Anders Filly Wins $125,000 Pat O’Shea Plate

Tara Madgwick - Friday March 28

The $125,000 Pat O’Shea Plate (1200m) was run at Toowoomba on Friday in testing ground and Anders filly Casino Bay did best in the gloomy conditions to post her first win at just her second start.

Trained by Mark Currie and ridden by Kyle Wilson-Taylor, Casino Bay was second at the same track at the start of the month and took improvement from that outing. She set the pace in front and was strong to the line to win by a length over Zousain filly Sweet Pretender.

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A $30,000 Magic Millions Book purchase for her trainer from the Raheen Stud draft, Casino Bay runs for a syndicate of stable clients and has banked nearly $200,000 from her first two starts.

Bred by Raheen Stud, she is the third winner from four foals to race from Group III placed Casino Prince mare Sino Eagle, who was covered last spring by Raheen Stud’s young Dark Angel stallion Top Ranked (IRE).

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Casino Bay is the fourth winner for Anders, who also had a second place-getter at Muswellbrook on Friday with Shenandoah River a late closing second in the $30,000 Starmaker Plate.

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Race Result - Toowoomba Truck Spares Pat O'Shea Plate 1200m

Toowoomba Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:16.17
1
Casino Bay
- 2f Anders (AUS) x Sino Eagle (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: M A Currie Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 55
2
1
Sweet Pretender
- 2f Zousain (AUS) x Onya Boss (AUS) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: William Kropp Rdr: R Dolan 55
3
2
Pink Vixen
- 2f Brave Smash (JPN) x Emsie Is A Star (AUS) (Falvelon (AUS))
Tnr: K R Kemp Rdr: Ms G Cartwright 55
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4
4.3
Geitz
- 2f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Laura Magne (AUS) (King Charlemagne (USA))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: Cody Collis 55
5
10.1
Cuddles For Kimmy
- 2f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Cuddles For Naara (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Corey & Kylie Geran Rdr: K H Zechner 55
6
10.6
Mishani Breeze
- 2f Sun City (AUS) x Mishani Unspoken (AUS) (Jet Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Donna Stanbridge Rdr: Madeleine Wishart 55
7
10.9
Tudor Winkle
- 2c Pierata (AUS) x Baubo (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle (IRE))
Tnr: Paul Butterworth Rdr: Bailey Wheeler 57
8
11.7
Silver Spoon
- 2c King's Legacy (AUS) x Silver Spirit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: K M Schweida Rdr: Cejay Graham 57
9
12.2
Flashmaster
- 2g Rothesay (AUS) x Altamira (AUS) (Lope De Vega (IRE))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: S T Collett 57
10
17.5
Financially Famous
- 2f Toronado (IRE) x Queen Of The Air (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Louise White Rdr: M R Du Plessis 55
11
30.8
Stylish Joker
- 2g Anders (AUS) x Pretty 'n' Perfect (AUS) (Trusting (AUS))
Tnr: Joe Gleeson Rdr: Justin P Stanley 57
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