First Winner for First Season Fierce Impact

Craig Tompson - Sunday January 26

The first runner for Lovatsville’s first season sire Fierce Impact is now a winner after promising filly Zelia scored at Riccarton on Saturday.

Fierce Impact

Having announced herself to the world in September when winning her first trial by 15 lengths she found a Heavy 10 track too much when beaten on debut, however with  a firmer surface this time she was too strong.

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Ridden by Leah Hemi, the David Walsh trained two-year-old beat Best Rose (Maurice) by a head with Fourofus (Tivaci) third.

She is the only runner so far for Japanese bred Deep Impact stallion Fierce Impact who started his career in the UK but found his peak later in life when coming to Australia and proving one of our elite milers, winning the Group I Cantala, Toorak and Makybe Diva, all at the distance, subsequently being crowned Australia’s Champion Middle Distance horse in 2020.

He stands at Victoria’s Lovatsville where he’s obviously made an impression, being enthusiastically patronised, covering over 500 mares in his first four seasons.

Zelia is the second foal of Shooting To Win mare Kakariko Village, a half-sister to Group I winner Bonham. Her fourth dam is Australasia’s top filly of 1997, Danendri, an AJC Oaks winner, and the family also includes VRC Oaks winner Faint Perfume.

She was an $11,000 purchase at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale from Fairview Park in 2023.

Kakariko Village has another yearling filly by Fierce Impact and she returned to him again last season.

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Race Result - Karaka 2025 2yo 800m

Riccarton Park Track: Good(4) Time: 0:45.65
1
Zelia
- 2f Fierce Impact (JPN) x Kakariko Village (NZ) (Shooting To Win (AUS))
Tnr: D M Walsh Rdr: L T Hemi 55
NZB Karaka Book 2 $0
Seller: Grangewilliam Stud
Buyer: Withdrawn
Inglis Australian Weanling Sale $11,000
Seller: Fairview Park Stud, Grose Wold
Buyer: J Corcoran
2
0.2
Best Rose
- 2f Maurice (JPN) x Queen's Legacy (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson Rdr: A Lawson-Carroll 54
NZB Karaka Book 1 $0
Seller: Carlaw Park
Buyer: Withdrawn
3
2.5
Fourofus
- 2g Tivaci (AUS) x On Your Own (NZ) (Sacred Falls (NZ))
Tnr: Kelvin Tyler Rdr: T C Moodley 55
4
4.8
Sanur
- 2c Embellish (NZ) x So Musical (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: Krystal Williams Rdr: T R Moseley 57
5
5.8
Test Drive
- 2f Time Test (GB) x Brah Spring (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: N R Mitchell Rdr: Ms K Williams 55
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