Dissident Mare Delivers Christmas Cheer

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday December 23

Third in the Group I ATC Flight Stakes at three behind Funstar and Probabeel, Dissident mare Foxborough has always shown a touch of class and was too good at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when leading all the way to win.

The John Sargent trained mare was tenacious in scoring a half neck win taking her overall record to three wins and 11 placings from 22 starts with prizemoney topping $240,000.
 

 


Passed

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in and retained to race by her breeder Geoff Grimish, Foxborough is the best of three winners from stakes-placed import Sense of Pride (Can).

Dissident

Newgate Farm's Dissident has five entries for Magic Millions.

 

 

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Race Result - Drinkwise (Bm72) 1600m

Warwick Farm Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:40.13
1
Foxborough
- 4m Dissident (AUS) x Sense Of Pride (CAN) (Lemon Drop Kid (USA))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57
2
0.2
McGeehan
- 4g Excelebration (IRE) x Maid Of Ulster (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: W P Cave Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 54
3
0.4
Get The Idea
- 4g So You Think (NZ) x Cavita (AUS) (Cadeaux Genereux (GB))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: K S Latham 59.5
4
2.4
Mocambo
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Lady Bligh (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: A J Denham Rdr: S Clipperton 56.5
5
2.7
Wairere Falls
- 4g Savabeel (AUS) x Iguazu's Girl (NZ) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 60
6
2.8
Atlantic King
- 4g More Than Ready (USA) x Atlantic Queen (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: J Bowman 58
7
3.6
Poulton Le Sands
- 5g Camelot (GB) x Morecambe Bay (AUS) (Diatribe (AUS))
Tnr: A J Denham Rdr: Rachel King 57
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