Kiwi Bred Fillies Stampede for Oaks -Pedigree Appeal

Tara Madgwick - Friday June 2

Kiwi bred three year-old fillies have been hot to trot in Australia this season and they are out in force for the last Group I Oaks race of the season with six of the fillies engaged for the Queensland Oaks (2200m) all foaled in New Zealand including a filly that is closely related to last week’s Queensland Derby winner Kovalica.

Click to see the full Sale Mail for Eagle Farm.

Kiwi bred runners in the Oaks are: Affaire A Suivre (Astern), Renaissance Woman (Reliable Man (GB), So Dazzling (So You Think), Sakura Girl (Iffraaj (GB), Proscenium Arch (So You Think) and Cheval D’Or (Almanzor (Fr).

Affaire A Suivre has already got an Oaks on her resume having won the SAJC Australasian Oaks (2000m) in Adelaide last month and with the scratching of race favourite Fireburn, she and Renaissance Woman find themselves at the top of the market.

Renaissance Woman is from a high class speed female family, but her sire Reliable Man has already produced two Oaks winner in Miami Bound and Miss Sentimental and this Oaks is only 2200m which will be in her favour.

Advertisement

So You Think has two runners - So Dazzling was second in the Australian Oaks, but seems to prefer softer ground, while Proscenium Arch has been just behind place-getters at past two starts, but could easily get in the frame here and is closely related to Group II Perth Cup winner Midnight Blue, so additional trip should suit.

The two Kiwi trained fillies Sakura Girl  and Cheval D’Or have certainly been given the visitor’s draw jumping from gates 21 and 20 and have the form and pedigree to be competitive. Cheval D’Or is by Almanzor, who already has an Aussie classic winner on the resume with Manzoice winning the Victoria Derby and Virtuous Circle a good second in the Australian Derby. Cheval D’Or is a half-sister to triple Group I winning sprinter The Bostonian and to Vitesse, the dam of last week’s Queensland Derby winner Kovalica.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Newhaven Park Confirm 2025 Fees
One week after Newhaven Park bred, raised and sold Cool Archie recorded his second successive juvenile stakes race victory in the Group 2 Spirit of Boom Classic at Doomben, Newhaven Park stud principal John Kelly has confirmed the 2025 service fees for the first-crop 2-year-old’s sire Cool Aza Beel (NZ), as well as the farm’s two associate stallions Xtravagant (NZ) and Mo’Unga&nb
First Winner for Palace Pier
Kingman’s Champion 3YO Miler Palace Pier(GB) was a one term shuttler to Australia for Darley in 2022 and that crop will race next season, but in the meantime he had his first Northern Hemisphere winner overnight at Haydock.
Debut Winner for Kings Legacy
King’s Legacy posted a seventh first crop winner on Friday with a fast finishing debut victory at Goulburn for talented gelding Nothing But Net.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday May 28
Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Little Avondale’s Weanlings Follow Successful Footsteps
Graduates of Little Avondale Stud’s drafts at the NZB National Weanling Sale have a proud record of racetrack success, and stud principal Sam Williams believes his class of 2025 compares favourably with previous years.
Highview Stud Announce 2025 Fees
With a host of quality performers from its proven lineup – Divine Prophet, Santos and Wrote – over the past 12 months, along with plenty of excitement about the pending arrival of Mr Mozart’s first foals, New Zealand’s Highview Stud has announced stallion fees for 2025.
One to Watch – Bendigo
A flashy chestnut filly with a bit of the Apache Cat’s about her was an eye-catching five length debut winner at Bendigo on Friday for the Ciaron Maher stable.
Sires With Winners - Friday May 30
Here is the full list of 41 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Investing in Fillies Can Pay Big Dividends
We saw it earlier this month at Inglis Chairman’s Sale and we saw it again this week, purchasing yearling fillies that can perform to a high level has the potential to yield a big pay day in the sale ring, so let’s take a closer look.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Randwick
There were six heats for juveniles at the Randwick trials on Friday and some interesting unraced winners including a $1.45million colt by Extreme Choice and a Too Darn Hot (GB) filly bred to win an Oaks..