Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing
Byford trainer Peter Tilbrook is looking forward for his experienced mare Vivere Damore contesting the $50,000 Schrader Pace next Friday week after she had produced a splendid first-up performance to win the $26,000 The Nullarbor Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
“Her work had been very good, and I was confident she would win tonight, especially from barrier one,” said Tilbrook, who purchased Vivere Damore for $10,000 at the 2016 Gloucester Standardbred Sale and now races her in partnership with seven others.
Vivere Damore is proving an excellent buy, and she now has earned $227,054 from 14 wins and 30 placings from 108 starts. Three of her wins have been at Pinjarra and the other eleven have been at Gloucester Park. She is by the New Zealand-bred stallion Lincoln Royal and is the fourth and last foal out of the Village Jasper mare Living On Love, who managed one placing from her seven starts in 2009.
“She is sound and I’m looking forward to another good campaign,” said Tilbrook after Gary Hall Jnr had driven Vivere Damore to a comfortable all-the-way win. Vivere Damore, the $2.25 favourite, sped over the third quarter of the final mile in 27.9sec. and covered the final 400m in 29.3sec. as she beat Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice’s two runners Platinum Sparkle ($10) and Bettor Get It On ($26). Bettor Get It On impressed in sustaining a strong three-wide burst from eighth at the bell to finish third.