Foxy Frida Continues on Her Winning Way in Magic Millions National Classic

Mark Smith - Saturday June 3

No black-type but a valuable prize for the in-form Foxwedge mare Foxy Frida, who took her earnings to over $1million when successful in the $500,000  Magic Millions National Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

The smile says it all (image Michael McInally/Racing Queensland)

Fresh off a stunning performance in the Group III RA Lee Stakes at Morphettville, the Andrew Noblet-trained mare defeated the Zoustar mare Kiku by a half-length with the Not A Single Doubt mare Thalassophile the same distance back in third.

Foxy Frida advances her record to nine wins and seven seconds from 25 starts with earnings of $1,100,370.

Andrew Noblet said the Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara is the ultimate goal.

“She’s had a great preparation, and it’s good to see her come up here,” Noblet said.

“She had to do it a little hard there, she was deep the whole way, but she’s so tough and so genuine, and she got through the line well.

“It probably brings her into it a little more when it is wet, she handles it a bit better than the others. Today, there looks to be good give in that ground so it didn’t bother her.

“As soon as we finished in Adelaide, we looked to bring her up here. It was a bit of a tight squeeze, she’s had a big month. She’s been to Adelaide twice and up here. She got up here at midnight Tuesday night and hasn’t had a saddle on her since. She’s done a great job.”

Winning jockey Billy Egans said he was confident despite being wide the trip.

“I wasn’t too concerned. It was a sit-and-sprint, and if you’re going to run a race to suit her, it’s a sit-and-sprint,” Egan said.

“She can hit a flat spot, so if they wanted to try and get her beat, they should have gone a bit quicker and dragged her off the bridle.

“She was able to just sit with nothing outside her, and I was able just to keep her on the bridle and jog up to the back of them. My only concern was if she’d be tractable going around this way.

“She cornered well and showed a good turn of foot.

“She’s been like that (wanting to please) since day one. She hasn’t gone off it at all; she loves her racing.”

Bred by Mill Park and Kellie McCarthy, Foxy Frida failed to make her $50,000 reserve at the 2019 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

A half-sister to the multiple stakes-placed Ritratto (Fiorente), Foxy Frida is the best of four winners from as many to race out of the 4-time winner Family Portrait (Excellent Art).

Foxy frida failed to make her $50,000 reserve at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale

Andrew Noblet Racing had the final say at $160,000 for a Hellbent filly out of Family Portrait consigned by Mill Park to the 2023 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

After foaling a King’s Legacy colt last spring, Family Portrait was covered by Pinatubo (IRE) but missed.

Foxwedge stands at Woodside Park Stud for a fee of $11,000.

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Race Result - Magic Millions Ntl Classic 1600m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 1:37.78
1
Foxy Frida
- 5m Foxwedge (AUS) x Family Portrait (AUS) (Excellent Art (GB))
Tnr: Andrew Noblet Rdr: W Egan 57
2
0.5
Kiku
- 5m Zoustar (AUS) x Atotori (AUS) (Haradasun (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: James Orman 57
3
1.0
Thalassophile
- 4m Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Spanish Lake (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Craig Williams 57
4
1.3
Osmose
- 4m Zoffany (IRE) x Meseika (USA) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 57
5
1.9
Ocean Treaty
- 6m Ocean Park (NZ) x Striker (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy (USA))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Ben Thompson 57
6
2.5
Princess Rhaenys
- 5m Iffraaj (GB) x Orinda (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: J R Collett 57
7
2.6
Media Award
- 5m Shamus Award (AUS) x Music Media (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: G A Thornton Rdr: Boris Thornton 57
8
3.4
Santero
- 5m Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Miss Twin Peaks (AUS) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Jaden Lloyd 57
9
4.0
Frumos
- 5m Kitten's Joy (USA) x Desertstormelite (USA) (Chester House (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57
10
5.4
Seleque
- 5m Deep Field (AUS) x Bubbly Duchess (AUS) (Duke Of Marmalade (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: O P Bosson 57
11
6.0
Adelase
- 6m Poet's Voice (GB) x Aliyda (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: B S Baldwin Rdr: M R Du Plessis 57
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