More G2 Success for Squamosa's Kiwi Ida

Media Release - Saturday January 25

Outstanding southern mare Kiwi Ida showed northern racegoers a glimpse of her undoubted class when she dashed home to take out the Group II  Westbury Classic (1400m) in her first look at the Ellerslie track.

Kiwi Ida scores another Group II victory - mage Trish Dunnell

Kiwi Ida scores another Group II victory - mage Trish Dunnell

Prepared at Balcairn in the South Island by John and Karen Parsons, the Squamosa five-year-old had upset the applecart prior to Christmas with a rugged victory in the Gr.2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni.

Taken home for a brief let-up, the Parsons team resisted the temptation to tackle one of the feature events at the recent Wellington Cup carnival in preference to an attack on the Group Two fillies and mares contest at Ellerslie.

The plan was executed to perfection courtesy of a peach of a ride from the magic man Chris Johnson who had been aboard the mare in five of her 13 victories leading into Saturday’s contest.

Johnson bided his time in midfield throughout before commencing a run between horses on Kiwi Ida at the 300m mark. Extracting the mare from a tricky position he quickly bounded up to Volpe Veloce and Santa Monica before Kiwi Ida asserted her superiority in the final 100m to race away to her fourteenth career victory.

“She a very honest horse who tries hard,” Johnson said.

“She was trained to the minute and put in a really hard last 100m in what was a nice field of horses.”

Kiwi Ida is by sun Stud's Squamosa

Kiwi Ida is by sun Stud's Squamosa

Karen Parsons paid tribute to Johnson who is an integral member of the stable, to the extent that he will even be playing chauffeur on the trip home.

“That’s why he is called the magic man,” Parsons said.

“He has a great relationship with us and he is even going to drive home for me now.”

Parsons was still coming to terms with the mare’s achievements after the race as she looked forward to the next challenge with her which will include a shot at the Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Te Aroha in April.

“Unbelievable really and I did think John was biting off more than he could chew shooting for three on end as it is hard to do,” she said.

“It’s just unbelievable what she has done for us.

“We have to have a go now (at the Group One).”

The best progeny to date of Sun Stud's Squamosa, Kiwi Ida has won fourteen of her 41 career starts and has been placed on another 14 occasions with four of her wins at stakes level.

The victory will provide renewed interest in the mare’s full brother who will be offered through the Highline Thoroughbreds draft as Lot 574 during the Book 1 session at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale that kicks off at Karaka on Sunday at 11am.

The full brother to Kiwi Ida will be offered as Lot 574

The full brother to Kiwi Ida will be offered as Lot 574

NZ Racing Desk

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Race Result - Westbury Classic Gr2 1400m

Ellerslie Track: Dead(4) Time: 1:23.47
1
Kiwi Ida
- 5m Squamosa (AUS) x Empress Ida (AUS) (Blevic (AUS))
Tnr: J & K Parsons Rdr: C W Johnson 57
2
0.5
Volpe Veloce
- 6m Foxwedge (AUS) x Bardego (AUS) (Barathea (IRE))
Tnr: G N Richardson Rdr: J L Waddell 58
3
0.7
Rondinella
- 5m Ocean Park (NZ) x Valpolicella (NZ) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: R James & R Wellwood Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55
4
0.9
Santa Monica
- 6m Per Incanto (USA) x Monarch (NZ) (Volksraad (GB))
Tnr: S Ralph Rdr: L G Innes 58
5
3.2
Pasabahce
- 7m Shocking (AUS) x Tinkerbabu (AUS) (Giant's Causeway (USA))
Tnr: Team Rogerson Rdr: R T Elliot 55
6
4.0
Lucyinrio
- 8m Captain Rio (GB) x Forever Tango (NZ) (Sound Reason (CAN))
Tnr: Ms K A Little Rdr: M Cameron 55
7
4.1
Dama Zorro
- 5m Husson (ARG) x Kicken Vixen (USA) (Vindication (USA))
Tnr: D G Greene Rdr: M J Dee 55
8
4.6
Pierina
- 5m Savabeel (AUS) x Quizzical (NZ) (Carnegie (IRE))
Tnr: S B Marsh Rdr: D S Johnson 55
9
4.8
Princess Kereru
- 6m Pins (AUS) x Fleur D'Amour (NZ) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: K & B Kelso Rdr: C E Lammas 56
10
4.9
Le Castile
- 5m Dalghar (FR) x Awatea (NZ) (Never Til Dawn (USA))
Tnr: M R Blackie Rdr: S C Spratt 55
11
6.9
Red Sky At Night
- 7m Shocking (AUS) x Dawn Till Dusk (NZ) (Manntari (IRE))
Tnr: Ms M Falconer Rdr: V A Colgan 55
12
7.6
Pop Star Princess
- 5m Makfi (GB) x Queen Of Pop (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: F P Cornege Rdr: L H Satherley 55
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