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South African Stakes-Winner for Foxwedge

Tara Madgwick - Sunday May 26
Exciting three year-old Foxwedge filly Run Fox Run kept her unbeaten record intact when racing to a dominant win in the Listed Olympic Duel Stakes at Kenilworth in South Africa on Saturday.

Run Fox Run was a $420,000 Inglis Easter yearlingThe Brett Crawford trained filly was favourie for the 1200 metre sprint and cruised home to win by five lengths taking her overall record to four wins from four starts.

She was a $420,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Craig Roscoe and Brett Crawford from the Mill Park draft making her the most expensive yearling by her sire sold at that sale.

Run Fox Run is a half-sister to stakes-winner Guard of Honour and is the third winner from General Nediym mare Victory Cry, a full sister to stakes-winner Victory Chant and half-sister to stakes-winner Reldas from the family of Group I winner Serious Speed.

Mill Park sold the current yearling from Victory Cry, a colt by Written Tycoon, at Inglis Easter this year for $900,000.

Victory Cry has a weanling cotl by Astern and is in foal to Merchant Navy.

Run Fox Run is the 14th stakes-winner for Foxwedge, who stands in Victoria this spring at Woodside Park at a fee of $16,500.

In other South African news for Aussie breds, two year-old All Too Hard colt Frosted Gold was second in the Group I Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion at Scottsville. Already a Group II winner this season he was beaten half a length in the 1200 metre sprint.


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