The Bill Ryan trained filly was a last start winner of the Listed Elwick stakes and made it a back to back stakes double when taking the 1200 metre sprint by more than a length as favourite from Your Song filly Peristrophe.
"I bought her to be a three year-old, so everything she's done so far is a bonus," said her trainer Bill Ryan.
"She's just improved and improved every day since we put a saddle on her.
"She'll go to the paddock now and hopefully we can come back and win the three year-old fillies stakes races next year."
A $22,000 purchase for her trainer from the Armidale Stud draft at the
Tasmanian Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Pateena Arena is a half-sister to
stakes-placed Happy and Hell and Dandy Gent.With three wins from five starts and prizemoney topping $100,000, Pateena Arena is the best of six winners from stakes-winning Ladoni (IRE) mare Gehenna.
Needs Further has made a pleasing start to his stud career with two winners from six starters.
A Group III winning half-brother to dual Group I winner Hallowed Crown, who stands at Darley at a fee of $27,500, Needs Further comes from the family of champion sire Zabeel.
