Yes Yes Yes It’s Been a Big Week for Kate Nivison!

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday April 15

This time last week passionate owner breeder Kate Nivison was basking in the success of having bred and sold a $1.7million Extreme Choice colt at Inglis Easter and today she was enjoying a different sort of success as a winning owner at Kembla.

Oui Oui Oui wins at Kembla - image Bradley Photography

Trained by Jason Attard and Lucy Keegan-Attard, three year-old Yes Yes Yes filly Oui Oui Oui was bred by Kate Nivison and retained to race when passing in shy of her $150,000 reserve at Inglis Classic.

Oui Oui Oui was fourth at her only previous start at Kembla last November and was first up from a spell in the 1200m maiden with a recent trial win under her belt and Tom Sherry to ride.

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Our Oui Oui produced a brilliant finish from back in the field, charging to the line to win by a long neck over runner-up Me Me…. to the great delight of race caller Luke Marlowe.. do listen to the race call!

Oui Oui Oui is the fourth winner from five foals to race from Buon Auspicio, a metro winning Bernardini (USA) mare from one of the great old female families cultivated by Kate Nivison’s family for many years.

Buon Auspicio is a grand-daughter of stakes-winner Vionnet, the dam of stakes-winners Cheverny, Fashion News, Academe and Vionneto, with the tail female line going all the way back to revered blue hen Dark Jewel.

$1.7million Extreme Choice colt bred by Kate Nivison and sold in the Coolmore draft.

Buon Auspicio was retired last year and Kate Nivison has added new mares to her portfolio including Medaglia D’Oro (USA) mare Shadow, who is the dam of this season’s exciting two year-old Apocalyptic and the stunning grey colt by Extreme Choice that sold in the Coolmore draft at Inglis Easter for $1.7million to Chris Waller Racing / Mulcaster Bloodstock / B2B Thoroughbreds.

The glamour colt carries the same brand as today’s winner Oui Oui Oui and his dam Shadow is now in foal to Pierro.

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Race Result - Jim's Mowing Provincial Mdn Plate 1200m

Kembla Grange Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.30
1
Oui Oui Oui
- 3f Yes Yes Yes (AUS) x Buon Auspicio (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: J Attard & L Keegan-Attard Rdr: Tom Sherry 56.5
2
0.3
Me Me
- 4m Showtime (AUS) x Devilishly (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Tommy Berry 57
3
3.6
Cathedral Cove
- 4g Cable Bay (IRE) x Magrosso (AUS) (Magnus (AUS))
Tnr: Edward Cummings Rdr: K Mc Evoy 59
4
3.8
Bobs Back
- 3g Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Entourage (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: K J Parker Rdr: J Ford 58.5
5
6.1
Strassman
- 3g All Too Hard (AUS) x Ventriloquism (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Beer Rdr: Ms C Keatings 55.5
6
6.2
Johnny Smash
- 3g Brave Smash (JPN) x Cheeky Bella (AUS) (Murtajill (AUS))
Tnr: M F Van Gestel Rdr: Molly Bourke 57
7
7
Mere Mortal
- 3g I Am Immortal (AUS) x Think Cathy (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: Mitchell Beer Rdr: G Buckley 58.5
8
7.5
Kickstart
- 3g Blue Point (IRE) x Miss Wahoo (AUS) (Master Of Design (AUS))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: A B Collett 58.5
9
7.7
London Star
- 4m Star Turn (AUS) x Londinium (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Ms T Bateup Rdr: Olivia Chambers 55
10
9.2
Turning Circle
- 3f Star Turn (AUS) x Sencircles (AUS) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 56.5
11
9.7
Stonegate Lane
- 4g Ribchester (IRE) x Hy Fuji (AUS) (Fuji Kiseki (JPN))
Tnr: B M Lazzarini Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 59
12
13
Bride Wars
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Age Of War (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Ross McConville Rdr: C Lever 56.5
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