It took five starts for Tralee Rose to break her maiden at Warrnambool in October, but the daughter of Tavistock has been on an upward trajectory that took her to a facile seven lengths win in the $160,000 Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington on New Years Day.
Ridden by Craig Williams for trainer Symon Wilde, Tralee Rose was in a race of her own down the straight. Sin to Win (Sir Percy) could get no closer than seven lengths with Saint Eustace (Tavistock) a further one and a quarter length back in third.
Tralee Rose advances her record to four wins and three seconds from nine starts with earnings of $255,690.
“I’m just really happy for everyone involved, it looks like we have a really good horse,” Wilde said.
“The Adelaide Cup or Andrew Ramsden would be nice races for her. She is only going to get better. She is still developing and we will see a nice mare in the spring.
“I was confident at the 2800m, I have never seen one with a tank like hers. She is a stayer all over.
“I think that if we race her sparingly, she can go a month between runs, so we will pick our targets.”
Purchased by Cameron Cooke Bloodstock for $50,000 out of the Cambridge Stud draft at the 2018 NZB Karaka Yearling Sale, Tralee Rose is the lone winner from two to race out of the stakes-placed Zabeel mare Star Of Tralee.
Third in the Listed NZ St Leger, Star Of Tralee is a half-sister to the VRC Oaks, AJC Australian Oaks, and STC Arrowfield Stud Stakes winner Serenade Rose (Stravinsky), the granddam of Godolphin’s BRC Stradbroke Hcp and SAJC Goodwood Hcp winner Trekking (Street Cry) who has banked over $5 million.
Star Of Tralee has a 2yo colt by Tavistock and a colt foal by Russian Revolution. She was covered by Kermadec in November.
Tralee Rose becomes the 25th stakes-winner for Cambridge Stud’s sadly missed Tavistock.
