Kiwi Ida (red cap)
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Bargain buy Kiwi Ida made the perfect start to her career at Riccarton to set up a likely return for a tilt at a black type prize.
The daughter of the Group Three winner and Group One performer Squamosa had been unbeaten in two trials ahead of Saturday's Nobby Busssell Memorial on Saturday and she carried that winning form over to race day.
"Squamosa was a brilliant two-year-old and we specifically bought this horse to go early," said Karen Parsons, who trains and races the filly with her husband John.
Kiwi Ida, a $A4000 purchase in Melbourne, is now likely to be set on a path toward the Listed Barneswood Farm Agistment Welcome Stakes on November 12.
"We'll look at that, but we'll see how she comes through this race and like all young horses you have to watch their shins," Parsons said.
In the hands of Chris Johnson, Kiwi Ida got the better of the raging favourite Sensei close to home to post a head victory on debut.
The youngster also successfully followed the winning lead of stablemate Residential, who broke through for her first win in the Plough Hotel Maiden.
"There's a lot of improvement in her on the better tracks," Parsons said.
The daughter of Pins and the dual stakes winner Metropolitan was making her fourth appearance and was ridden by the stable apprentice Gosen Jogoo, who carried the colours of Waikato Stud. – NZ Racing Desk.
The daughter of the Group Three winner and Group One performer Squamosa had been unbeaten in two trials ahead of Saturday's Nobby Busssell Memorial on Saturday and she carried that winning form over to race day.
"Squamosa was a brilliant two-year-old and we specifically bought this horse to go early," said Karen Parsons, who trains and races the filly with her husband John.
Kiwi Ida, a $A4000 purchase in Melbourne, is now likely to be set on a path toward the Listed Barneswood Farm Agistment Welcome Stakes on November 12.
"We'll look at that, but we'll see how she comes through this race and like all young horses you have to watch their shins," Parsons said.
In the hands of Chris Johnson, Kiwi Ida got the better of the raging favourite Sensei close to home to post a head victory on debut.
The youngster also successfully followed the winning lead of stablemate Residential, who broke through for her first win in the Plough Hotel Maiden.
"There's a lot of improvement in her on the better tracks," Parsons said.
The daughter of Pins and the dual stakes winner Metropolitan was making her fourth appearance and was ridden by the stable apprentice Gosen Jogoo, who carried the colours of Waikato Stud. – NZ Racing Desk.