Exceedance had the fastest filly at the official 2YO trials in Sydney on Monday in She’s Supreme and he was in the frame at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with a flying filly that has an unpronounceable name.
Trained by Team Hawkes for her breeder Captain Gary Lui, a pilot with Cathay Pacific, Chuchichaschtli has been showing nice talent at the trials and was ready for a good showing on debut over 1200m in the $100,000 super maiden.
Ridden by Tyler Schiller, Chuchichaschtli had a perfect run settling third in the fence and when race favourite and leader Love Story drifted off the fence after turning for home, she was able to surge along the inside.
Chuchichaschtli went on to win by three-quarters of a length over Love Story to the delight of her owner, who was on course.
“She's been a work in progress. We've always liked her and have had had a nice opinion of her,” said Michael Hawkes.
“She's still a little bit wayward, and still learning her craft and obviously it was her first run today, but Tyler executed well and came up the inside and she really hit the line., so she's definitely going somewhere.
“We elected to come today and just try and take the easy option with her, but I think next prep she's going to be bigger, stronger and better. She's definitely going to progress and I think she's probably a stakes filly in the making.”
Foaled and raised at Vinery, Chuchichaschtli is the second foal to race and second winner from Interstellar (NZ), who was also raced by Gary Lui and trained by Team Hawkes. She is a metro winning half-sister by Shamoline Warrior to Group I New Zealand Oaks winner Savaria.
Gary Lui revealed the thinking behind the name which strikes fear into the heart of a race caller.
“My wife's half Swiss, half Chinese and she named the filly,” Lui said.
“It’s actually a tongue twister, so if anyone wants to speak Swiss German, they will teach that as the first word to them as a joke.
“So that's what she named the filly and now she’s a winner!”
Interstellar has not had a foal since Chuchichaschtli.
Chuchichaschtli is the 20th winner this season for Exceedance, who stands at Vinery a fee of $22,000.
