Scoring a stylish win at Fairview in South Africa on Friday was five year-old Stratum mare Freedom Seeker, an $80,000 Inglis Premier purchase for World Wide Bloodstock from the draft off Grenville Stud.
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Trained by Gavin Smith, Freedom Seeker scored by half a length over 1200 metres.A half-sister to Group I placed Scarlet Dream, who sold for $750,000 at the Magic Millions Broodmare Sale last year, Freedom Seeker was bred by Tara Farm and is also a half-sister to Group III placed Runaway Girl.
She is among six winners from South African bred Asylum Seeker (SAF), the Champion 2YO Filly of 2005/2006 and winner of the Group I Greyville Golden Slipper.
Asylum Seeker has a yearling colt by Smart Missile that sold for $75,000 at Magic Millions this year to Elite Thoroughbreds and has another colt by Smart Missile to follow. She was covered last spring by Shalaa (IRE).
