Well Named Oakleigh Girl Wins 7News Stakes
- Monday, 04 November 2013 23:56
Being by Oakleigh Plate winner Snitzel out of Oakleigh Plate winner Miss Kournikova it was to be expected that Oakleigh Girl would be so named.
The filly, which cost $400,000 at this year's Magic Millions Yearling sale, proved today that she was as fast as her Group 1 winning parents by winning the 7News Stakes at Flemington.
Oakleigh Girl wins the 7News Stakes
"She's the fastest horse I've had", said trainer Danny Bougoure.
"I'm not saying she's the best but she's the fastest and for a two-year-old filly she's got a fantastic attitude and does everything right. She's totally bombproof."
Oakleigh Girl ($4.80-$6.50) led throughout in today's two year old 1000m scamper to win by a comfortable 1¼ lengths from Top Dolly ($3.00-$3.50-$3.40F) with another length and a half to Singularity ($12-$10).
Now based in Brisbane after a stint training in Victoria, Bougure made the decision a month ago to aim Oakleigh Girl at today's Group 3 race.
"She beat a horse at home pretty convincingly that has won a few races so we thought we'd have a crack", he said.
Winning rider Craig Newitt was a key part of the plan.
"I'm privileged that Dan gave me a call about a month ago to trial a couple of horses for him and she was one of them", he said.
Newitt rode Oakleigh Girl in a winning trial at Cranbourne in October which convinced him that she was worth sticking with today.
"I was hoping something would lead her up and give her something to chase because the other day in her trial she put them away pretty quickly and then got lost but she was foolproof right through the line today", Newitt enthused.
Oakleigh Girl in the mounting yard
"She's just a beautiful filly, she's absolutely foolproof and it's a credit to whoever broke her in because she's so well educated."
Bougoure echoed Newitt's sentiments, saying:
"She's done that from day one, in the first jumpout we gave her she just went straight and she's got a very professional attitude so who knows how far she can go."
He now plans to take Oakleigh Girl back to Queensland to tackle the rich Magic Millions Two Year Old race in January.
"That's it, she'll probably have a week off now and then go home to get ready for the Magic Millions."
"She's improving all the time, she just keep taking the right steps and if she draws well in the Magic Millions she's probably going to be hard to beat."
Photos: Fiona Tomlin
On where the filly rates: “She’s the fastest horse I’ve had, I’m not saying she’s the best but she’s the fastest and for a two-year-old filly she’s got a fantastic attitude and does everything right. She’s totally bombproof.”
On the decision to bring her to Melbourne: “She beat a horse at home pretty convincingly that has won a few races so we thought we’d have a crack.”
On the early signs she was above average: “She’s done that from day one, in the first jumpout we gave her she just went straight and she’s got a very professional attitude so who knows how far she can go.”
On being out of an Oakleigh Plate-winning mare: “Her father won and Oakleigh Plate as well, hence the name Oakleigh Girl.”
On her immediate plans: “That’s it, she’ll probably have a week off now and then go home to get ready for the Magic Millions.”
On her immediate target: “The main mission with her at the moment is the Magic Millions.”
On her scope for improvement: “She’s improving all the time, she just keep taking the right steps and if she draws well in the Magic Millions she’s probably going to be hard to beat.”
On his training hardships: “It was a bit tough there for a while, we went through a bad patch with them but we’ve come out the other side.”
Winning Jockey – Craig Newitt
On the filly: “She’s just a beautiful filly, she’s absolutely foolproof and it’s a credit to whoever broke her in because she’s so well educated.”
On riding for the trainer: “I’m privileged that Dan gave me a call about a month ago to trial a couple of horses for him and she was one of them and she’s a nice filly to stay with.”
On leading up the straight: “I was hoping something would lead her up and give her something to chase because the other day in her trial she put them away pretty quickly and then got lost but she was foolproof right through the line today.”
