For
a smaller boutique breeding operation such as Mike and Debbie O'Donnell's Fairhill
Farm to have two fillies nominated for the first juvenile fillies stakes race
of the season is quite an achievement.
Fairhill Farm sold fillies Fiesta and Zerchois are among 21 fillies nominated
for the Listed ATC Gimcrack Stakes this Saturday at Randwick.
By Choisir from Bezzera, Zerchois is trained by Gary Portelli, who is no
stranger to success with a two year-old having won the Golden Slipper earlier
this year with she Will Reign.
Like She Will Reign, Zerchois was also sourced from the Inglis Classic Yearling
Sale, secured by Golde Edge Syndications from the Fairhill Farm draft for
$50,000.
Zerchois won her only barrier trial at Warwick Farm on September 8 by two and a
half lengths and has obviously inherited some of the ability of her family
which includes Group I winning juvenile Choice Bro, who was also raised at
Farihill Farm and sold as a weanling.
The Chris Waller trained filly Fiesta is by I Am Invincible from Now Now and
made $150,000 at Inglis Classic for Fairhill Farm when bought by Star
Thoroughbreds / Chris Waller Racing.
Fiesta went around at the official two year-old trials at Canterbury last Monday
and flew home from the back of the field to finish a close third to another I Am
Invincible filly in Bold Arial.
A proven Group I vendor that has produced horses such as $1.3 million earner Good
Project and HK International Mile winner Glorious Days, Fairhill Farm is in
winning form having featured at Wyong on Sunday with promising I Am Invincible
filly Shudabeen.
The Tim Martin trained three year-old surged clear to break her maiden by a
length and a half at her fourth start.
Bred and retained to race by Mike O'Donnell as was her four-time winning sister
Cudabeen, Shudabeen has a bright future and will be winning many more races.
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