Shopaholic Makes Winning Australian Debut

21 September 2011

The WS bred and raced Pins filly Shopaholic made a winning debut in Australia on Wednesday.

The Danny O’Brien tutored 3YO went out as a $4.10 favourite, and rewarded such estimations with a gutsy aluminium hugging performance.

Biding time back in fifth, Shopaholic had to wait patiently for an opportunity to present itself, but upon a gap emerging, drove through under Dwayne Dunn to fight out the finish with pacemaker Miss Zoom.

The line would find a short head in her favour, ensuring a career showing of two from five.

Shopaholic is out of the black-type racemare Splashing Out, who O’Brien also trained.

Splashing Out won four of her nine starts in Australia with a highlight victory in the Gr 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes at Caulfield. She was also runner-up to the top-class Gold Edition in the Gr 1 Ascot Vale Stakes after suffering an interrupted passage and gained a further placing in the Gr 2 Age Classic.

By O’Reilly, Splashing Out is from the Gr 3 Manawatu Classic winner Iguazu and is from the family of the Gr 3 Eclipse Stakes winner Grand Dancer (No Excuse Needed).

Splashing Out is currently in-foal to Pins.

Pins over O’Reilly Mare Nick = 31 runners, 23 winners (74.2%WTR), 4 stakes winners, 3.89 AEI.

The Corner with Garry Chittick

It is not the easiest role, that of Chairman of our Thoroughbred Racing Board. Like all chairmanships, one’s mind is rarely not occupied with the responsibility. To our Chairman, I say thanks. A lifetime in the industry, Chairman of our largest club, it is difficult to identify someone more suited to the role.

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