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Pierro Filly Wins G3 Kembla Grange Classic

Tara Madgwick - Friday March 15

The $250,000 Group III Kembla Grange Classic (1600m) attracted a big field of up and coming stakes fillies with higher aspirations and victory went to Pierro filly Queen of Dragons in the Trilogy Racing colours.

Stakes-placed last spring at Flemington, the Peter and Paul Snowden trained Queen of Dragons was second up from a spell and enjoyed the step out to 1600m to score a strong length victory for Tyler Schiller over the locally South Coast trained Lope de Vega filly Our Gold Hope with both fillies well on track for further success during the autumn.

 

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30,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Marquee Stud for Trilogy Racing / CB Bloodstock, Queen of Dragons is a full sister to Group II ATC Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) winner Paris Dior, who was also trained by the Snowden’s, but her younger sister is leaning more towards the longer races.

Queen of Dragons was a $330,000 Inglis Classic purchase.

"It’s a great result for Trilogy as they are big supporters of ours and also many other trainers. We've always had a good opinion of this filly and we do believe she will get out over further,'' Peter Snowden said.

"She did run second over 1800m at Flemington last year, so she did a really good job to come back slightly in trip to win this race.

"I'm not sure about the (ATC Australian) Oaks at 2400m, but we will definitely give her the chance at 2000m next in the Vinery stud Stakes (G1).

"If she measures up in the Vinery then we will look at the Oaks.''

The 36th stakes-winner for Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro, Queen of Dragons has the overall record of two wins and two seconds from 11 starts with prizemoney just shy of $260,000.

Bred by Steve Wilde and Bill Hilton, Queen of Dragons is the second stakes-winner from Entrancing, a five time metro winning Exceed and Excel mare, whose granddam is slick stakes-winner Nanny Maroon with the family also producing Group II winner De Lightning Ridge.

Entrancing had a yearling colt by Graff that made $200,000 at Magic Millions when bought by Australian Bloodstock/Bahen Bloodstock/Kris Lees Racing and she produced a colt last spring by Pierro and was covered by him again.

Pierro has an outstanding crop of yearlings with 10 entries for Inglis Easter highlighted by the first foal of world champion Winx, a filly that will be offered in the Coolmore draft as Lot 391.

There are also two entries for upcoming sales - MM Adelaide and Inglis Easter from the female family of Queen of Dragons.

Click to see the two yearlings from this family.

 

 

 

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Race Result - Peroni Kembla Grange Classic Gr3 1600m

Kembla Grange Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:36.28
1
Queen Of Dragons
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Entrancing (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tyler Schiller 54
Pierro
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale $330,000
Seller: Marquee Stud, Willow Tree
Buyer: Trilogy Racing / CB Bloodstock
2
1
Our Gold Hope
- 3f Lope De Vega (IRE) x Grey Queen (USA) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 54
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $180,000
Seller: Newgate Farm, Aberdeen
Buyer: RJ & PM Price
3
1.2
Waikato Girl
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x Scintillula (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 54.5
NZB Karaka Book 1 $600,000
Seller: Pencarrow Stud
Buyer: Mick Wallace
4
2
Private Legacy
- 3f The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Private Secretary (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: G D Hickman Rdr: Rachel King 54
5
2.2
Arctic Glamour
- 3f Frosted (USA) x Fartoo Flashy (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55
6
2.4
Good Banter
- 3f Tavistock (NZ) x Danza Kuduro (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: J R Collett 54
7
2.5
Tutta La Vita
- 3f The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Negotiate (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: T Marquand 55
8
4.3
Seafall
- 3f The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Sea The Sparkle (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Regan Bayliss 54
9
4.8
Kind Words
- 3f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Gracious Grey (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: S Clipperton 54
10
5.3
Global Pivot
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Global Balance (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 54
11
6.1
Harlow Mist
- 3f Contributer (IRE) x Sila Jasak (NZ) (Cullen (AUS))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Reece Jones 54
12
9.1
Colours Of Autumn
- 3f The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Kennocha (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: C Schofield 54.5
13
9.2
About a Girl
- 3f Almanzor (FR) x Sweet Inspiration (NZ) (Power (GB))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Ford 54
14
12
Noble Tess
- 3f Lonhro (AUS) x Gallant Tess (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: A B Collett 54
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