The 5-year-old Beneteau mare Ocean Embers earned
The field split
Unplaced in four starts since winning the Group III Bow Mistress Stakes at, Ocean Embers powered home under Nikita Beriman to win by a length from Faatinah (Nicconi) with I Thought So (So You Think) a neck back in third. (photo Grant Courtney)
The three placegetters came down the grandstand side.
Trained by Shea Eden at Cranbourne, Ocean Embers advances her record to 6 wins and 1 second from 16 starts with earnings of $412,050.
"We've always had great faith in this horse and her ability. She's only lightly raced,"
"Last starts she got run off her feet over the 1000m I really thought the 1200m would suit with a bit of
Bred by Arrowfield Group and Jungle Pocket Pty Ltd, Ocean Embers was a $23,000 purchase by her trainer out of the Cornerstone Stud draft at the 2014 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling sale.
A half-sister to three winners including the Japanese Group III winner
Beneteau left 136 live foals from his only two crops before his death in January 2013.