Dream Win For Filly

18 July 2011

Centaine mare Pyjamas has a perfect record at stud and her promising daughter Shandream added to the family roll of honour at Ruakaka.

The Pins three-year-old was a runaway winner over 1400 metres to take her career statistics to two wins and five placings from nine starts.

Shandream is a sister to the multiple winner Marahau and half-sister to Doubly Sure (O’Reilly), Dashing Saveel (Savabeel) and Silk Negligee (No Excuse Needed).

A $280,000 Karaka buy for trainer Richard Collett, her dam is a sister to the multiple Listed Zeditave Stakes winner Catainer.

It is also the international family of the Gr 1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Catchascatchcan and Gr 2 Railway Stakes winner and sire Antonious Pius.

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