A homebred for Seymour Bloodstock with an intriguing pedigree opened her account with a stylish win at Mornington on Tuesday.
Rubick filly Burning Rubies was passed in sky of her $200,000 reserve at Magic Millions and retained to race, which may prove a blessing in disguise.
Sent to Andrew Noblet, she made her debut in the 1000m maiden and after being away only fairly settled midfield on the fence for Thomas Stockdale enjoying a good run in transit.
Switched around runners to gain clear running after turning for home, she let down with a good change of gear to win by three-quarters of a length.
Burning Rubies is the first foal of Group III winning Universal Ruler mare Bam’s on Fire who won over $550,000 in prizemoney and was G1 placed in the SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes.
She has a pedigree that on face value is left of centre given her sire Rubick is now in China and her dam is by WA based Universal Ruler, but the seven generation tabulation is interesting reading with duplications of revered mares Dancing Show, Fanfreluche, Fairy Bridge and Natalma, who appears nine times within the first seven removes.
The tail female line traces back to fifth dam Startling Lass, a brilliant Group winning and Golden Slipper placed full sister to G1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Midnight Fever.
