotting Races:

Thursday December 24:

$55 000 Group 2 Turf Bar Trotters Flying Mile at Cambridge, NZ

Sunday December 27:

$15 000 Cobram Trotters Cup at Cobram VIC

Thursday December 31:

$15 000 V L Dullard Trotters Cup Heats at Geelong Tabcorp Park, VIC

Friday January 1:

$20 500 Group 3 WA Trotters Cup at Gloucester Park, WA

Sunday January 3:

$10 000 Ararat Trotters Cup at Ararat, VIC