New G3 Winner for Your Song

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 21

Widden Stud’s Your Song made his mark on Slipper Day when his five year-old daughter Miss Exfactor surprised punters with a commanding win in the Group III ATC Birthday card Quality (1200m).

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Miss Exfactor wins the G3 Birthday Card Quality - image Steve Hart

Previously trained in Brisbane by Tony Gollan, Miss Exfactor joined the Joe Pride stable in Sydney last year and although running some nice races had not won for her new trainer until Saturday.

With a good barrier and light weight, Miss Exfactor enjoyed a good run in transit for Jay ford and swept clear of her rivals down the running to win by two and a quarter lengths.



Your song is the sire of Miss ExfactorA $70,000 Magic Millions Book 2 purchase for McLachlan Racing from the Widden Stud draft, Miss Exfactor has the overall record of five wins and seven placings from 18 starts with prizemoney topping $322,000.

Miss Exfactor is the best of three winners from Search for Fame, a three-quarter sister by Quest for Fame (GB) to Group II winner Impaler from the Wycombe branch of the Cotehele House (GB) family that has produced other Group winners such as Fiscal Fantasy and Quilate.

Miss Exfactor is the fourth stakes-winner for Fastnet Rock’s Group I winning son Your Song, whose fortunes may well be on an upswing given his biggest ever foal crop are yearlings being sold this year, so expect to see him with a strong selection of two year-olds for the 2020/2021 racing season.


 

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Race Result - Tab Birthday Card Stakes Gr3 1200m

Rosehill Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:10.11
1
Miss Exfactor
- 5m Your Song (AUS) x Search For Fame (AUS) (Quest For Fame (GB))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J Ford 53
2
2.3
Connemara
- 5m Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Sprung (USA) (Grand Slam (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: G Schofield 54
Fastnet Rock
3
2.5
Bangkok
- 5m Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Aziani (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: A J Denham Rdr: R Dolan 53
4
2.6
Seasons
- 5m Sebring (AUS) x Acouplamas (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: L J Bridge Rdr: K Mc Evoy 53
5
2.7
Grey Shadow
- 5m Dash For Cash (AUS) x Masai Miss (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: J R Collett 53
6
2.8
Kiamichi
- 3f Sidestep (AUS) x Ouachita (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Damian Lane 54.5
7
3.0
Resin
- 5m Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Beaded (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 54
8
4.3
Dunbrody Power
- 4m All Too Hard (AUS) x She's A Fox (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: M J Dee 53
9
4.5
Yamazaki
- 4m Real Saga (AUS) x Wabeel (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: Tommy Berry 54
10
4.7
Stella Sea Sun
- 4m Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Jellicles (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: B Avdulla 54
11
6.0
So Taken
- 4m Street Boss (USA) x So Unique (NZ) (Fuji Kiseki (JPN))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Craig Williams 53
12
6.2
Anjana
- 4m Sepoy (AUS) x Further (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: G Boss 53
13
6.6
Spiritual Pursuit
- 4m Snitzel (AUS) x Happy Hippy (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: W Egan 53
14
6.7
Invictus Salute
- 4m Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Acquired (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Tim Clark 53
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