Flemington Victory for Tarzino Mare

Media Release - Saturday July 5

Quirky but talented mare Miss Tarzy has come from last win the Leilani Series Final (1400m) under a patient Jett Stanley ride.

The daughter of Tarzino was sent out a $51 chance but defied the punters in the last to close over the top of Sassy Boom who had looked poised for victory.

Miss Tarzy came from last win the Leilani Series Final (1400m) at Flemington. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli

Prepared by Anthony and Sam Freedman, Miss Tarzy has now won five of her 19 starts with a further seven placings but is usually seen to best effect at a mile and beyond.

Connections have hailed the companionship of a stable pony in a key tool for managing the five-year-old mare.

“She is obviously a really gallant mare and she always has been, so we never come here not confident with Tarzy,” stable representative Billie Rodda said.

“It was really impressive to see her win over the 1400m today as she has never done that before.

“She is quite a hot horse on her day and she has got a little friend called Jerry who comes to the races with her now that has completely changed her and that might have been the making of her today.

“She likes a little bit of give in the track and she is just a gallant mare.”

Jockey Jett Stanley said the mare had returned in fine fettle this campaign.  

“I jumped her out at her most recent jump-out and underneath me I felt like there was a lot of horse there,” he said.

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“She is very quirky and she has a stable pony that lives with her. Because of those quirks we didn’t want to bustle her early.

“1400m was very much a query and she was first-up and up in class. She has proved to us that she has come back a totally different horse this preparation. 

“I had a beautiful run into it and went to get on the back of Cindy Falls but I was just moving too fast for the gaps and had to weave my way through them, which I think is what won me the race. She was able to do it without thinking she was doing it.

“Once she hit the front she got a little bit lost but once I asked for that final effort she got me over the line.”

An emotional Stanley paid tribute to much-loved stablehand Peta Tait who died on Tuesday following a tragic accident at the Cranbourne stable of Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, with Tait well-known in the Victorian racing industry.

“I want to send all my love to Peta’s friends and family,” Stanley said.

“It is all the people in the background that make this sport so great and it is a huge credit to everyone for putting in the hard hours and the hard work.”

Bred and raced in a syndicate by Rosemont Stud, Miss Tarzy is a daughter of Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino and the French-bred mare Grise Leigh.

The dam is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Criterium de Saint Cloud (2000m) winner Morandi with Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) winner Lord Glitters also a decorated family member. – NZ Racing Desk

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Race Result - Leilani Series Final 1400m

Flemington Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:24.17
1
Miss Tarzy
- 5m Tarzino (NZ) x Grise Leigh (FR) (Green Tune (USA))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jett Stanley 54
2
0.8
Sassy Boom
- 4m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Harbour Fun (AUS) (Harbour Watch (IRE))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: H Coffey 54
3
0.8
Stylish
- 4m Lonhro (AUS) x Alaskan Rose (NZ) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: Declan Bates 54
4
2
Riverina Power
- 4m American Pharoah (USA) x Rubi Dee (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Tom Dabernig Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
5
2.2
Cindy Falls
- 6m Sacred Falls (NZ) x Vickezzcristal (NZ) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: Lee & Shannon Hope Rdr: D Yendall 54
6
2.2
Jazz Affair
- 5m Demerit (AUS) x Jaz Me Up (AUS) (War Chant (USA))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: C Newitt 54
7
2.5
Mollynickers
- 4m Pierro (AUS) x Just One Moment (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Luke Cartwright 54
8
2.8
Fire Of Etna
- 5m Rebel Raider (AUS) x Cahira (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jamie Melham 54
9
3.2
Terrestar
- 5m Zoustar (AUS) x Sous La Terre (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Patrick Moloney 54
10
3.5
Running By
- 5m Impending (AUS) x More Spark (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: John Allen 59
11
6.3
Southern Fire
- 5m Toronado (IRE) x Kissed By Fire (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: S V Brown Rdr: Logan Bates 54
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