When In The Pocket mares started to go to stud in big numbers, they immediately had a major impact on the harness racing broodmare charts.

In The Pocket,  who was known for producing great gaited, high speed progeny who were also known to get a bit hot, were a perfect match for two of our leading sires in Bettor's Delight and Art Major.

The resulting progeny tended to have the gait and speed from their dam sire with the attitude and demeanor from Art Major and Bettor's Delight which quickly became a hot cross.

It should be no surprise then that another grandson of Direct Scooter in Mach Three is starting to have a similar impact.

Very similar to In The Pocket in that his progeny can get a bit hot, Mach Three is starting to show up in the pedigrees of a lot of promising horses.

Al Raza 1:52.1 ($149,997), Pacquiao 1:52.9 ($152,126), Eyre Crusher 1:55.7 ($94,123), Darcee 1:50.4 ($81,583), Classie Brigade 1:55.2 ($51,931) and Statham (5 wins from ten starts) are just a few of the progeny of Mach Three mares that have shown up in the last twelve months and with the bigger numbers of progeny coming on stream, his influence will just continue to grow.

One of the two year olds that has really impressed in this years Young Guns Series at Alexandra Park is the Art Major juvenile Vasari who has already won a Young Guns heat and will start one of the favourites in the final in March.

Vasari is the second foal from the Mach Three mare Thebestamancanget who comes from a very successful branch of the Black Watch family.

Thebestamancanget is from the former top age group filly in Ciccio Star 1:58.4 ($102,499) and is a half sister to nine winners including such smart types as Zenthura 1:56.5 ($117,705), Major Star 1:53.2 ($114,044) and Idancedallnight 1:59.3 ($103,655)

Vasari was sold for $107,500 to Lincoln Farms at the 2015 Australasian Classic Yearling sale and his half sister is to be offered as lot 103 at the 2016 Australasian Classic Yearling sale at Karaka on February 22nd.

The yearling filly is named Nolessthanperfect and is a daughter of the leading New Zealand sire in Bettor's Delight and as you can see from the photo she is a standout type.

Like a lot of top fillies she has a masculine appearance and with Vasari going great guns as a two year old, Nolessthanperfect will attract a lot of attention on sale day.

To view the Australasian Classic Yearling sale Catalogue click here.

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