Cruz Bromac, after good points with a gritty second in the opening round 2200m heats of the IRT Auckland Inter Dominions on Friday November 29, has been dealt a tough outside front row draw for the second round 1700m sprint heats on Tuesday.

Hamish Scott, the Christchurch accountant and co-breeder of in-form Courage Under Fire gelding, Kiwi Bloke, has been able to explain how the pacer has finally hit winning form at six.

Aged sons of Courage Under Fire in Kiwi Bloke (West Australia) and Torrid Bromac (North America) have hit purple patches of form in recent weeks.

Cassius Bromac, from an unraced half-sister to the unraced dam of New Zealand Cup winner Cruz Bromac (1:50.1), was untroubled to deliver as a hot $1.60 favourite at Invercargill on Friday, November 22.

The Armalight-Ar Miss family of former Bromac Lodge mare Amaretto Bromac has had another top weekend internationally.

An early tangle cost NZ Cup winner Cruz Bromac from completing the 2019 Cup-NZ Free-For-All double, but he remains a top contender for the upcoming Auckland Inter Dominions, beginning on Friday week.

Veteran gelding Derek Bromac (19g Holmes Hanover-Desibo, by Bo Scots Blue Chip) has become a local town hero in Wisconsin in the north-central mid-west and central Lakes region.

Those familiar with the late breeding and racing enthusiast, Bob McArdle, would be convinced he worked some divine spiritual intervention for Cruz Bromac in the $750,000 Christchurch Casino NZ Trotting Cup at Addington on Tuesday, November 12.

Exciting 4YO Taroona Bromac stretched his unbeaten West Australian form to four with an impressive 13-metres win at his Gloucester Park debut in Perth, on Friday, November 9.

Blair Orange, making a one-man race for the NZ Drivers Premiership for the fourth consecutive year, is searching for a first New Zealand Cup victory with last year's fourth place-getter Cruz Bromac in the $750,000 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington on Tuesday.