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| Vanny Fair Ends Season with Stakes Placing |
16 Jul 2007 |
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Vanny Fair (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy) was her sire’s first ever winner when she won on debut in early January 2007 and she finished the season with another first for her sire – his first stakes performer in the southern hemisphere.
Beaten by stablemate and fellow Trelawney graduate Martini Red (Aus) (Red Ransom), Vanny Fair emerged from the pack in the run home, only her and third place getter Align To Infinity (NZ) (Align) the only ones making in-roads into the three-length lead Martini Red put on them turning for home.
“I knew she would go well today,” said trainer Ross Elliott. “She just keeps doing everything right and goes out for a well deserved break now,” he said.
Bred by Louie Chuidian, Vanny Fair was purchased from Trelawney’s 2006 Premier draft for $35,000 by Australian Jim Simpson. With a win and three seconds from six starts, she has fashioned a consistent race record and trainer Ross Elliott expects more from her in her three-year-old season. “I’ve always liked her,” says Ross. “She just does everything right and everything that you ask of her,” he said. “She’s ready for a spell and we’ll just see how she comes up in the spring,” he said.
Van Nistelrooy already has a stakes winner in the USA in the form of Mailey’s Cat (USA) and in Australia has the smart galloper in Pit Lane (NZ) who has won three in a row, all by margins.
“It’s very satisfying to see Van Nistelrooy get a stakes performer from his first crop and its very fitting that it should be his first ever winner,” said Brent Taylor of Trelawney Stud. “Over the last six to eight weeks, he’s been getting winners everywhere and we’re confident this will continue into the new season,” said Brent.
Van Nistelrooy is taking a break from shuttling in 2007 after retiring to stud in 2002.
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