HARD 'N' Tough lived up to her name in winning the $70,000 Colac Cup on Sunday.
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The six-year-old mare won her sixth race for Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde from 13 starts in taking out the feature race over 2000 metres.
Hard 'N' Tough, ridden by Dean Yendall, hung on to defeat Strategic Phil by a head with Under Oath back in third place.
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Wilde told The Standard he would consider setting the honest mare at the $225,000 Warrnambool Cup over 2350m on May 6.
"Hard 'N' Tough tries her heart out each time she races," Wilde said.
"She's lives up to her name.
"The Warrnambool Cup is definitely on the agenda.
"We'll try and find a suitable path to get her into the Warrnambool Cup.
"Her best form has been around the 2000m mark but we may have a throw at the stumps with her going towards Warrnambool.
"She's been a wonderful mare for us.
"She's now won six races of her 13 starts for us which is a great result for her owners and our stable.
"I've got to give credit to Dean. It was a very good ride by him. I thought she was well weighted to win the cup.
"She's an on-pace runner who was always going to be suited by the tight Colac track."
Wilde trained Floral Fever to win the 2018 Colac Cup in his own right; while he trained in partnership with his dad, Bill, to win the feature with Whelan in 2011 and Constant Force in 2012.
Yendall had the winning ride on Constant Force.
Hard 'N' Tough's win was the second leg of a winning double on the eight-race program for Wilde and Yendall.
They joined forces to win a benchmark 64 with Aurora's Symphony.
