One to Watch – Ballarat

Tara Madgwick - Monday May 16

An impressive debut winner that is a half-sister to two stakes-winners by Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente (IRE) is a horse we want to know a lot more about.

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silent Surrente makes a winning debut - image Reg Ryan / Racing Photos

The Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained 3YO filly Silent Surrente has a bit to live up to as a half-sister to multiple Group winner Silent Sovereign and smart stakes-winner Silent Command, but she looks to have inherited a good bit of the family talent.

Despite racing greenly, she powered to the line from back in the field to score an eye-catching win in the 1400m maiden on the synthetic track at Ballarat on Monday.
 



“She did a really good job as she’s bred to get a lot further,” said Calvin McEvoy.

“She never travelled and we knew she’d find it a little bit short, but we wanted to give her a nice educational run and she was never really winning until that last 200, 300m.

“The mare she’s out of has  done a super job producing a couple of stakes-winners including Silent Sovereign, who won a G2 a couple of weeks ago. Silent Sovereign was quite hot and then settled into herself and we hope this filly will do the same.”

Retained to race by her breeders, Silent Surrente is the fourth winner from four foals to race from Group III winning Face Value mare Silent Surround, who traces back to the family of Cox Plate winning filly Surround.

Fiorente

A proven source of stakes-winners, Fiorente is priced very affordably this spring at Widden Stud Victoria at $9,900.

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Race Result - Brandt Mdn Plate 1400m

Ballarat Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 1:25.85
1
Silent Surrente
- 3f Fiorente (IRE) x Silent Surround (AUS) (Face Value (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: M Aitken 57.5
2
1.5
Ideal Miss
- 4m Scissor Kick (AUS) x Perfect Hostess (NZ) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: N A Blackiston Rdr: J Mott 57.5
3
2.3
Mr Zhivago
- 5g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Arabian Beauty (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Ms A Vanderfeen Rdr: Chloe Azzopardi 59.5
4
3.7
Sheriff Glamorgan
- 4g Canford Cliffs (IRE) x Subashi (NZ) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: B J Goodwin Rdr: D W Stackhouse 59.5
5
3.9
Soyoucandance
- 5g So You Think (NZ) x Jive Talk (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: J E & C Ledger Rdr: C J Parish 59.5
6
4.3
Super League
- 3f Star Witness (AUS) x What An Impact (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Will Price 57.5
7
5.2
Helen's Boy
- 3g Flying Artie (AUS) x Dyna Slam (USA) (Grand Slam (USA))
Tnr: Anthony Cosgriff Rdr: C Atkinson 59.5
8
11.2
Ring The Bank
- 3g Sebring (AUS) x Miss Piggy Bank (AUS) (Secret Savings (USA))
Tnr: B J Goodwin Rdr: W Egan 59.5
9
15.4
Big Friday
- 4g Nostradamus (AUS) x She's Pretentious (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: Michael Huglin Rdr: B Park 59.5
10
17.2
Larabelle
- 3f Belardo (IRE) x Heat Storm (AUS) (Green Desert (USA))
Tnr: Andrew Bobbin Rdr: Declan Bates 57.5
11
23.2
Mount Eccles
- 3g Rock Hero (AUS) x Jalouse (AUS) (Delzao (AUS))
Tnr: Aaron Purcell Rdr: J Noonan 59.5
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