National Sprint Final winner Chica Destacada
New South Wales sprinter Chica Destacada ($4.20) showed tons of courage to win the National Sprint Championship final at Cannington on Saturday night. Drawn perfectly in box two she found the front early holding the lead out of the straight the first time with a first section of 5.59. Under extreme pressure off the back from a number of dogs running on, in particular Victorian Crackerjack Dak she toughed it out holding the fast finishing local sprinters Star Recall ($3.90) and Zelemar Fever ($10.10) to claim the covered Group 1 glory. Chica Destacada took the title back NSW for the first time since Smooth Fancy won in Adelaide in 2010.