In Career Best Form - Terra Mater Captures G3 Tibbie Stakes

Mark Smith - Friday September 20

In the form of her life at age five, Terra Mater parlayed her success in the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong when capturing Friday’s $250,000 Group III Reward Hospitality Tibbie Stakes (1400m) at Newcastle.

The best to begin for Nash Rawiller, the daughter of Wandjina, was reined back to take the sit behind Overiding. Set to an all-out drive at the 250m, Terra Mater safely held the challenge of the Press Statement mare Roots by three-quarters of a length, with the Star Turn mare holding on bravely for third ahead of Winx’s half-sister City Of Lights (Deep Impact).

Trained by Jarrod Austin, Terra Mater advances her record to eight wins, six seconds, and a third from 17 starts with earnings of $647,750.

Bred by Bert Vieira , Terra Mater was a $1,750 Inglis Digital weanling purchase for Garry Carden off Widden Stud in 2020.

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Terra Mater a $1,750 Inglis Digital weanling

She is the best of three winners from as many to race for the unraced Bel Esprit mare Before Time, who failed to make her $8,000 reserve at the 2020 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale.

Before Time has not had a live foal in the past three seasons. Last spring, she was among the 22 mares covered by the Dark Angel stallion Dark Acclaim (IRE).

Larneuk Stud’s Group 1 winning Snitzel stallion Wandjina stands for $6,600 this spring.

Wandjina stands at Larneuk Stud, click for more info and a Hypo mating.

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Race Result - Reward Hospitality Tibbie Stakes Gr3 1400m

Newcastle Track: Good(4) Time: 1:22.82
1
Terra Mater
- 5m Wandjina (AUS) x Before Time (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: J M Austin Rdr: N Rawiller 57
2
0.7
Roots
- 6m Press Statement (AUS) x Arctic Success (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: A Hyeronimus 58.5
3
1.3
Overriding
- 5m Star Turn (AUS) x My Hussy (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: Nathan Doyle Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55
Star Turn
4
1.6
City Of Lights
- 5m Deep Impact (JPN) x Vegas Showgirl (NZ) (Al Akbar (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: Tommy Berry 55
5
2.3
Ausbred Flirt
- 6m Maurice (JPN) x Seven Year Itch (AUS) (Keltrice (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Tyler Schiller 55
6
2.5
Zarrose
- 4m Exosphere (AUS) x Rewaaya (NZ) (Singspiel (IRE))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Zac Lloyd 55
7
3.8
Hellavadancer
- 5m Hellbent (AUS) x Dancing Express (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Tim Clark 55
8
4.2
Hell Hath No Fury
- 5m Hellbent (AUS) x Diamond Cove (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: J R Collett 58
9
5
Tulsi
- 4m The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Talimena (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Dale Rdr: Regan Bayliss 55
10
5
Queen Of Dragons
- 4m Pierro (AUS) x Entrancing (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 57
11
6.1
Waikato Girl
- 4m Savabeel (AUS) x Scintillula (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: C Schofield 56
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