The
powerful Tony McEvoy stable unleashed a brilliant debut winner by Deep Field at
Balaklava on Wednesday with promising filly Xilong racing to an easy victory as
a hot favourite.
She led all the way and was never challenged in winning the 1140 metre maiden
by two lengths.
A $360,000 Inglis Easter purchase for McEvoy Mitchell Racing from the Newgate Farm
draft, Xilong was foaled and raised at Newgate Farm and is the third winner for
Group III winner Pane in the Glass.
Newgate Farm sold a Snitzel filly from Pane in the Glass for $300,000 at Inglis
Easter this year and she has a weanling filly to follow by Capitalist. Pane in
the Glass is now in foal to another of the Newgate Farm young guns in Russian
Revolution.
Xilong is the 12th first crop winner for Deep Field, who stands at a
fee of $44,000.