Plenty will burst into the TAB Breeders Crown trotting finals choc full of confidence after impressing at Maryborough today, when the heats reaffirmed some big reputations.

Relive the moments that mattered with thetrots.com.au rolling blog.

Im Ready Jet wins the Aldebaran Park 2YO fillies' first heat

A bid day presents for Anton Golino's Yabby Dam Racing, which has 15 runners at Maryborough today and kicked off in fine style when Im Ready Jet and Imamaorijet ran one and two in the opening heat.

"She's a very high quality filly," reinsman Glen Craven said of Im Ready Jet after she slid to the front and controlled proceedings, careering away to a comfortable win from her stablemate with Patrick Ryan trained Dizzysjet third.

"She made a bit of a mistake in the Vicbred (Super Series) final and would have given a good race up the straight," Craven said.

"She's going really good. She feels really strong and takes a nice big stride. Generally the ones that I've been racing have been pretty sound in the gates, this one can be a little stary gazey and lose concentration, but she's a very nice filly."

Jaxnme wins the Aldebaran Park 2YO fillies' second heat

Jaxnme looks set to cap a super season in fine style having been a dominant force in her Breeders Crown heat for reinsman Gavin Lang and trainer Russell Jack.

The Aldebaran Park Vicbred Super Series winner looks on course for a second Group 1 crown after leading, controlling and comfortably winning her Maryborough heat.

"She had a bit of a break between runs and she was happy to do it today," Lang told Trots Vision. "Baby trotters, you are better to have them that way and she was rating herself very nicely in the end.

"Physically she's a nice big strong filly. From sitting behind her she gets over the ground pretty well. She's doing it pretty easy I think."

Ultimate Stride wins the Aldebaran Park 2YO colts and geldings' first heat

Ultimate Stride's status as a front runner in the two-year-old boys series was only enhanced with the Phil Williamson-trained Love You colt a convincing winner at Maryborough.

While plenty of money flowed in for Vicbred Super Series champion Powderkeg in the minutes before race start, it was the Redwood Classic champion who took control of the race and once he eased to the front that was all she wrote.

"He's just a real professional," reinsman Anthony Butt told Trots Vision post-race. "He coped with those two false starts really well. I just took my time early and once he found the front he was always travelling beautifully and, even up the straight, it was still only in second gear."

Butt said the Kiwi, owned by Emilio and Maria Rosati, was a rare talent.

"He's right up there (with the best juveniles I've driven), he's just doing it all so easily. All three times I haven't pulled the hood yet. I'll have to one day, he's done it in second gear so far, hopefully he can do that next week."

Is That A Bid wins the Aldebaran Park 2YO colts and geldings' second heat

The horse most likely to upset the Ultimate Stride applecart looks to be trainer Michael Hughes' entrant Is That A Bid, who was a dominant force in the second heat to extend his impressive season.

Having placed in all but one of his seven starts and won the Group 1 Aldebaran Park Home Grown Classic, Is That A Bid bounced back from a valiant second in the Redwood Classic to register the second win of his season for reinsman Zac Phillips.

"He was really stiff in the Redwood, he didn't get much peace out in front," Phillips said. "I have great respect for Phil Williamson's horse (Ultimate Stride), but I feel like if we swapped the roles in the Redwood I might have made a bit of a race of it.

"(Is That A Bid's) so versatile. I said to Mick before the race I'd like to drive him with one run today, usually I send him to the cleaners, so I wanted to give him a quiet run today and I still thought he'd be too good for them. The tempo of the race didn't let us do that."

With almost half of the field breaking stride and ruling themselves out of contention in the early stages, Is That A Bid and Phillips gained the ascendancy and cruised to a comfortable 16-metre win.

"He's such a gentle giant and he just wants to please you, he's a hard horse not to love," Phillips said. "He's still very big and gawky and hasn't filled into himself. I remember the first time I sat behind him at the trials and thought how's this thing going to be any good. He's just a credit to Mick and his team. Every time he steps out he seems to get a little bit better."

Emerald Stride wins the Father Patrick @ Nevele R Stud 3YO trotting fillies' first heat

High-speed pacing-bred trotter Emerald Stride resumed her love affair with Maryborough's sprint lane to score in her heat for trainer-driver David Miles, building on her Redwood Classic victory of 12 months prior.

Miles ripped from the gates to find the lead, surprising himself in how comfortably he crossed Georgias Pride before handing the lead back to the favourite to bide his time until the final stages.

"I came out with no set plan there, other than she's better with one run at them," Miles said. "She's very very quick and that run last week in the Derby just sharpened her up."

