Pierro's Little Sister Books Her Ticket to the Oaks

Mark Smith - Wednesday September 23

Pierro’s little sister Pensato broke her maiden at her fifth start while stamping her credentials for the Victoria Oaks with a dominant performance in Wednesday’s Kennedy Oaks Trial (1800m) at Flemington.

Pensato leads home the pack in Oaks Trial (Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

Just two of the 13 starters went into the race with a win to their name.

A luckless third over 1300m at Geelong at her most recent start, the daughter of Lonhro had luck taken out of the equation when John Allen placed the James Cummings-trained filly on the outside of the pacesetting Breeze 'n' Luna in a slowly run race.

Left in front a long way out, Pensato kept up a relentless gallop to defeat Salto Angel (Sacred Falls) by one and a quarter lengths with Star Of Eden (Wandjina) a short-neck back in third ahead of Yatton (Savabeel) who was cramped for room down the straight.

“That was a nice way to break her maiden here at headquarters,” stable representative Sean Keogh said.  

“We always knew she had a turn of foot and she is a nice style of filly. Obviously, she is impeccably bred but whether she had the lungs to stay was a bit of a question mark coming here today, so she has ticked off that box.

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“James will decide where she goes next, but she will be well suited at 10 furlongs.”

Bred to win anything - Pensato  (Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

While Pierro was only asked to go a mile and a quarter when third in the WS Cox Plate, Pensato’s half-sister Ambience (Street Cry) excelled over an extended trip winning the Group II Wakeful Stakes and placing in all three of the eastern seaboards Group 1 Oaks.

Godolphin sold a sister to Pensato and Pierro, Right Chord, for $1,050,000 to James Harron Bloodstock at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale carrying a positive test to Exceed And excel.

It’s not the first time that Godolphin has cashed in on the family.

They sold another full-sister, Madrigals, to Dean Hawthorn Bloodstock for $425,000 at the 2017 National broodmare Sale and famously sold Pierro as a weanling for $115,000 before he made $230,000 to the bid of Gai Waterhouse at the 2011 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Their dam Miss Right Note (IRE) (Daylami) has a 2yo Street Boss (USA) colt named Backstreets and a yearling colt by Impending.

The half-sister to Octagonal’s dual Group 1 winner Laverock missed to Lonhro last year.

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Race Result - Kennedy Oaks Trial 1800m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:52.45
1
Pensato
- 3f Lonhro (AUS) x Miss Right Note (IRE) (Daylami (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: John Allen 56
2
1.3
Salto Angel
- 3f Sacred Falls (NZ) x Jacilo (NZ) (Entrepreneur (GB))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: D Oliver 56
3
1.5
Star Of Eden
- 3f Wandjina (AUS) x Jujube (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: W Egan 56
4
1.6
Yatton
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x O'Reilly Rose (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: Jye McNeil 56
5
2.0
Swindon Lass
- 3f Wordsmith (AUS) x Splendid Thing (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Brown Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
6
2.2
Shilajit
- 3f Proisir (AUS) x Uno Sayuri (JPN) (Scatter The Gold (CAN))
Tnr: Dan O'Sullivan Rdr: M Rodd 56
7
2.3
Perfect World
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Fiorentina (AUS) (Dubai Destination (USA))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: L Currie 56
8
2.4
Hard Squeeze
- 3f All Too Hard (AUS) x Exsqueeze Me (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: R D Griffiths Rdr: D Yendall 56
9
3.2
Blazing Lace
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Lacey Underall (AUS) (Desert Sun (GB))
Tnr: Dan O'Sullivan Rdr: M J Dee 56
10
3.9
Proud Mary
- 3f Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Bronislava (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: D W Stackhouse 56
11
4.7
Art Glass
- 3f Sebring (AUS) x Crystal Flute (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: W Pike 56
12
5.2
Breeze 'n' Luna
- 3f Mongolian Khan (AUS) x Diamond Thorn (NZ) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Craig Williams 56
13
9.2
Alverio
- 3f Shamexpress (NZ) x Rita Moreno (NZ) (King's Chapel (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Damian Lane 56
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