Menangle trainer David Thorn would've been a happy man on Thursday, when he saw his Oaks Group 1 winner Annatonia draw barrier one for the Gold Bracelet final.
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Both the Gold Bracelet final and Gold Chalice final barrier draws were announced on the Harness Racing NSW website on Thursday morning, with Thorn's three-year-old filly dominating her heat.
The Emma Stewart-trained Joanna also dominated her heat and has drawn barrier seven, while other handy pacer Soho Almasi has drawn barrier five.
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Other Bathurst hopefuls in the Gold Bracelet final includes Nathan Hurst's Gabbys Reason (barrier two) and Bernie Hewitt's Beta Jewel and Iamajoyride.
Last year's Gold Crown winner Tasty Delight has booked his spot in the Gold Chalice final and will be joined by fellow heat winners Chris Frisby's He Aint Fakin, Blake Fitzpatrick's Rickoshay and Clayton Tonkin's Idyllic, the other three heat winners.
Other locals joining Frisby in the final includes Hurst's Eagle Commander (as an emergency), Gemma Hewitt's Kashed Up, Darrell Dwyer's Carbaganoosh and Turnbull's Lyrical Genius.
The final of the Gold Bracelet is at 7.20pm, while the final of the Gold Chalice is at 8.23pm.
For a detailed field for Saturday night's Gold Crown meeting, visit www.harness.org.au.
- GOLD BRACELET: 1 Anntonia, 2 Gabbys Reason, 3 Janalan (Em 1), 4 Girl From Oz, 5 Soho Almasi, 6 Beta Jewel, 7 Iamajoyride, 8 Joanna, 9 Slick Sophie, 10 Speed Of Sound (Em 2), 11 Heavenly Holly, 12 Jo Rocks
- GOLD CHALICE: 1 Eagle Commander (Em 2), 2 Kashed Up, 3 He Aint Fakin, 4 Carbaganoosh, 5 The Stain, 6 Idyllic, 7 Rickoshay, 8 Stravinsky, 9 The Mountain, 10 Lyrical Genius, 11 Captain Crusader (Em 1), Tasty Delight
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