By the time In Her Time made a winning debut at Canterbury in September 2015, her sire Time Thief was on a one-way ticket to South Africa.
Such is the cut-throat nature of the stallion business that things may have worked out differently if the 4yo mare had come in the first crop of Time Thief and not the second. (photo Steve Hart)
At Randwick on Saturday, In Her Time became her
That was just one of a number of firsts as Newcastle trainer Benjamin Smith and apprentice Andrew Adkins celebrated their first stakes win.
Smith admitted the tension got to him in the closing stages.
"I stopped watching. I turned away," Smith said.
He only looked up when the owners went into a rapturous celebration.
"She's got great determination and I told Andrew don't be afraid if you're stuck three-wide. If you give her room we'll see the best of her," Smith said.
Adkins said it was a day to savour.
"It got a bit awkward there coming towards the turn but they were going a bit steady so I put her up on the speed," Adkins said.
"She gave me a really good sight turning for home and it was a terrific win.
"It's a day I'll always remember."
Bred by
Consigned to the 2014 Inglis Classic Yearling sale by Kanangra Stud, In Her Time failed to make her $40,000 reserve.
It has proven to be a timely win as Kanangra will be offering a Dream Ahead (USA) half-sister to In Her Time at the upcoming Classic Yearling sale as Lot 112. (pictured)
She is the seventh foal of the Zeditave mare Hell It's Hot a half-sister to Group III winner Hot As Hell, Listed winner Flaming Hot. Hong Kong Stakes winner Craig's Dragon and the 5-time winner Harlem Heat the dam of Listed winner Harlem River.
