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Winning Debut for Winx Three-Quarter Sister

Tara Madgwick - Sunday July 21

Trial watchers have been waiting with quite a bit of anticipation for the debut of two year-old Pride of Dubai filly Wings of Desire and the three-quarter sister to world champion Winx stepped out in a maiden at Hawkesbury on Sunday and duly returned a winner.

Wings of Desire makes a winning debut - Bradley Photography

Trained by Michael Freedman for her owner breeder John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds, Wings of Desire had her first trial back in February when she did plenty  wrong and was out of the placings behind Too Darn Lizzie.

This time in work her two trials have both been excellent with Wings of Desire hitting the line strongly each time after finding her feet early and that was what she did on race day.

A touch awkward out of the gates, she soon found her rhythm for Tommy Berry settling fourth on the fence and when angled into clear ground she accelerated to win the 1100m dash by a length with ears pricked. Her time was slightly better than the colts division won by Zoustar colt After Match.

 

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as a good experience for the filly, who has been given plenty of time by connections.

“She’s quite a big filly and has just needed that time,” said Michael Freedman speaking before the race.

“She’s going to be better at 1400 to a mile, but they have to start somewhere.”

Wings of Desire is the final foal from star producer Vegas Showgirl, who sadly passed away last year at Segenhoe.

She becomes her sixth winner from six foals to race and is a three-quarter sister to $26.4million earner Winx (by Pride of Dubai’s sire Street Cry(IRE) and half-sister to Group III winner El Divino.

Pride of Dubai is unbeatable value at Coolmore this spring at a fee of $22,000.

Pride of Dubai has had a phenomenally successful year with his star mares Pride of Jenni and Bella Nipotina, so there will be high hopes for Wings of Desire.

 

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Race Result - Cabac - Hager Mdn Plate 1100m

Hawkesbury Track: Good(4) Time: 1:03.14
1
Wings Of Desire
- 2f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Vegas Showgirl (NZ) (Al Akbar (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 55.5
2
1.2
Written Scandal
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Scandaleuse (USA) (War Front (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: A Adkins 55.5
3
1.3
Our Little Star
- 3f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Our Lonnie (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: Rachel King 58
4
1.3
Ausbred Mimosa
- 4m Deep Field (AUS) x Barinka (NZ) (Shinko King (IRE))
Tnr: Blake Ryan Rdr: J Ford 58
5
5.5
Angels Cloud
- 3f Mendelssohn (USA) x Cloudwatch (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: A B Collett 58
6
9.1
Fejer Dawn
- 2f Justify (USA) x Dawn Almighty (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: C Schofield 55.5
7
16.4
Infinite Rose
- 3f Astern (AUS) x Peta Rose (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: M & D Kearney Rdr: Jett Stanley 56
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