Second To Nun winning at Morphettville Our Owner of the Month award winner for November is Cherylyn Cleland, part owner of Second To Nun. Cherylyn provided these details about the racing story for husband Trevor and herself. Trevor and Cherie Cleland became part owners of racehorses for the first time, in June 2021. Trevor had been involved with horses at a young age, playing polo cross on Yorke Peninsula and visiting country show competitions in show jumping etc, so it was a natural progression it seemed. Out Of Aflica, trained by Will Clarken, and Celtic Vader, trained by Richard and Chantelle Jolly, were our first purchases and we had early success with both horses winning at Morphettville in late 2021 as 2-year-olds. Out of Aflica sustained a knee injury that December and hasn’t raced since but will hopefully be back racing in early 2023. Meanwhile, Celtic Vader raced numerous times, and while no longer in winning form, was still a joy to own and attend race days to watch. She was sold interstate mid-year and we now have an interest in another Jolly filly called Ladies Lunch (a girls only filly). Further purchases in January and March 2022 were with Will Clarken and there is a colt by Shamus Award out of Miss Ethics yet to be named, and a filly, Second To Nun which has had early success with a win at Morphettville in October, at her second start. We try to attend every time our horses race, as we enjoy the atmosphere of the mounting yard, meeting other co-owners etc, especially with the helpful and friendly staff, including Will, Richard, Lachie and Kate, and going to the races is much more enjoyable now that COVID issues have eased. We attended an information session with Claire Lindop early one morning at Morphettville, as well as the Magic Millions yearling sales and other special events at Morphettville but despite membership of SAROA have yet to attend any of those events due to living in the country and the tyranny of distance.  While semi-retired from life as a livestock agent, Trevor is still heavily involved with farming and helps his son with the sheep and cropping activities. We live at Bluff Beach on Yorke Peninsula, so fishing is also enjoyed, while Cherie’s happy place is the craft chair most afternoons. When not attending the races in person, we try to spend Saturday afternoons following channel 78 and having a few small bets, so racing is certainly a pleasure in our lives. Second To Nun is by Akeed Mofeed out of a Keep The Faith mare Tidy Prophet, bred by Racing.com form analyst John Kelton who retains an interest in the filly. The dam was successful on the track winning nine races and placing a further eleven times with earnings just shy of $250,000. The mare has only had one other starter so far which has only raced once. The granddam Bella Belluci by Flying Spur has also left six-time winner Breaker Of Chains (by Good Journey) and his full brother Defining Moment who won four in Hong Kong and returned to Australia where he finished racing as Mussoorie Magic The third dam Morning Lover (by Daybreak Lover) was a listed winner in Brisbane. Congratulations to the Clelands and best wishes for their racing pursuits.