The precocious youngster was sent out a dominant favourite in Saturday's McEntee Event Hire 2YO Premier and she dispatched a small field with a minimum of fuss at Awapuni.
"The Karaka Million is where she's going and I'm sure she's mature enough," said co-trainer Andrew Scott, who prepares Strata Lady with Lance O'Sullivan at Matamata.
"It's a really encouraging start to her career and it's exciting to have her in the field."
Strata Lady banked $12,500 for her connections from her debut victory to put
her sixth in order of entry to the Listed $1 million dash at Ellerslie on
January 25."She's taken in everything so well and showed a kick," Scott said. "It was a nice ride and Craig looked after her in the straight.
"She's really professional and definitely going the right way – it was beautiful to watch."
Strata Lady was first out of the gates to dispute the pace and she lengthened
stride effortlessly when asked for a serious effort by Craig Grylls early in
the run home.
"She's very smart and showed a lot in her trials," Grylls said. "She stood in the gates well, got out quickly and she did everything perfectly after that. She's a very nice filly."
Strata Lady had finished third behind the unbeaten duo of Rocanto and Windborne in her first trial at Te Awamutu and then won at Rotorua last month.
The filly has a pedigree to back her two-year-old claims as a daughter of the Group1 Golden Slipper winner Stratum and a direct female descendant of the Group I Blue Diamond Stakes winner Midnight Fever. – NZ Racing Desk.
"She's very smart and showed a lot in her trials," Grylls said. "She stood in the gates well, got out quickly and she did everything perfectly after that. She's a very nice filly."
Strata Lady had finished third behind the unbeaten duo of Rocanto and Windborne in her first trial at Te Awamutu and then won at Rotorua last month.
The filly has a pedigree to back her two-year-old claims as a daughter of the Group1 Golden Slipper winner Stratum and a direct female descendant of the Group I Blue Diamond Stakes winner Midnight Fever. – NZ Racing Desk.
