In-form Frankly chasing stakes start

7 August 2014

John Bary was left to rue a missed black type opportunity with Frankly at New Plymouth and now he’s looking forward to another chance at Awapuni. The Hastings trainer had expected the Pins mare to be competitive in a recent Listed feature sponsored by WS.

“I was very confident for the Opunake Cup, but she couldn’t get off the ballot,” he said. “I was very bullish that week and we had to regroup. I think she’ll be better over a mile or 2000 metres so we’ll have a look at the Merial Metric Mile with her.”

Bred and raced by WS, Frankly again showed she was ready for the challenge of better company when she scored an impressive win at Hastings this afternoon in the hands of Miranda Dravitzki. “She just bided her time and then came out – that was a 10 out of 10 ride,” Bary said.

Frankly has now fashioned the tidy record of four wins and nine placings from 15 appearances to further a strong family record. Out of the O’Reilly mare O’Really, she is a half-sister to six winners including Keano (Listed Lightning Handicap).

Waikato winning double on Flemington’s finale, Stakes Day

While the VRC celebrated its biggest Melbourne Cup Carnival crowd since 2017, Waikato Stud had its own reason to cheer in Matamata, as the Chittick family’s Superfabulistic and Sun Gift delivered a double, the latter claiming the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes.

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Super Seth mare salutes at Flemington for Waikato Stud

A half-sister to A$5.2 million-earning Group 1-winning mare Icebath, progressive Super Seth mare Superfabulistic stepped out on the big stage at Flemington on Saturday.