The
Group III Three Troikas Stakes at Turffontein in south Africa produced a
quinella for Aussie breds with Canford Cliffs (IRE) filly Fish River leading
home San Femin, a daughter of Charge Forward.
Trained by Mike de Kock, Fish River strode clear to win the 1400 metre contest by
two lengths and has now won three of seven starts with this victory her first
in a Black Type race.
By Canford Cliffs (IRE) from Zabeea, she was a $130,000 Inglis Premier purchase
for Form Bloodstock from the draft of Rosemont Stud and was a successful
pinhook having been first bought by Sheamus Mills Bloodstock for $60,000 from
the Yarraman draft at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale.
Fish River is the ninth stakes-winner for former Blue Gum Farm shuttler Canford
Cliffs, who also had a stakes-winner in Australia on Saturday with Cliff's Edge
scoring at Caulfield in the Group III MRC Manfred Stakes.
Zabeea has a yearling filly by Reset and was covered by Palentino last spring.
Other Australian bred winners on the card were Manhattan Cocktail (3c Manhattan
Rain x Forward Thinking) and Tigerlace (3f Where's That Tiger (USA) x Titania).