Million Dollar Fastnet Rock Filly Impresses on Debut

Mark Smith - Sunday February 18

The Brent Stanley-trained Casadiva showed she will make a dent in her $1,150,000 purchase price before her days are done when leading all the way at her career debut in a competitive maiden over 1100 metres at Bendigo on Saturday.

Ridden by Ryan Maloney, Casadiva took control of the race shortly after the start and was strong to the line in a one and three-quarter length win over the favourite Aristocratic Miss (Foxwedge) with Krone (Eurozone) three-quarters of a length back in third.

A half-sister to Listed stakes-winner and Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes third Zamzam (Redoute's Choice), Casadiva (pictured as a yearling ) was purchased by Cloud 9 Thoroughbreds for $1,150,000 out of the Newgate Farm draft at the 2017 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.


Her Group 1-placed dam Fleur De'here (Dehere) is a half-sister to Group 1 SAJC Australasian Oaks winner Tully Thunder (Thunder Gulch) and Listed winner sufficient (Zabeel).

Fleur De'here's yearling Snitzel filly was sold at the Gold Coast where she was knocked down to Shane Nichols Racing $185,000.

Fleur De'here has a filly foal by Redoute's Choice and was among the 185 mares covered by Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes hero Flying Artie in his first season at Newgate Farm last year.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Xtravagant Gelding Nadal Brilliant in Meteorite
Ciaron Maher has a stranglehold on pop-up and slot races and was back in the winner's circle again after the inaugural running of the $1,000,000 The Ladbrokes Meteorite (1200m) at Cranbourne.
Gringotts Continues Kiwi Winning Run in $1million The Gong
Kiwi bred Gringotts continued his coming-of-age campaign with a powerhouse front-running performance under 60kg to win Saturday’s Group III A$1 million The Illawarra Mercury Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange.
Kiwi Bred Comeback King Globe wins Cranbourne Cup
The super-talented Globe put a troubled 14 months behind him with a powerful all-the-way win in Saturday’s A$500,000 Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m).
Sires With Winners - Friday November 22
Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Yes Yes Yes Filly wins $100,000 Crystal Slipper
The $100,000 WATC Magic Millions Crystal Slipper (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday drew a competitive field of 13 and Yes Yes Yes filly Yes Queen produced a brilliant performance to score a dominant debut victory.
Another Feature Win for La Crique
La Crique sprouted wings in the Pukekohe straight on Saturday to come from a near-hopeless position and win the Gr.2 Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in a photo finish.
Sires With Winners - Saturday November 23
Here is the full list of 117 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wings Of Song Makes Stunning Return
A star of the carnivals in Tasmania and South Australia, Wings Of Song made a triumphant return from a 30-week break to capture Saturday’s Rosemont Stud Pendant (1400m) at Cranbourne.
Barnstorming Win by Headwall in the Warra
The super-consistent Headwall reaped a just reward in the $300,000 Group III Snap Print Solutions Wollongong The Warra (1000m) at Kembla Grange.
Better Than Ready's Port Lockroy Triumphs in G1 Railway Stakes
Interstate visitors have a poor winning record in the $1,500,000 Group 1 Swan Draught - Railway Stakes, but Port Lockroy played his part in squaring the ledger when choosing the perfect spot to end a run of bad luck in stakes races.