NZ Oaks Winner Strikes Form in Australia for Yulong

Media Release - Saturday May 24

Last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Pulchritudinous landed her first blow across the Tasman with a gritty victory in the Gr.3 Magic Millions Fillies & Mares Mile (1600m) at Doomben on Saturday for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

The four-year-old daughter of Wrote was having her fourth run since being sold out of Chad Ormsby’s stable and despite sitting three-wide throughout fought doggedly under jockey Tim Clark to defeat Adiella and Exotique Miss.

Group One winner Pulchritudinous breaks through for her first win on Australian soil in the Gr.3 Magic Millions Fillies & Mares Mile (1600m) at Doomben. Photo: Grant Peters

“She a lovely mare,” Bott said. “We’re very fortunate to have her in the yard.

“Obviously she was very talented in New Zealand through her three-year-old career but it has taken a bit longer to get her into a bit of form and used to the conditions over here.

“We’re thankful that Yulong are more than happy to be patient with her and she has come back in good shape. A nice first-up run there and it opens a few options for her going forward.”

Pulchritudinous ran well when fifth to Vibrant Sun in the Gr.1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) when she first transferred to the Waterhouse-Bott stable but disappointed in her two subsequent runs.

“We’d like to give her a couple of runs up here and she’ll thrive in the conditions. They suit her well and she’s very lightly raced,” Bott said.

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“I want to see her getting up in trip and she’ll keep improving. I think today’s performance was going to determine which way she’d go.

“Whether this lifts our sights a bit more, we’ll try and think about the residual value for Yulong and see if we can add to that going forward. Importantly she is back in good shape today.

“Her trial coming in was the best we’d seen since her arrival, so it’s very encouraging.”

Bred by Milan Park’s Tony Rider, Pulchritudinous is by Highview Stud stallion Wrote, a Grade One winning son of High Chaparral.

Out of the Pentire mare Showus, who has left three other winners, Pulchritudinous was purchased by Chad Ormsby from the Milan Park draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $32,500 and she was subsequently passed in when reoffered at the Ready to Run Sale.

After her New Zealand Oaks victory, Pulchritudinous was sold privately in a deal brokered by bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo in conjunction with the Waterhouse-Bott team. – NZ Racing Desk

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Race Result - Magic Millions Mile Gr3 1600m

Doomben Track: Good(4) Time: 1:36.24
1
Pulchritudinous
- 4m Wrote (IRE) x Showus (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 59.5
NZB Ready To Run Sale $0
Seller: Riverrock Farm
Buyer: Psd, Res $50,000
NZB Karaka Book 2 $32,500
Seller: Milan Park
Buyer: Riverrock Farm
2
0.5
Adiella
- 4m The Mission (AUS) x Rosador (AUS) (Captain Sonador (AUS))
Tnr: J Dann Rdr: Ms N Beriman 55.5
3
0.5
Exotique Miss
- 4m Under The Louvre (AUS) x Outlandish (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Nolan Rdr: Rachel King 56.5
4
0.6
Queen Of Dragons
- 4m Pierro (AUS) x Entrancing (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: M Zahra 57.5
5
0.7
Vivy Air
- 4m Hellbent (AUS) x Head Over Heels (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: J R Collett 55.5
6
1.7
Poetic Drama
- 6m Proisir (AUS) x Sebrings Drama (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: A Mallyon 55.5
7
1.8
Thalassophile
- 6m Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Spanish Lake (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56.5
8
2.1
Arts Object
- 5m Zoustar (AUS) x Ringhals (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Kurt Goldman Rdr: Angela Jones 56.5
9
2.9
Rose Bloom
- 4m Lope De Vega (IRE) x Xaarienne (GB) (Xaar (GB))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55.5
10
3.5
Little Mix
- 6m Mahisara (AUS) x Girls Aloud (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Ethan Brown 55.5
11
3.7
Just Glamourous
- 4m Justify (USA) x Global Glamour (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: B Shinn 55.5
12
4.3
Jennilala
- 5m Shalaa (IRE) x Rosarian (AUS) (Manhattan Rain (AUS))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: C Newitt 57.5
13
4.5
Torabella
- 4m Toronado (IRE) x Pentamerous (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Craig Williams 55.5
14
4.5
Roots
- 6m Press Statement (AUS) x Arctic Success (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 58.5
15
5.9
One Aye
- 7m Super One (AUS) x Flying First Class (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Louise White Rdr: Jaden Lloyd 55.5
16
7.7
Red Defcon
- 4m Defcon (AUS) x Red Beach (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: M A Kropp Rdr: Cejay Graham 55.5
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