Career Highlight for Toronado's Lady Jones in Tesio Stakes

Mark Smith - Saturday October 26

Lady Jones and Lievore went toe to toe in the Group III Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes (2040m) to round out a memorable Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley.

A dramatic finish to a memorable Cox Plate Day (image Grant Courtney)

Ridden by Jye McNeill for Stephen Brown, the 5-year-old Toronado mare Lady Jones lifted in the final strides to defeat the Epaulette matre Lievore by a short-half-head, with Mahisara mare Little Mix a length back in third.

Second in the Group II Stocks Stakes and Group II Queen Of The South Stakes, Lady Jones advanced her record to five wins, six seconds, and two thirds from 2o starts with earnings of $663,025.

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“We bred her ourselves and it's been a long haul,” Brown said.

“I had doubts about the 2000 (metres), but she's proven that she can do it.

“We were gutted when she got beaten at Caulfield, but we put it down to the hard track.

“She' d only got shod that week, so she had a bit of trouble with her feet. We left the old shoes on her and she’s done the job.

“I talked to two form people, and one said go back, one said go forward, and then the go-back bloke said, no, then you should go forward. So that was the plan.

“A couple of people are sort of pushing me there (to the Matriarch Stakes), so we' ll see what happens.”

The daughter of Toronado is the best of two winners from as many to race for the winning Domesday mare Lady Slevoir, a half-sister to the Group III Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes runner-up  Belle et Riche (Rich Enuff).

Lady Slevoir has not had a foal since Lady Jones and was dropped from the Stud Book in 2022.

Lady Jones is the 40th black-type winner for Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (IRE). 

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Race Result - Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes Gr3 2040m

Moonee Valley Track: Good(3) Time: 2:04.77
1
Lady Jones
- 5m Toronado (IRE) x Lady Slevoir (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: S V Brown Rdr: Jye McNeil 54.5
2
0.1
Lievore
- 6m Epaulette (AUS) x Carmenes (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Ms N Burke Rdr: L Currie 54
3
1.1
Little Mix
- 6m Mahisara (AUS) x Girls Aloud (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: B Shinn 55.5
4
1.6
Molly Bloom
- 4m Ace High (AUS) x Dancilla (NZ) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57.5
5
1.6
Firestorm
- 4m Satono Aladdin (JPN) x Dancing Embers (NZ) (Istidaad (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Damian Lane 54.5
6
1.6
Charisse
- 5m Churchill (IRE) x Bring Cheer (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: G M Moloney Rdr: Patrick Moloney 54
7
2
One Dream One Soul
- 6m Ekraar (USA) x Sheeza Kinda Magic (NZ) (Towkay (AUS))
Tnr: Andrea Leek Rdr: D W Stackhouse 54
8
2.5
Basilinna
- 4m Staphanos (JPN) x So Royal (NZ) (Shinko King (IRE))
Tnr: E & D Browne Rdr: W Egan 54
9
2.7
Wishlor Lass
- 6m Mshawish (USA) x Lorna's Lass (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 58
10
2.8
Private Legacy
- 4m The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Private Secretary (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: G D Hickman Rdr: Craig Williams 54
11
22.8
Osmose
- 6m Zoffany (IRE) x Meseika (USA) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Jordan Childs 56.5
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