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named Quick Feet, the most expensive filly ever sired by ill-fated Northern
Meteor, made a winning debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when she defeated a
very competitive field of quality two year-old fillies.
Prepared by Peter and Paul Snowden, Quick Feet was placed at her first two
trials, but found another gear on race day to worry the blue-blooded Gai
Waterhouse trained Fastnet Rock filly Serena's Pride out of the win.
Barrier one proved a big positive as Quick Feet jumped well and pushed forward for
Kerrin McEvoy and found the line strongly over the last furlong to win the 1000
metre dash by a short neck in 57.69 seconds.
"She's always shown a lot," said Peter Snowden.
"She's very genuine and will be better over further.
"She has a great attitude for a two year-old, so there is a lot of upside to
her."
Quick Feet was snapped up by Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum for
$540,000 from the Southern Cross Breeders draft at the Inglis Australian Easter
Yearling Sale earlier this year.
Bred by Senga Bissett and Ivan Woodford Smith of
Ashleigh Thoroughbreds, Quick Feet is the first foal of Strategic mare Delaluna,
a minor winning sister to Group I winning sprinter Mistegic and stakes-winner
Rightson.
The current yearling from Delaluna is a filly by Smart Missile that is headed
for the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and she has foaled this
spring producing a colt by More Than Ready (USA).
Quick Feet is from the final crop of foals sired by Widden Stud's ill-fated
Northern Meteor, who has left a powerful legacy with a number of his best sons
now at stud including Zoustar, Shooting to Win, Deep Field, Eurozone and Fighting
Sun.