First Winner for D’Argento - Sydney Metro Winner!

Tara Madgwick - Friday January 5

A gorgeous grey by So You Think, D’Argento was a charismatic Group I winning member of the Star Thoroughbreds team before retiring to Bowness Stud and he sired his first winner at Canterbury on Friday night with a fast finishing victory for Rag Queen.

D'Argento has his first winner, click for more info.

Easy in the market despite winning her most recent trial at Rosehill on December 18, Rag Queen was ridden patiently by Jason Collett and when the leaders set a brisk pace she was always going to be well suited.

Second last on the turn, Rag Queen charted a path between runners to arrive on the line and win by along neck to the delight of her trainer David Payne.

 

“Once she gets to a mile she’s going to be a smart filly,” Payne said.

“I thought I’d run her tonight and send her to the paddock, win, lose or draw. She’s been up for  along time and I thought she could run into the money tonight.”

Jason Collett was impressed with Rag Queen.

“The speed was strong and I always thought she could run home well, but then the field opened up and we found a path through,” Collett said.

“Mentally, she is still very immature and we saw that in the yard and then I had to get off her at the gates, she has still got a lot of learning to do.

“So to do what she did on debut was pretty impressive.”

Rag Queen was a $15,000 Inglis Gold purchase from Bowness Stud.

A $15,000 Inglis Gold purchase from Bowness Stud for her trainer, Rag Queen was also bred by Bowness and is the first named foal from Victory Day, a placed Domesday mare from a half-sister to Group I winning millionaire Devil Moon. She has a yearling filly by D’Argento to follow.

Rag Queen is the first winner from just two starters for D’Argento, who was a winner at two, but excelled at three to win the Group I ATC Rosehill Guineas at 2000m.

D’Argento has nine entries for Magic Millions, all of them to be offered by Bowness Stud.

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Race Result - Bivouac First Yearlings Hcp 1100m

Canterbury Track: Good(4) Time: 1:04.90
1
Rag Queen
- 2f D'argento (AUS) x Victory Day (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: J R Collett 56
2
0.3
Elegant Artist
- 2f Trapeze Artist (AUS) x I Like It Easy (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56
3
0.6
Bronco Revolution
- 2f Russian Revolution (AUS) x Fantastic Destiny (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: Robert Quinn Rdr: Tom Sherry 56
4
1.8
Good Sort
- 2f Tassort (AUS) x Canossa (AUS) (Haradasun (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
5
3
Voile
- 2f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Organza (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Tommy Berry 56
6
3.1
Mrs Maree
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Exceeds (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: C E Conners Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56
7
5
Ta Set Neferu
- 2f American Pharoah (USA) x Finally (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: T S Howlett Rdr: Ms M Weir 56
8
5.1
Miss Piera
- 2f Pierata (AUS) x Abriola (AUS) (Von Costa De Hero (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 57
9
6.9
Aboveforty
- 2c Too Darn Hot (GB) x Birdy O'reilly (AUS) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: S Clipperton 57.5
10
17.7
Stirrup Cup
- 2g Calyx (GB) x Up And Over (AUS) (Oratorio (IRE))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: A Hyeronimus 58
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