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Fillies Fly NZ Flag At Caulfield

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The New Zealand flag flew high at Caulfield on Saturday when Karaka graduate Legless Veuve edged out La Luna Rossa in an all-Kiwi finish to the G2 Thousand Guineas Prelude.

Legless Veuve wins at Caulfield
Legless Veuve wins at Caulfield Picture: Racing and Sports

Legless Veuve, by Pins, is trained by Stuart Webb in Victoria while La Luna Rossa comes from the NZ stable of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman.

Legless Veuve was bred in NZ by Waikato Stud, who offered her at the 2015 NZB Karaka Premier Sale where she was purchased for $150,000 by Aquanita Racing.

Saturday’s win was the second in four career starts for Legless Veuve, whose dam is the O’Reilly mare Hyades.

Hyades has produced four winners from seven foals to race with Legless Veuve joining G3 winner Tootsie as her second stakes performer. She is a three-quarter sister to Maggie O’Reilly, the dam of G3 winner No Excuse Maggie, and a half-sister to La Rose Noir, Listed winner Urbane and stakes-placed pair Double Roy and Habaine.

Hyades has a 2YO colt by Savabeel who was sold at this year’s NZB Premier Sale for NZ$170,000 to a Hong Kong buyer. She is due to foal this spring to Ocean Park.

Legless Veuve is the 71st stakes winner for Pins, headed by eight G1 winners.

Pins is enjoying an outstanding run with his three-year-old fillies, having sired the quinella in last week’s G3 Gold Trail Stakes at Hastings.

La Luna Rossa, by Written Tycoon from the More Than Ready mare Wild Promises, is raced by her Kiwi breeders Jomara Bloodstock.

She won last season’s G1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes and started this season with a second in the Listed O’Leary’s Fillies’ Stakes at Wanganui.

Wild Promises is a half-sister to four winners including the Listed winner Red Fez.
Racing and Sports

Caulfield

Saturday, 24th September 2016

5
14:55
(local)

1000 Gneas Prel Tranquil Star (G2)

Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN
AUD $201,000
1400m TURF GOOD
5
14:55
(local)
AUD $201,000
1400m GOOD

1000 Gneas Prel Tranquil Star (G2)

Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN

Legless Veuve progressed quickly from winning a 3YO fillies’ Maiden (1205m) at Sale on 11 September to taking out this Group Two race at only her fourth race start. She was quickly away and then settled nicely behind the leader (Whispering Brook) from her good barrier (2). She moved up to that filly nearing the home turn, went to the front at the 200m and then fought back gamely for a very smart win. La Luna Rossa raced in seventh place, on the rails, went between runners at the home turn, eased deeper and into clear running at the 300m and then ran on really well for a good second. Sword Of Light had a nice trip in fifth place on the rails from her inside barrier (1), got through to third at the 200m and fought on well to hold that position to the post. The favourite Whispering Brook was quickly away from her wide barrier (10) and worked before crossing to the lead at the 1000m. She then led the field until nearing the 200m but tired after working to find the lead to finish (2.2 lengths) seventh.

FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 14. LEGLESS VEUVE (NZ) 3yo F
PINS (AUS) - HYADES (NZ)
MARK ZAHRA
STUART WEBB
$12
55.5kg
P J Fitzgerald, B D Fitzgerald, Ms A Canal, P S Wiggs, K Hart, Mrs C M Chappell, Mrs M O Corigliano, C Hart, P W Waters, G & Mrs P L Minton, S M Roberts, G H Burge, J M Azzopardi, P Evans, N Windsor, P Aspropotamitis, P A Young & Ms T Harcourt

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2nd 4. LUNA ROSSA (NZ) 3yo F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - WILD PROMISES (AUS)
DAMIEN OLIVER
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$17
57.5kg
Jomara Bloodstock Ltd
3rd 6. SWORD OF LIGHT (AUS) 3yo F
NEW APPROACH (IRE) - JOYEUSE (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA
$51
57kg
Hesket Bloodstock (Mgr: D J Moodie & A Hardwick)

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4th 5. I AM A STAR (NZ) 3yo F
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - STAR BAND (USA)
STEVEN KING
SHANE NICHOLS
$10
57kg

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5th 12. SEBRING DREAM (AUS) 3yo F
SEBRING (AUS) - DREAM 'N' BELIEVE (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG
$8.5
55kg
6th 2. MISSROCK (AUS) 3yo F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MISS JUDGEMENT (AUS)
DWAYNE DUNN
ROBBIE LAING
$21
57.5kg

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7th 1. WHISPERING BROOK (AUS) 3yo F
HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - ARTFUL WHISPER (USA)
NICHOLAS HALL
SIMON A MILLER
$2.11
58.5kg

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8th 3. SAMARA DANCER (NZ) 3yo F
HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - ENNERDALE (GB)
DOM TOURNEUR
PHILLIP STOKES
$6
57.5kg

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9th 8. ZAMZAM (AUS) 3yo F
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - FLEUR DE'HERE (NZ)
KERRIN MCEVOY
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG
$31
56.5kg

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10th 13. INSPIRED ESTELLE (AUS) 3yo F
MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - ESTELLE COLLECTION (NZ)
CRAIG NEWITT
MICK PRICE
$51
55kg

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11th 10. FLYING JESS (AUS) 3yo F
HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - MARITESS (AUS)
JORDAN CHILDS
JOHN MOLONEY
$151
56.5kg

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12th 7. ROYAL TITHE (AUS) 3yo F
SHOW A HEART (AUS) - SLICE OF ROYALTY (AUS)
PATRICK MOLONEY
J W ZIELKE
$101
56.5kg

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