Lucky Eight Syndicate

The Breckon Farms – Lucky Eight Syndicate is the eleventh such syndicate established by Ken and Karen Breckon of Breckon Farms and officially commenced on the 1st October 2023

All fillies have made good progress, with an amazing seven of the eight having raced as 2-year-olds and five having won as 2-year-olds. They have also achieved a Group 1 placing (Pretty In Pink), a Group 2 placing (Won And Only) and a NZ Record (Ocean Eyes) – certainly a great achievement in their first season of racing.

Most have now enjoyed brief spells at Breckon Farms and returned to training.

The 3-year-old racing in the 2025 season has started with a bang, with Luby's Luck winning first-up in NZ Record Time.

Six of the original eight fillies have now won races and the other has already been a multiple placegetter.

One filly was retired early on and five others have now joined her, for various reasons, leaving two quality fillies to race on as 3-year-olds.

Winners to date include OCEAN EYES (2:03.6, 3 wins, 4 placings, $61,790) who set a NZ Record for 2YO Trotting Fillies over 2200m from a Stand, WON AND ONLY (1:54.6, 3 wins, 4 placings, $48,386) who was Group 2 placed and is now retired due to injury, PRETTY IN PINK (2:01.1, 2 wins, 4 placings, $33,722) who has been Group 1 and Group 3 placed, HOT AND DANGEROUS (1:57.3, 1 win, 2 placings, from just 6 starts, $23,053) now retired due to injury, LUBY'S LUCK (1 win, $17,420) who set a NZ Record for 3YO Trotting Fillies over 2000m from a Stand and is now retired, TWISTED SISTER (1:58.5, 1 win from just 2 starts, $9,150) now retired due to injury.

OCEAN EYES has completed a brief freshen-up and will soon be set to resume her successful racing career, with PRETTY IN PINK having already resumed hers, with an impressive win at Alexandra Park on the 8th August, so we are looking forward to an exciting remainder of the 3-year-old season with these two classy fillies who are expected to take their places in Classic races later in the season.