Headwater Filly Wins Second Stakes Race

Tara Madgwick - Sunday February 2

Bred by leading WA breeders Peters Investments, three year-old Headwater filly London’s Image was sold as a yearling at Magic Millions in Adelaide so does not race in the famous cerise and white, but she is still making her mark and won the $125,000 Listed Bunbury WA Breeders Classic (1200m) on Sunday.

Trained by Ryan Hill and ridden by Brad Parnham, London’s Image was already a stakes-winner having won a Listed race at Ascot last November and has maintained her form since then going into this race as a well favoured runner.

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She scored by three-quarters of a length taking her overall record to five wins and four placings from 14 starts with prizemoney topping $410,000.

Purchased for just $20,000 from Magic Millions in Adelaide from the Holbrook Thoroughbreds draft, London’s Image is the best of four winners from the now retired stakes-winning More Than Ready (USA) mare New Image.

London's Image was a $20,000 MM Adelaide purchase.

From one of the most successful Peters owned female families, New Image is a full sister to Group I winner Perfect Reflection, Group III winner Perfect Image and half-sister to stakes-winner Elusive Image.

London’s Image is one of eight stakes-winners by Vinery Stud’s value sire Headwater.

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Race Result - Greenfields Lodge WA Breeders' Classic LR 1200m

Bunbury Track: Good(4) Time: 1:11.33
1
London's Image
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x New Image (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Ryan Hill Rdr: B Parnham 55
Headwater
2
0.8
Ron's Finalflutter
- 3f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Pasadena Girl (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: S O'Donnell 53
3
1
Glasgow Lass
- 3f Alabama Express (AUS) x Princess Peggy (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: Mitchell Pateman Rdr: Lucy Fiore 54.5
4
1.2
Golden Kathleen
- 3f Leonardo Da Hinchi (AUS) x Hopetoun (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Ms D Riordan Rdr: J Whiting 54
5
2
Supernatural
- 3f Sessions (AUS) x Talk Of Angels (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: Chris Parnham 54
6
2.5
Mean Machine
- 3g Maschino (AUS) x Obstination (AUS) (Universal Ruler (AUS))
Tnr: D T McAuliffe Rdr: Holly Watson 56
7
2.9
Yorga Pride
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Lady Vega (AUS) (Lope De Vega (IRE))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 53
8
17.7
Red Autumn
- 3g Foxwedge (AUS) x Gwenneth (AUS) (Reward For Effort (AUS))
Tnr: B P Graham Rdr: Jordan Turner 55
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