Midfield on debt last month, she made light of the testing conditions to win
the 1300 metre maiden by a long neck.Trained by Matt Ellerton and Simon Zahra, Chivargo runs in the colours of super successful Victorian owner breeders Barrie and Midge Griffiths and was a $110,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the draft of Blue Gum Farm.
She is the first winner for Western Gem, a half-sister by Charge Forward to Group II winner Western Jewel and stakes-winner Western Blaze.
Western Gem was one of 246 mares covered last spring by Deep Field, who stands at Newgate at a fee of $44,000.
