Giving trainer Lucy Yeomans her first stakes winner as a trainer in her own right, 4yo Too Darn Hot mare Jenni The Fox appreciated the drop back top 1200m, claiming the $200,000 Listed Black Pearl Stakes at Geelong’s Saturday meeting.
Warwoven was not the only 2YO winner for Sword of State on Saturday and it will now be an anxious few weeks for the connections of State The Obvious as they wait to see if their filly makes the cut for the $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on January 24.