Stratum
can certainly get a good filly as we've seen with Streama and Crystal Lily, so
when he had a stylish debut winner at Geelong on Thursday she was an obvious
contender for our One to Watch.
Prepared by Sam Pritchard-Gordon, Madam Delponte was friendless in the betting
ring, but looked a class act in crossing swiftly from a wide gate to lead before
forging clear to win by a three-parts of a length when still clearly under
done.
Natural ability is obviously not lacking and with the improvement from this run
Madam Delponte will be worth following to town.
A $190,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Kulani Park draft for
Pritchard-Gordon Racing and Badgers Bloodstock, Madam Delponte was a successful
pinhook having been bought as a weanling at Magic Millions for $140,000.
Raced by a large group of owners including Kulani Park's Chloe Smith, Madam
Delponte is the foal for Madam Prosecutor, a half-sister by Choisir to Group
III winner A Country Girl from the family of Group I winner Mr Innocent.
Madam Delponte might write the next chapter of success for Rhys and Chloe Smith
of Kulani Park, who have been in the news of late after selling a stellar draft
of mares at Magic Millions featuring the dams of multiple Group I winners Zoustar
and Appearance who sold for $775,000 and $750,000 respectively.
On-sold by Reavill Farm in 2012 for $90,000, Madam Prosecutor is being given
every chance to succeed at stud and has a yearling full brother to Madam
Delponte, a weanling filly by So You Think and was covered last spring by
Sepoy.