$15,000 Bargain Filly Becomes First Aussie SW Earthlight

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 12

The Listed SAJC Without Fear Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday had a short priced favourite in Tagaloa filly Meisho, but she proved no match for the Amy and Ash Yargi trained filly Petit Artiste, a bargain basement $15,000 Inglis Premier purchase for her trainers.

Fifth on debut in the Group III VRC Ottawa Stakes and then third last start at Sandown, she charged away from Meisho with Daniel Stackhouse in the saddle to win as she pleased by four lengths.

“I said to everyone that's the only time we've taken one over to Adelaide apart from Rebel in the Adelaide Cup, we were confident and I mean that,” said Amy Yargi.

“We were confident with Rebel and we were confident with this filly and the market sort of intimidates you a little bit but I'm really proud of Ash, our whole team.

“We've got a great team of people behind us and I only paid $15,000 for her at Inglis Premier last year and we've now got a stakes winning filly. We're absolutely thrilled.”

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Petit Artiste was purchased for just $15,000 at Inglis Premier.

A $15,000 Inglis Premier purchase for her trainers from the Collingrove Stud draft, Petit Artiste is a half-sister to stakes-placed Miss Albania and is the first stakes-winner among five winners from seven to race out of Little Artist.

By champion sire More Than Ready (USA), Little Artist is a half-sister to staying stakes-winner Apprehend from another staying stakes-winner Regal Touch, so Petit Artiste should have no trouble stepping out over further as her career unfolds.

Little Artist was put through Inglis Digital last June and sold for $700 to Claremont Thoroughbreds and produced a colt last year by Royal Symphony and was then covered by Atomic.

Petit Artiste is the first Australian winner and stakes-winner for Darley shuttler Earthlight (IRE), a Group I winning son of Shamardal.

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Race Result - Sportsbet Without Fear Stakes LR 1050m

Morphettville Track: Good(4) Time: 1:01.63
1
Petit Artiste
- 2f Earthlight (IRE) x Little Artist (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Amy & Ash Yargi Rdr: D W Stackhouse 55.5
2
3.5
Meisho
- 2f Tagaloa (AUS) x Dream Chaser (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Todd Pannell 55.5
3
4.3
Oakley Miss
- 2f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Missvonn (AUS) (Teofilo (IRE))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Jake Toeroek 55.5
4
4.8
Zourosa
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Rosa Moyessi (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Jason Warren Rdr: Zac Spain 55.5
5
7.3
Shady Princess
- 2f Casino Prince (AUS) x Ashady Hussy (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: Chris Bieg Rdr: Jessica Tzaferis 55.5
6
8
Kisses Forever
- 2f I Am Immortal (AUS) x Tickets To Kiss (AUS) (Tickets (AUS))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: M Nunes 55.5
7
9.9
Maldivica
- 2f Anders (AUS) x Coco De Mer (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Bieg Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 55.5
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