This week in New South Wales will be the running of the Grade III Filly Turf Bonanza over a mile on the inner turf track. The race will go off as the fifteenth race on the card for Saturday racing. An almost full field of eleven fillies has drawn into the race, lets take a look at the competition.
Drawing the rail is Proper Queen (IRE)<\/b> (King Of Kings (IRE) x A.P. Indy x Devil\u2019s Bag), who is out of the race winning dam Proper A.P. The three year old bay filly is owned and trained by ace3<\/i> and has been lightly raced with a total of twelve career starts, including three wins. Her most recent start came here in New South Wales in April during the eight and a half furlong ungraded Apple House Memorial where the filly went wire to wire from post position two to win by one and one-fourth lengths with a speed figure of eighty-two.
In the two slot is SJ\u2019s Ghostly Cause (IRE)<\/b> (Giant\u2019s Causeway (IRE) x Silver Ghost x Danzig), who is out of the multiple Grade I race winning dam SJ\u2019s Silver Ghost. The light gray filly is trained and owned by ufslfarms<\/i> and has also been lightly raced with six career starts, half of which have resulted in wins and all of which were all finishes on the board. The fillies most recent start came in Washington during the eight and a half furlong ungraded In Tatters Stakes where she too went wire to wire in the turf race, taking the victory by two and three-fourth lengths with a speed recorded of eighty-five.
Next is Eye Of The World (IRE)<\/b> (Dubawi (IRE) x Sakhee x Kingmambo), who is out of the stakes-starting dam Sack The Castle. This chestnut filly is owned by shamran7<\/i> and has had a total of ten lifetime starts, over half of these resulting in wins for the homebred filly and only one start resulting in a finnish off the board. The fillies most recent start came in the Grade III Latonia Special over seven furlongs where she was held firm to the back of the field and slowly began to pick off other horses, speeding up dramatically in the stretch to take the win by a narrow one-fourth of a length with a speed recorded of ninety-eight.
Following will be Eaaaxmasgift (IRE)<\/b> (King Of Kings (IRE) x Seattle Slew x Kingmambo), who is trained by bevron<\/i>. The bay filly has been very lightly raced with a total of five lifetime starts including three wins and one show. Her most recent start came in the mile long Grade III Nell Gwyn Stakes where the filly went wire to wire from the center post position to take the race by two and one-fourth lengths with a recorded speed figure of ninety-five.
Brazilla Killa (BRZ)<\/b> (Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) x Stravinsky x Top Ville (IRE)) is next in the field and is trained and owned by dolphin<\/i>. The three year old chestnut filly has had a total of eleven career starts, three of which were wins. The fillies most recent start came in Queensland during the Grade III Filly Turf Bonanza where she was held back mid-pack in seventh and sent forward to challenge the front runners in the stretch, the filly crossing under the wire in second, just two lengths off the pace. Her most recent win came in February of this year during a nine furlong allowance caliber race in Ascot in which she won by one and one-fourth lengths.
In at 9\/2 is A Case In Point<\/b> (Point Given x Aptitude x Storm Cat), who is owned by goodtimes<\/i>. The bay filly has had a total of eighteen lifetime starts in her career, of which five have been wins along with four places and three shows, earning the filly just over half a million in career earnings. Her most recent start came earlier this month in the Grade I 1000 Guineas where she sat back in ninth and never fired, crossing the wire in tenth, off the pace by thirteen and one-half lengths. Her most recent win came in February in the ungraded mile long Tough Seattle Special where she battled along in second and gained command of the lead in the stretch, going on to win by one and a half lengths.
At odds of 4\/1 its The King\u2019s Hunter (IRE)<\/b> (Azamour (IRE) x King Of Kings (IRE) x Jade Hunter), who is owned and trained by ticketman0<\/i>. The bay homebred has had a lucky thirteen career starts, of which four have resulted in wins. The fillies most recent start came earlier this month in the Grade I 1000 Guineas where she was held back in fourth at the beginning of the race and crossed the wire in third, five lengths off the pace. Her most recent win came in February during the nine furlong Grade I Train Yard Special where she again was held back in third, but made her move much earlier in the race, earning her the victory by half a length.
Bongo<\/i> trained and owned Prayer Vindication<\/b> (Vindication x Roar x Irish River (FR)) is next and is out of the race-winning dam Roaring Irish Ivor. The three year old Kentucky-bred has had a total of eleven lifetime starts, including four wins. Her most recent start came earlier this month here in New South Wales during the ungraded Nane Hollandia Handicap where she was held just off the pace in fifth and was sent forward to challenge the tiring front runners in the stretch, going under the wire to win by one and three-fourth lengths.
In the nine post is Fought The Law<\/b> (Empire Maker x Danzig x Seeking The Gold), who is a homebred owned and trained by ritchie<\/i>. The three year old chestnut filly has had a total of nine lifetime starts, including four wins. Her most recent start came over eight furlongs in the Grade III Nell Gwyn Stakes where she was held off the pace in fourth, moved up into second at the stretch, but faded at the wire and crossed in fourth, three and one-fourth lengths back. Her most recent win came just the start before in the ungraded Ash Legend Stakes held in New York which she won by one and three-fourth lengths with a speed figure of ninety-six.
Longshot Street Dixie (IRE)<\/b> (Street Cry (IRE) x Danehill x Le Bravard (FR)), who is out of the ungraded stakes-winning dam Dixie\u2019s Movie is next in the field. The bay filly is owned by spcotlen2<\/i> and has had a total of eleven lifetime starts, of which three were wins, all on the turf. Her most recent start came earlier this month in the ungraded Flag Raining Special where she appeared to be going wire to wire in the race but was caught in the stretch and finished third, three and one-fourth lengths back. Her most recent win came in late March during an allowance caliber race in France over a mile on the turf.
Breaking from the far outside will be Denizens (IRE)<\/b> (Theatrical (IRE) x Caerleon x Damascus), who is trained by seedly2<\/i>. The three year old bay filly has had a total of eleven lifetime starts including five wins, four of which came on the turf. Her most recent start came earlier this month in the Grade III Latonia Special where she was sent to the back of the field in fourteenth and chased them on, only making her move until the stretch, eventually crossing the wire a disappointing sixth, though only three lengths back from the winner. Her most recent win came in mid-April during the ungraded Demon Shannon Challenge where she was held mid-pack in fifth and challenged in the stretch, going on to win the race by a slight head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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