Frostfair will be given her first tilt at stakes level later this month after she recorded her third successive win at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day in the Barfoot & Thompson 1400.
The four-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon was given a plum trip in the one-one by jockey Warren Kennedy, who presented his charge at the turn, and she was able to run down pacemaker You Say D’Orsay, and evade any incident with the riderless Dame Lilibic, to win by three-quarters of a length.
“It is always unfortunate when you get a loose horse in a race, you don’t quite know where to go and they can cross over,” trainer Lance Noble said. “There were a few nervous moments, but she is a very genuine mare and always gives her best.
“Warren rode her in track work this week and he was pretty confident.”
Bred and raced by Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Frostfair has now won four and placed in three of her eights starts and earned more than $170,000 in prizemoney.
Noble has taken a patient approach with the large-framed mare, and he has been pleased with her progression.
“She is going from strength-to-strength,” he said. “She is just maturing with a bit of age, she is a very big girl. Putting three together is not easy to do, we are very happy.”
The Karaka-based horseman believes she will take improvement from the run and is now eyeing the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie on January 25 as her next target.
“She had a bit of a break between her last start, so there is a little bit of improvement in her and hopefully she will head to the Westbury Classic on Karaka Millions night,” he said.
Frostfair is the second foal out of Commands mare Thames Court, who won the Gr.3 Alexandra Stakes (1600m) and placed in the Gr.2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m), Gr.2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m), Gr.3 Mannerism Stakes (1400m), and Gr.3 Cockram Stakes (1200m). – LOVERACING.NZ News Desk
