 Despite breaking stride at the start of the race, giving the leaders a 15-length head start (about 37m or 3 seconds), Terror To Love made up the distance slowly and worked towards the front, taking the lead in the back stretch of the final lap.The horse managed to hold off late-charging runners to record the unusual win by a head.The race announcer called the race the greatest win in the New Zealand Trotting Cup's history.