Leader Georgias Pride took Emerald Stride to the sprint lane and she shot clear to win by 3.4 metres from Orlando Storm, with Georgias Pride seven metres of the pace in third, which sees her comfortably qualify for the August 25 final.

For Miles, it was a pleasing performance amid an at-times challenging season for his three-year-old two-time Group 1 winner.

"We've finally got some continuity into her and heading into next week we are very happy," Miles said. "I was absolutely stoked with how sharp she was today, that's what won her the race, she was on her game."

Sunnys Little Jestic wins the Father Patrick @ Nevele R Stud 3YO trotting fillies' second heat

While much hype surrounded the showdown between I Am Pegasus and Liberty Stride, it was a cool-handed Gavin Lang that got the better of both with Brent Lilley's former Kiwi Sunny Little Jestic.

Having won only once in her first 16 starts, Sunny Little Jestic has saluted in four of her fives starts since joining Lilley, including today's victory in the three-year-old trotting fillies' second heat. Lang gave much credit to the trainer.

"(Brent Lilley's) been renowned as a master with trotters for a long time, I experienced that first hand many years ago when I won an Inter Dominion for him in Sydney on Game Bid," he said. "I've got great admiration for him, like many others have in the industry, if he lines one up it's generally a force to be reckoned with.

"They took the head check off this one and all of a suddenly it became a totally different horse, it was amazing the difference it made."

Today from the gates Sunnys Little Jestic advanced from gate two, taking cover behind leader and favourite I Am Pegasus, who raced keenly and gapped his rivals early.

"I think Chris (Alford) was a bit of a passenger early there today so I didn't chase it too much, I just waited until it came back to me a little bit," Lang said.

"I could feel it doing that around the bend around the 800-metre mark so I tacked on then and she got up travelling nicely. If I Am Pegasus could get me to the sprint lane this one was going to be pretty dangerous in the straight, because she has been racing very well."

And so she proved, winning by 1.2 metres ahead of highly rated Liberty Stride, who finished briskly after settling last, with I Am Pegasus 4.3 metres back in third.

"Very pleasing," Lang said. "The owners paid a late entry fee to get into the Breeders Crown, it's been justified now."

All Cashed Up wins the What The Hill three-year-old trotting colts and geldings' first heat

All Cashed Up turned the tables on Victoria Trotters' Derby winner Majestuoso to register an all-the-way win, but the victory may come at a cost.

Having played up in a false start before today's race All Cashed Up is expected to be out of the draw for the August 25 final for trainer Anton Golino and reinsman Glen Craven.

"That's generally when he's the best, when you just put him on the gate and he relaxes and just comes out charging, but today he was a bit silly," Craven said. "Unfortunately he's going to be out of the draw in the final, but hopefully he can get a bit of luck."

At the restart All Cashed Up made amends, easily breezing to the front and it was then a matter of having enough left in the straight to hold off Andy and Kate Gath's talented swooper.

"Majestuoso had such a good run on him at the top of the straight in the Derby, he fought back and ran second and it was a really good run," Craven said. "It was just good today that he was able to probably keep a little bit more margin on the corner.

"Once I got him into the straight and he was still there and Majestuoso hadn't got past him I knew he was a chance to kick back."

In the end All Cashed Up held on by a head, building on a big day for Golino, who for the first time crossed the $1 million stakes mark in a season. Craven paid tribute to the trainer and Yabby Dam Farms owner Pat Driscoll post-race.

"You sit behind these horses and they're machines, they do a great job with them and they've given me a great opportunity and I can't thank them enough."

Xebec wins the What The Hill three-year-old trotting colts and geldings' second heat

A consistent brisk pace suits just fine for Xebec and Ben Aubron's Orlando Vici trotter registered win number three in a survival of the toughest (and most well-mannered).

The pedal was down early with Emma Stewart's Dream Over bursting from the gates and setting a 42.2-second lead time - the day's quickest - before breaking gait, which saw the race change shape.

Reinsman Sidney Van Den Brande worked Xebec to the front and he grabbed a gap on his rivals, holding all at bay with Archleo next best, finishing 3.3 metres off the pace.

"He loves it when they go very quick from the beginning and he can roll up to them," Van den Brande told Trots Vision.

"I didn't pull the plugs or anything. The horses in front, both of them, Kima's (Hateitwhenyourrite) and Greg Sugars' (Dream Over) were going very fast in the beginning so I thought Kima's would be tired at one stage, so you better keep rolling. This one, he's not that fast but he can keep rolling (for) two quarters very quickly."