The increasingly familiar colours of Lib Patagnia have been carried by some top-class fillies including this season's Group 1 winners Lucia Valentina and Sofia Rosa and the New Zealand businessman look to have another promising type in the Mike Moroney-trained Daniela Rosa.
Coming into Saturday's $120,000 Rivette Series Final (1600m) at Flemington, the 3yo daughter of Dane Shadow had won three of his six starts.
When the short-priced favourite Euro Angel gained a rails run in the closing stages after over-racing when bottled up on the fence, Daniela Rosa looked to have her work cut out.
Once balanced up by Patrick Moloney, Daniela Rosa reeled in Euro Angel to win by three-quarters of a length from Euro Angel (Rip Van Winkle) with Payroll (Not A Single Doubt) two and a half lengths back in third. (photos Grant Courtney)
"A bit of a give in the track suits her down to the ground," winning rider Patrick Moloney said.
"She's only a light little thing, she was able to pick that needle eye gap and get the job done".
Trainer Mike Moroney said he expected the filly to earn black-type last spring when she contested the Group II Kewney Stakes and Group III Alexandra Stakes.
"To be fair to her when we tried her at black-type last time she was getting a bit on the tired side," Moroney said
"We always thought she was up to it but we were a little disappointed she didn't get black-type last type around. Just hoping that in the early part of the spring she can get a chance to do that.
"She is a really nice, well-bred filly. Paul (Moroney) bought her quite cheaply at the Magic Millions, she wasn't that big but we have had a bit of luck with small fillies over the years so that doesn't worry us.
"Lib has been a great supporter right from the first horse we bought for him, which won a Group 1, a filly called Clean Sweep (NZ 2000 Guineas).
"He's been a very lucky owner and a gem to train for. These colours have been lucky lately with Tivaci winning (the Group III Sunshine Coast Guineas) last week.
The victory advances the overall record of Daniela Rosa to 4 wins from 7 starts with earnings of $146,885.
That is already a significant return on the $70,000 outlaid by Paul Moroney to purchase the daughter of Dane Shadow out of the Tyreel Stud draft at the 2014 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling sale.
The same year Tyreel Stud sold Daniela Rosa's dam Celestial Babe to Heritage Bloodstock for $85,000 at the Inglis Easter Broodmare sale.
A daughter of Galileo, Celestial Babe is a half-sister to Group II Furious Stakes winner and Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Stakes placed Just Dancing (Fusaichi Pegasus), Group III stakes-winner Tahni Girl (Redoute's Choice) and Hong Kong stakes-winner Hidden Dragon (Danehill).
Celestial Babe is out of the triple Group 1 winner Ballroom Dancer a half-sister to the stakes-placed Triumvirate the granddam of Victoria Derby winner Polanski.
Celestial Babe has a 2yo filly by Wanted and a yearling colt by Your Song that was knocked down to Paul Moroney for $115,000 at this year's Inglis Premier Yearling sale.
After producing a Smart Missile colt last spring, Celestial Babe was bred back to Written Tycoon.
