Fox Dan - Photo Courtesy Stu McCormick
OWNER Danny Zavitsanos admits there is a layer of sentiment to Fox Dan landing his slot in the world’s richest harness race.
Zavitsanos and wife, Jo, ended months of speculation when they settled on untapped three-year-old Fox Dan to fly their flag in Saturday’s $2.1mil TAB Eureka at Menangle.
“We bred Fox Dan and his mum, Jodila, was the first harness horse I ever raced,” Zavitsanos said. “I paid $22,000 for her at the yearling sales and called her Jodila from a combination of my wife's name (Joanna) and my youngest daughter, who we called ‘Dila’.
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