The three year-old half-sister by Pierro to brilliant multiple Group II winning mare Mizzy opened her account in New Zealand on Wednesday with a commanding victory.
Trained by Jamie Richards for a Te Akau syndicate, Combat queen relished the step out to 1600m at her third start to bolt clear and win by nearly three lengths as favourite.
A $135,000 Inglis Easter purchase for David Ellis from the Segenhoe Stud draft, Combat Queen was bred by well-known Victorian breeder Robert Crabtree.
She is the second foal and second winner from stakes-winning Magnus mare Missy Cummings, whose first foal Mizzy has won over $1.4million in prizemoney.
Missy Cummings has a yearling colt by Capitalist and produced a filly this spring by Written Tycoon.
One to Watch – Hastings
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Race Result - Tremain Group Mdn 1600m
Hastings Track: Dead(4) Time: 1:37.95
Tnr: J W Richards Rdr: D S Johnson 55
Tnr: M Baker & A Forsman Rdr: L J Allpress 55
Tnr: M Moroney & P Gerard Rdr: C E Lammas 55
Tnr: L W Somervell Rdr: L T Hemi 56.5
Tnr: M Baker & A Forsman Rdr: J K Riddell 57
Tnr: S Thompson-Brown & M Brown Rdr: J A Bassett 52.5
Tnr: G Lowry & G Cullen Rdr: J Parkes 57
Tnr: F W Pratt Rdr: M Singh 56.5
Tnr: P N McKay Rdr: R Kozaki 58.5
Tnr: A W Pike Rdr: L G Innes 56.5
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