Euro Angel (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) showed her class to win the Gr.3 Ladies' Day Vase in Melbourne on Wednesday, securing the black-type win to boost her broodmare value.
The Hawkes Racing-trained mare has had just six starts, but she's never been out of the placings - and Wednesday's mile race saw her let down dominantly under the riding of Dwayne Dunn.
Wayne Hawkes wasn't locking in any spring plans with Euro Angel just yet, but with plenty of mares features on offer during the upcoming Flemington Carnival worth top dollar, there's little doubt she'll step out again this spring all going well.
Euro Angel was a $200,000 purchase from Windsor Park Stud's 2014 Premier Yearling draft, the farm also stand her sire Rip Van Winkle (Galileo) who was World Champion Turf Miler for his age group in 2009 and 2010 for Aidan O'Brien.
The Hawkes Racing-trained mare has had just six starts, but she's never been out of the placings - and Wednesday's mile race saw her let down dominantly under the riding of Dwayne Dunn.
Wayne Hawkes wasn't locking in any spring plans with Euro Angel just yet, but with plenty of mares features on offer during the upcoming Flemington Carnival worth top dollar, there's little doubt she'll step out again this spring all going well.
Euro Angel was a $200,000 purchase from Windsor Park Stud's 2014 Premier Yearling draft, the farm also stand her sire Rip Van Winkle (Galileo) who was World Champion Turf Miler for his age group in 2009 and 2010 for Aidan O'Brien.