The favourites were nowhere to be seen as the six-year-old Your Song mare Jaja Chaboogie scored a shock win in Wednesday’s Group III Armidale Stud Vamos Stakes (1400m) at Launceston.
A third winner on the day for David Pires, the Julie Richards-trained mare defeated Sirene Stryker (Stryker) by a neck, with In Her Stride (Stratum Star) a half-head back in third.
With her first black-type success Jaja Chaboogie advances her record to seven five four from 30 starts with earnings of $227,585.
Jaja Chaboogie did her early races for Kris Lees, although she had been purchased as a yearling by the Richards family after being passed when offered by Brisbane Meadows at the 2018 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
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“When the track upgrades were going on at Elwick, we had no place to educate her, so we leased her to Australian Bloodstock.
“I think we only paid around $10,000 for her.”
Jaja Chaboogie is the best of three winners from six to race for the unraced Dehere (USA) mare Jaja.
It is a family synonymous with Gooree Stud as Jaja’s granddam Sister Sass (Lyphard) is a sister to multiple Group 1 winner Manila ana half-sister to multiple Group 1 winner Stately Don (Nureyev).
Jaja has only had one foal since Jaja Chaboogie, an unnamed 3yo colt by Jimmy Creed (USA).
Jaja Chaboogie is the sixth stakes-winner for Your Song (Fastnet Rock), who covered 20 mares at Gooree Stud last spring.
