Pride of Dubai Filly Wins G3 Quezette

Tara Madgwick - Saturday August 15

Never further back than fourth in seven previous starts, talented Pride of Dubai filly Bella Nipotina picked the right day to cast off maiden status scoring a dominant victory in the Group III MRC Quezette Stakes (1100m)at Caulfield on Saturday.

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Bella Nipotina wins the G3 Quezette Stakes - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Stakes-placed last season and second in the lucrative $2million Inglis Millennium, the Lindsay Park trained Bella Nipotina was long overdue to win a race and got the job done in style.

She zoomed to the line for Michael Rodd to win by two lengths taking her overall record to one win and three placings from eight starts with prizemoney topping $647,000.
 



“She was great, her form was there to be seen,” said Michael Rodd, who was winning his first stakes race here in a long time following a stint overseas riding in Singapore.

“She’s always had the ability, but couldn’t quite put it together, although Ben (Hayes) said to me after the race he just thinks she’s more mature now.”

An $80,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Lindsay Park Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock / Mt Hallowell Stud from the Rosemont stud draft, Bella Nipotina was bred by Michael Christian and partners at Longwood Thoroughbred Farm and they retain a share in her ownership.

Bella Nipotina as a yearling

She is the first foal of Bella Orfana, a placed sibling by Star Witness to Group winners Hallowell Belle and Fuddle Dee Duddle from the family of Group I Caulfield Guineas winner In Top Swing.

Bella Orfana has a two year-old filly by Capitalist that passed in at Inglis Premier and is due to foal to Trapeze Artist.

Bella Nipotina is the third stakes-winner for Pride of Dubai and is his second in Australia.

The reigning Champion Australian First Season Sire, Pride of Dubai stands at Coolmore this spring at a fee of $38,500.



 

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Race Result - Beck Probuild Quezette Stakes Gr3 1100m

Caulfield Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:04.34
1
Bella Nipotina
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Bella Orfana (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: M Rodd 56
Pride Of Dubai
2
2.0
River Night
- 3f Night Of Thunder (IRE) x River Pearl (AUS) (Helmet (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Jamie Kah 57
3
2.8
Aquagirl
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Galapagos Girl (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: D Dunn 56
Headwater
4
3.0
Agreeable
- 3f Sebring (AUS) x Affable (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil 56
5
3.8
Supreme Idea
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Sweet Sister (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: M Zahra 57
6
4.5
Parlophone
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Roulettes (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: D Oliver 57
7
4.6
Aryaaf
- 3f Epaulette (AUS) x Bulbula (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: L Nolen 58
8
5.4
Miss Bosetti
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Miss Iguacu (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: D Yendall 56
9
5.5
Euphoric Summer
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Mid Summer Music (AUS) (Oamaru Force (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: B Melham 56
10
6.2
Icantoo
- 3f Per Incanto (USA) x Anaween (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: Craig Williams 56
11
7.7
Fresh
- 3f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Mother's Milk (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Damian Lane 56
12
7.8
Drone Strike
- 3f Smart Missile (AUS) x Mosoru (AUS) (Black Minnaloushe (USA))
Tnr: John McArdle Rdr: D W Stackhouse 56
13
8.6
Seeress
- 3f Nostradamus (AUS) x Elleandee (AUS) (Snippets (AUS))
Tnr: G A Osborne Rdr: Ben Allen 56
14
8.9
Zooming Zebra
- 3f Redente (AUS) x Zarilly (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Russell Osborne Rdr: J Mott 56
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