One to Watch – Gosford

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday April 25
$1million Written Tycoon colt King will have to wait for another day to break his maiden after being thumped by this Sebring filly at Gosford on ANZAC Day.

Pretty in Pink was retained by Segenhoe after passing inA homebred for Segenhoe Thoroughbreds prepared by John O’Shea, Pretty in Pink won her only previous trial at Warwick Farm earlier this month and stepped it up a notch again for this assignment.

She travelled midfield for Jeff Penza in the 1000 metre juvenile maiden and had not trouble running straight past King to score a dominant two and a half length win.

Passed in shy of her $275,000 reserve by Segenhoe at Inglis Easter, Pretty on Pink is the first winner for Group II placed Nadeem mare Total Attraction, who comes from the family of dual Cox Plate winner Fields of Omagh.

Pretty in Pink was the second two year-old winner for Sebring on Wednesday joining Eawase, who won at Randwick, read about her here.

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