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One to Watch – Wyong

Tara Madgwick - Thursday May 8

Corumbene Stud have bred a lot of good horses including a couple of Golden Slipper winners in Sebring and Overreach, who is the dam of an eye-catching maiden winner at Wyong on Thursday.

Ninette gets the cash at Wyong - image Bradley Photography

Trained by Team Hawkes, three year-old Zoustar filly Ninette made her debut last month with a good second to another blueblood Zoustar filly in Silver Wedding, who is chasing Black Type this Saturday in the Group III Gold Coast Guineas.

Sent off a short priced favourite for the 1100m maiden with Tyler Schiller to ride, Ninette got the job done easily, skipping clear to win by a couple of lengths.

Retained to race by Corumbene Stud, Ninette is a half-sister to Group II winner Lofty Strike, who stands at Swettenham Stud and is the fourth winner from four to race from super talented Exceed and Excel filly Overreach, who was the Champion 2YO Filly of her generation.

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Overreach has an unraced two year-old filly by Capitalist called Loera that has been retained and given to Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to train and a yearling filly by Snitzel.

She missed in 2023 so had no foal last year and was covered very late last season by Zoustar.

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Race Result - Northlakes Toukley Rotary Super Mdn Plate 1100m

Wyong Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:04.74
1
Ninette
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Overreach (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tyler Schiller 57
2
2.3
Louisburgh
- 3g Zoustar (AUS) x Sunset Rock (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Tom Sherry 59
3
7
Poiema
- 5m Territories (IRE) x Isabeau (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: T J Wicks Rdr: Ms J Drury 57
4
7.5
Indefensible
- 3f All Too Hard (AUS) x Guilty As Sin (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: C Schofield 57
5
8
Cloud Of Dust
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Miss Dusty (NZ) (Reliable Man (GB))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J Ford 57
6
9.8
Oakfield Universe
- 3f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Fascination Street (NZ) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: Ms K Buchanan Rdr: A Bullock 58
7
18.9
Tendi
- 3g Tassort (AUS) x Deal Or No Deal (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: J A Steinmetz Rdr: Ms M Weir 59
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