Pencarrow Retire Group Two Winning Mare

Media Release - Tuesday July 25
Rasa Lila has been retired without a top-flight victory to her credit, but those closest to her have no doubt that only bad luck denied her the perfect breeding CV.

"She was such a good horse and it's a real shame she didn't win a Group One – she was definitely good enough to," said Julia Ritchie, who trained the Darci Brahma mare with Steven Ramsay.

Rasa Lilla - Trish DunnellLast year's Captain Cook Stakes at Trentham had loomed as Rasa Lila's big opportunity to break through at the highest level, only to have it snatched away days before the event.

"I can honestly say I had never been so confident of winning a race and then she got colic on the Monday afternoon," Ritchie said.

"It was heart-breaking really. After that we were chasing our tail with her in those last two races."

Rasa Lila resumed in the autumn with a respectable sixth in the Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes and she then finished a close seventh in the Gr.1 Travis Stakes.

"She's a beautiful mare, a really neat horse and retired 100 per cent sound. We hope she leaves some lovely babies," Ritchie said.

Bred and raced by Sir Peter Vela, Rasa Lila won seven races including the Gr.2 Travis Stakes and the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes and she was Group One placed in the Windsor Park Plate and the Easter Stakes.
She is the third member of the stable to be retired to Pencarrow Stud's broodmare paddock this season.

"Silver Eclipse and Dark And Stormy are also there now so we are in a rebuilding stage," Ritchie said.
Two multiple winners in the team who will be in action in the new season are Sopraffina and Quintessentially.

"They are both back in work, they've done about five weeks," Ritchie said.

"Sopraffina will be out first, Quintessentially needs better tracks, and she might go to the South Island to try and get some black type at the cup carnival." – NZ Racing Desk.


Advertisment
More Reading...
Sires With Winners - Tuesday June 24
Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sires With Winners - Monday June 23
Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Positive Build Up to Karaka Weanling Sale
Stars of the future go under the hammer at Karaka on Thursday with New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale set to commence at 10am.
Sires With Winners - Sunday June 22
Here is the full list of 76 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Raging Force Bolts in at Randwick
Cosmic Force 2YO Raging Force was sent around in the Group III ATC Breeder’s Plate on debut last spring finishing sixth to King Kirk and coming out of the race with an injury, but time and a patient approach has put his career back on track.
G1 Tatts Tiara – Where Are They Now?
The last Group I race of the Australian racing season, the $700,000 Tatts Tiara (1400m) will be run this Saturday and as a fillies and mares feature the winner is often headed straight to stud, so we’re taking a look at where these girls are at.
Capitalist 2YO Wins for Doyle
Nathan Doyle and his team would be bubbling with excitement surrounding the return of their unbeaten G1 star Private Harry, but as they say ‘little fish are sweet’ and the stable were in the winner’s circle at Wyong on Tuesday with a two year-old son of Capitalist.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday June 25
Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tassort Filly Too Classy at Randwick
Stakes-placed two starts back in the Listed Woodlands Stud Stakes at Scone, talented 2YO Tassort filly Wollzeile proved too classy at Randwick on Wednesday.
One To Watch – Randwick
After impressing on debut, the Chris Waller trained 3yo Super Seth filly Frosty Girl (NZ) took on the older mares on the Kensington track, remaining unbeaten with another stylish victory to become Breednet’s One To Watch.