Well-bred 3YO stakes Derby claims

13 March 2011

Do Ra Mi Makes Sweet Music

A change of tactics with the WS-bred and owned Do Ra Mi proved a

masterstroke when the filly posted a sensational victory in Saturday’s Gr 2

Kewney Stakes at Flemington. The three-year-old had raced on the pace in

recent starts but trainer Peter Moody announced pre-race they would be

riding the filly cold and jockey Michael Walker carried out the changed

instructions to perfection.

”I told him to ‘wait, wait wait. You need to be the last man standing

because there will be a ton of speed on’,” Moody said. He had favoured

running Do Ra Mi in the Schweppervescence Trophy over 1600 metres later in

the day but bowed to the wishes of her owner and breeder Garry Chittick to

contest the 1400-metre event. ”Garry wanted to run her in a Group to help

out Savabeel and I said this might be the day to ride her back in the field

because I’ve got three other on-pace fillies in the race and I want one of

those to lead so it might be a good time to ride her cold,” Moody said.

”We just haven’t had her in a race where she’s had that opportunity [to sit

back]. She’s a good-quality filly from a terrific family and it’s great to

see that Gr 2 up beside her name and now we might go hunting something a

little bigger in Sydney,” he said.

Do Ra Mi settled at the tail-end of the big field and was angled wide on the

home turn to make her run. She showed a dashing turn of foot to sail home

down the outside of the track and raced clear to beat the Gr 1 VRC Oaks

winner Brazilian Pulse by a widening two and a-quarter lengths. ”Once I let

her down she put paid to them within three or four strides,” Walker said.

Do Ra Mi is a daughter of the farm’s Cox Plate winner Savabeel and is a

half-sister to the home-bred Gr 1 Australasian Oaks winner Marju Snip

(Marju) and the Gr 2 Hong Kong Derby Trial winner Unique Jewellery. They are

out of the winning Snippets mare Aulide who is in turn out of the Gr 1 NZ

1000 Guineas and NZ Oaks winner Candide.

Although in the very early stages of her career, Do Ra Mi has already

fashioned an excellent record. She has been successful three times from

seven appearances and her two placings include a runner-up finish in the Gr

3 Vanity Stakes.

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