Foxwedge's Foxy Frida Romps in the Centaurea Stakes

Mark Smith - Saturday May 21

In the first two in eleven of her previous 15 starts, the Andrew Noblet-trained Foxy Frida finally had the cards fall her way in a stakes race.

Ridden by Billy Egan, the 4yo daughter of Foxwedge charged home to win Saturday’s Listed  Dominant Centaurea Stakes (2015m) at Morphettville by a widening two and a half lengths.

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A tragedy beaten when second in the Group II Queen Of The South Stakes at her most recent start, Foxy Frida advances her record to six wins and six seconds from 16 starts with earnings of $550,045.

“She’s very consistent, never runs a bad race and tries all the time,” Noblet said.

‘She did not have much luck here last week, but Billy gave her a great ride today, and she got the job done.

“When the pace increased, she got a lovely drag into the race. He was clicking her along a long way out. But I know what she’s got there, and she might get further than that.

“She has done enough this time around. She is still maturing and filling out, so we will get her ready for the spring.”

The imported Lope De Vega mare La Dragontea (GB) claimed second, four and a half lengths ahead of the More Than Ready (USA) mare Starelle.

Foxy Frida failed to make her $50,000 reserve at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale

Foxy Freda is a homebred for Mill Park Stud after passing her in short of her $50,000 reserve at the 2019 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

A half-sister to multiple stakes-placed Ritratto (Fiorente), Foxy Frida is the best of three winners from four to race out of the stakes-placed Excellent Art mare Family Portrait.

Family Portrait has a 2yo filly by Divine Prophet, a weanling Hellbent filly and was covered by King’s Legacy last spring.

Foxy Frida is the 25th stakes winner for Woodside Park Stud’s Foxwedge, which covers for a value fee of $11,000 this spring. 

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Race Result - Dominant Centaurea Stakes LR 2015m

Morphettville Track: Good(4) Time: 2:04.40
1
Foxy Frida
- 4m Foxwedge (AUS) x Family Portrait (AUS) (Excellent Art (GB))
Tnr: Andrew Noblet Rdr: W Egan 58
Foxwedge
2
2.5
La Dragontea
- 5m Lope De Vega (IRE) x La Concorde (FR) (Sadler's Wells (USA))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jamie Kah 59.5
3
7.0
Starelle
- 4m More Than Ready (USA) x Star Of Giselle (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Craig Williams 59.5
More Than Ready
4
8.5
Silent Sovereign
- 5m Dalakhani (IRE) x Silent Surround (AUS) (Face Value (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: John Allen 59.5
5
10.1
Quebecois
- 4m Americain (USA) x Autrice (AUS) (Authorized (IRE))
Tnr: P Huserot Rdr: Tahlia Hope 55.5
6
11.0
Uniquely
- 4m Toronado (IRE) x St Trinians (AUS) (Black Hawk (GB))
Tnr: Dan O'Sullivan Rdr: Will Price 55.5
7
11.1
One More Try
- 7m Dane Shadow (AUS) x Belzain (AUS) (Woodman (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: B Vorster 55.5
8
11.3
La Chevalee
- 5m Written Tycoon (AUS) x Hautvillers (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: B Mc Dougall 55.5
9
11.5
Deny Knowledge
- 4m Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x The Paris Shrug (GB) (Manduro (GER))
Tnr: M C Kent Rdr: M J Dee 55.5
10
15.8
Comfort Girl
- 4m Free Eagle (IRE) x Flute Of Bubbly (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Shayne Cahill Rdr: Kayla Crowther 55.5
11
16.6
Maid Of Iron
- 4m Dundeel (NZ) x Iron Lace (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: Fred W Kersley 55.5
12
18.7
Converging
- 7m Strada (AUS) x Valse Des Fleurs (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: Dan O'Sullivan Rdr: Dean Holland 55.5
13
22.7
Magna Bella
- 6m Magnus (AUS) x Molto Bella (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: A J Clarken Rdr: Sophie Logan 55.5
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