Volpe Veloce
Race Images Palmerston North
Volpe Veloce's hollow victory in the Listed Castletown Stakes provided Graham Richardson with a hugely satisfying result.
"There's a lot of loyal owners who stuck by me with this filly so I'm absolutely chuffed," the Matamata trainer said.
"I don't like getting carried and I'll let her do the talking – it was a big thrill. She's pretty smart."
Richardson had pre-race concerns about Volpe Veloce's ability to cope with the heavy going at Wanganui on Saturday and while she wasn't entirely comfortable, she was still far too good for her juvenile rivals in the John Turkington Forestry-sponsored feature.
"It was heavy at Matamata during the week and she handled it, but in saying that we never let her head go," he said. "She'll be better on top of the ground."
Volpe Veloce had been an impressive first-up winner on her home track in March and was then to have tackled last month's Listed Hamilton Vets Equine Stakes.
"She had to miss Te Rapa with a stone bruise," Richardson said.
A half-sister to the Australian stakes winner Delago Bolt, Volpe Veloce settled behind the pace at Wanganui and the daughter of Foxwedge rounded off impressively in the straight.
"She did it fairly easily and got the job done well," rider Johnathan Parkes said.
"You'll see a lot more of her in her three-year-old season – she's definitely one to look out for."
Volpe Veloce had two and three quarter lengths to spare on Honey Rider at the post with the debutant Technician a game third after setting the pace while Pluck That, also a first-timer, made late ground for fourth. – NZ Racing Desk.
"There's a lot of loyal owners who stuck by me with this filly so I'm absolutely chuffed," the Matamata trainer said.
"I don't like getting carried and I'll let her do the talking – it was a big thrill. She's pretty smart."
Richardson had pre-race concerns about Volpe Veloce's ability to cope with the heavy going at Wanganui on Saturday and while she wasn't entirely comfortable, she was still far too good for her juvenile rivals in the John Turkington Forestry-sponsored feature.
"It was heavy at Matamata during the week and she handled it, but in saying that we never let her head go," he said. "She'll be better on top of the ground."
Volpe Veloce had been an impressive first-up winner on her home track in March and was then to have tackled last month's Listed Hamilton Vets Equine Stakes.
"She had to miss Te Rapa with a stone bruise," Richardson said.
A half-sister to the Australian stakes winner Delago Bolt, Volpe Veloce settled behind the pace at Wanganui and the daughter of Foxwedge rounded off impressively in the straight.
"She did it fairly easily and got the job done well," rider Johnathan Parkes said.
"You'll see a lot more of her in her three-year-old season – she's definitely one to look out for."
Volpe Veloce had two and three quarter lengths to spare on Honey Rider at the post with the debutant Technician a game third after setting the pace while Pluck That, also a first-timer, made late ground for fourth. – NZ Racing Desk.
