Sixth Stakes Winner for Foxwedge

Mark Smith - Saturday September 16

Progressive Foxwedge filly Fox Swift had her first taste of stakes company in Saturday's $120,000 Listed Cap D'Antibes Stakes (1100m) and passed the test in style.

With the in-form Mark Zahra in the saddle, Fox Swift raced handy to the lead before striking the front 300 metres out.

She went to the line strongly to defeat the fast-finishing South Australian raider Split Lip (Your Song) by a short-neck with Luqyaa (Exceed And Excel) three-quarters of a length back in third.  (photo Grant Courtney).


Making her fifth race start the Ciaron Maher-trained filly broke her maiden with a three and a quarter length romp at Moe on August 5.

She did not get the rub of the green when second to Blondie at Sandown at her most recent start.

"She's a very honest little filly and full credit to the team they kept her up and as you can see she's carrying a fair bit of winter coat," Maher said

"Credit to the owners they have backed the stable and let us do what we want and it's a great result today.

"Great ride by Mark Zahra, he just found a bit of nice cover from the wind and presented her at the right time.

She's a very adaptable filly easy to ride and easy to train, she could get out to 1400 (metres) but it's great to get that elusive black-type today."

Purchased by Moody Racing for $80,000 from the Rosemont Stud draft at the 2016 Inglis Premier Yearling sale, Fox Swift is the first foal of the Sydney winning Starcraft mare Runway Runaway.

A half-sister to Listed stakes winner and Group II placed mare White Sage (Reset), Runway Runaway is a daughter of the Champion 3YO Sprinter in NZ in 2003-04, Pay My Bail (Justice Prevails) a half-sister to the dam of Wellington Cup winner Megapins (Pins).

Runway Runaway has a yearling filly by Foxwedge and foaled a filly by I Am Invincible on August 15.

Fox Swift becomes the sixth stakes winner for Newgate Farm's foundation stallion Foxwedge who is currently covering his sixth book of mares at a fee of $22,000. 

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