Fairhill Farm to Cheer Gimcrack Runners

Tara Madgwick - Monday September 25
For a smaller boutique breeding operation such as Mike and Debbie O'Donnell's Fairhill Farm to have two fillies nominated for the first juvenile fillies stakes race of the season is quite an achievement.

Fairhill Farm sold fillies Fiesta and Zerchois are among 21 fillies nominated for the Listed ATC Gimcrack Stakes this Saturday at Randwick.

Zerchois as a yearlingBy Choisir from Bezzera, Zerchois is trained by Gary Portelli, who is no stranger to success with a two year-old having won the Golden Slipper earlier this year with she Will Reign.

Like She Will Reign, Zerchois was also sourced from the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, secured by Golde Edge Syndications from the Fairhill Farm draft for $50,000.

Zerchois won her only barrier trial at Warwick Farm on September 8 by two and a half lengths and has obviously inherited some of the ability of her family which includes Group I winning juvenile Choice Bro, who was also raised at Farihill Farm and sold as a weanling.

The Chris Waller trained filly Fiesta is by I Am Invincible from Now Now and made $150,000 at Inglis Classic for Fairhill Farm when bought by Star Thoroughbreds / Chris Waller Racing.

Fiesta as a yearlingFiesta went around at the official two year-old trials at Canterbury last Monday and flew home from the back of the field to finish a close third to another I Am Invincible filly in Bold Arial.

A proven Group I vendor that has produced horses such as $1.3 million earner Good Project and HK International Mile winner Glorious Days, Fairhill Farm is in winning form having featured at Wyong on Sunday with promising I Am Invincible filly Shudabeen.

The Tim Martin trained three year-old surged clear to break her maiden by a length and a half at her fourth start.

Bred and retained to race by Mike O'Donnell as was her four-time winning sister Cudabeen, Shudabeen has a bright future and will be winning many more races.

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