Unbeaten mare Tennessee Bound was an eye-catcher at Sandown on Wednesday when posting her fifth consecutive win to remain undefeated, but there was another filly on the card by Dirty Work that was just as impressive and clocked slightly quicker time.
The Grahame Begg trained three year-old Queen Peta won on debut at Cranbourne last month by nearly four lengths for Jordan Childs and repeated the performance again today.
Sent out the short priced favourite for the Benchmark 64 event over 1200m, Queen Peta led for home and bolted away to win by six lengths.
Queen Peta could not have done much more and is now two for two with $68,000 and change in the bank, so connections can look to raise the bar.
“It was very easy, she’s a nice horse going places,” said Jordan Childs.
“She’s a very athletic type and I think she can keep going through the grades.”
Stable representative Rohan Hughes believes there is more in store for Queen Peta.
“She began great today and Jordan suggested pre-race that if she did that, he would be happy to take it up. She travelled really well in the lead, she controlled the race and was nice and relaxed, and then gave a really good kick turning for home; she’s got a really good turn of foot,” he said.
“It’s only winter, but she can’t be doing any more than she’s doing at the moment.
“Obviously, she’s a really exciting filly for us and no doubt Grahame will start mapping a course, probably later into the spring.”
Bred by owner Richard Hickey and raised at Milford Thoroughbreds, Queen Peta was not offered at auction and is the fifth winner from seven foals to race from German bred High Chaparral stakes-winner Palomita (Ger), a half-sister to German Group III winner Pakal, who also campaigned in Australia winning the Listed Cranbourne Cup.
Queen Peta looks a bright prospect for Widden Stud’s young Written Tycoon stallion Dirty Work, whose oldest progeny turn four next season.
He is the sire of 29 winners including stakes-winners Never Ordinary and Do I Feel Lucky as well as three more stakes-placed horses.
Dirty Work stands at fee of $11,000 this spring.
