Millionaire status beckons top mare

24 December 2015

Durable mare Soriano will join an elite club if she can win the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic for a second time.

The six-year-old will take her stake earnings beyond $1 million if she successfully defends her title in the Ellerslie feature on Boxing Day.

Soriano is in the twilight of her career – she is in foal to Pins – with upcoming starts in the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile at Trentham and the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa to complete her racing days.

Golden run for #WSNZBred Von Hauke at Bendigo

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1 May 2026

No fear about smart filly coping with more ground

A future Classic campaign has already been tabled for promising Ardrossan filly So Fear who will close out her two-year-old preparation at Te Rapa. The in-form youngster will be given a break following Saturday’s Listed Waikato Equine Centre …