Volpe Veloce
Trish Dunell
Volpe Veloce completed six of the best at Ellerslie when she successfully defended her unbeaten record with a determined display to claim the Gr.2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic.
The glamour filly produced a Boxing Day special for trainer Graham Richardson, who rated the win as one of the more satisfying of his career.
"I hid away in the jockeys' room and watched it by myself," he said. "I'm absolutely stoked for her and my owners. It's a big thrill, just fantastic."
The win was also one to savour for Volpe Veloce's jockey Johnathan Parkes, who has partnered the daughter of Foxwedge in five of her six wins, as it was his first riding success at Ellerslie.
"Her attitude is so professional, she's just a gem to ride," he said.
She has now taken the lead with 14 points in the NZ Bloodstock Filly of the Year series with the Gr.1 NZ 1000 Guineas winner La Diosa on 12.
Volpe Veloce settled behind the pace on the fence on before Parkes got her off the rail across the top. She finished resolutely in the straight to account for the central districts visitor Storytime with Date Night a brave third ahead of Devise and Glass Slipper.
"Once I got out she did the rest," Parkes said. "I think she's a filly that will definitely stay. She is very relaxed in her races."
Richardson, who paid $240,000 for the filly at Karaka in 2015, is keen to give Volpe Veloce her chance over 2400 metres next year.
"Her long-term goal is the New Zealand Oaks and she might go to Trentham for the mile down there as well," he said, referring to the Gr.1 Randwick Meats Levin Classic on January 14. "It's all about winning and getting more black type." – NZ Racing Desk.
The glamour filly produced a Boxing Day special for trainer Graham Richardson, who rated the win as one of the more satisfying of his career.
"I hid away in the jockeys' room and watched it by myself," he said. "I'm absolutely stoked for her and my owners. It's a big thrill, just fantastic."
The win was also one to savour for Volpe Veloce's jockey Johnathan Parkes, who has partnered the daughter of Foxwedge in five of her six wins, as it was his first riding success at Ellerslie.
"Her attitude is so professional, she's just a gem to ride," he said.
She has now taken the lead with 14 points in the NZ Bloodstock Filly of the Year series with the Gr.1 NZ 1000 Guineas winner La Diosa on 12.
Volpe Veloce settled behind the pace on the fence on before Parkes got her off the rail across the top. She finished resolutely in the straight to account for the central districts visitor Storytime with Date Night a brave third ahead of Devise and Glass Slipper.
"Once I got out she did the rest," Parkes said. "I think she's a filly that will definitely stay. She is very relaxed in her races."
Richardson, who paid $240,000 for the filly at Karaka in 2015, is keen to give Volpe Veloce her chance over 2400 metres next year.
"Her long-term goal is the New Zealand Oaks and she might go to Trentham for the mile down there as well," he said, referring to the Gr.1 Randwick Meats Levin Classic on January 14. "It's all about winning and getting more black type." – NZ Racing Desk.
