The Listed SAJC Oaklands Plate (1400m) at Morphettville on Saturday was won last year by Coco Sun, who went on to win the Group I SA Derby last month and this year’s winner Femminile also looks to be a quality filly to watch next season.
The Phillip Stokes trained daughter of Dundeel was sixth on debut at Sandown earlier this month, but took good benefit from the run and made light of the heavy conditions in Adelaide to run out a dominant length and a half winner for Kayla Crowther.
Femminile looked a forlorn chance turning for home, but with blinkers fitted for this assignment she hit the line like an express train zooming down the outside fence in the OTI colours for a dazzling victory.
Have a look at Femminile! 🔥
— Racing.com (@Racing) June 29, 2024
She rocketed home from last on the outside fence 💨 @pstokesracing @KaylaCrowther2 pic.twitter.com/h8xGlxfAN4
“She’s a horse with a stack of ability and seemed to have got through the ground very well,” said stable representative Tommy Stokes.
“Full credit to the Pakenham team as she only arrived two days ago so we’ve just kept her happy since then […].”
While initial thoughts were to keep the filly at the Morphettville stables and head towards the Group 3 Sires Produces in two weeks, trainer Phillip Stokes decided to give the filly a well-deserved spell, before bringing her back for the Spring Carnival. A possible target for the filly could be the Wakeful Stakes over 2000m on Derby Day at Flemington.
Part of the above is an excerpt from Tara Madgwick’s breednet.com article and can be read in full here.