Dancing Show Family Strikes Again – Aviatress to Target G1

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 29

Progressive Smart Missile mare Aviatress is building an impressive strike rate with six wins from 12 starts and her latest victory came at Morphettville on Saturday when she scored a dominant win in the Listed SAJC Matrice Stakes (1200m).

Aviatress is a star on the rise - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Richard and Chantelle Jolly and ridden by Jake Toeroke, Aviatress was having her first run back from a summer spell after a fruitful spring campaign that saw her win in the Group III MRC Northwood Plume Stakes in Melbourne.

Sent out a hot favourite, she powered clear to win with authority and has now won over $360,000 in prizemoney.

With the Adelaide autumn carnival set to unfold in coming weeks, Aviatress will have a myriad of options and the Group I Sangster Stakes and Goodwood Handicap are well on the radar.

Smart Missile is the sire of Aviatress.

The Price Bloodstock homebred was foaled and raised at Twin Hill Stud, which is home to her evergreen sire Smart Missile. She is a full sister to Group III placed Green ‘n’ White and is the best of five winners from as many to race for the talented Bel Esprit mare Twin Star Rocket.

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A winner at Newcastle and placed in a further two of her five starts carrying the Gooree Stud silks, Twin Star Rocket is a half-sister to the Listed ATC PJ Bell Handicap winner Ever The Same.

Twin Star Rocket claims hugely influential Dancing Show (USA) as her third dam and the family has been on fire of late with Golden Slipper winner Marhoona and Group I MVRC William Reid Stakes winner Schwarz both tracing back to this most revered of mares.

It’s been a tale of woe of late for Twin Star Rocket as she has not had a live foal since Aviatress, but was covered early last spring by Rich Enuff, so fingers crossed!

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Race Result - Sportsbet Matrice Stakes LR 1200m

Morphettville Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.50
1
Aviatress
- 4m Smart Missile (AUS) x Twin Star Rocket (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Jake Toeroek 57.5
Smart Missile
2
1.7
Sir Sway
- 4g Sir Prancealot (IRE) x Silent Sway (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: S & J Jaensch Rdr: Ms T Johnstone 58.5
3
2
Air Assault
- 4g Justify (USA) x Elegant Eagle (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: A J Gluyas Rdr: J Holder 59
Justify
4
2.1
Karacasu
- 6g Headwater (AUS) x Miss Cooper (AUS) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Connor Murtagh 56.5
5
3.5
Tippa
- 4g Ilovethiscity (AUS) x Letmedowngently (AUS) (Musee D'orsay (AUS))
Tnr: Shayne & Chelsea Cahill Rdr: Ms S Metcalfe 56.5
6
3.7
Favourite Child
- 5m Dundeel (NZ) x Eat Dessert First (AUS) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: W Clarken & N O'Shea Rdr: Ben Price 54.5
7
4
Ghalib
- 5g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Caveat (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor Rdr: Will Price 56.5
8
4
Boognish
- 5m Sooboog (AUS) x Regrowth (AUS) (Unbridled's Song (USA))
Tnr: W Clarken & N O'Shea Rdr: Kayla Crowther 57.5
9
4.8
My Khalifa
- 6g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x O'reilly's Charm (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: G Richards & D Moyle Rdr: Jacob Opperman 57.5
10
4.9
Chicago Storm
- 6g Trust In A Gust (AUS) x Bent Chicago (AUS) (Dash For Cash (AUS))
Tnr: D B Aldridge Rdr: Celine Gaudray 57.5
11
5.3
Tiffany Valentine
- 5m Sepoy (AUS) x La Poupee (AUS) (Dash For Cash (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 54.5
12
8.2
Makin
- 5g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Dream Play (USA) (Hennessy (USA))
Tnr: Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor Rdr: M Nunes 56.5
13
8.8
Pudding
- 6g Tavistock (NZ) x Christmas Day (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Teagan Voorham 57.5
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