Southern Filly Series Resumes With NZB Insurance Stakes
28 February 2019
The New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series resumes after a summer break on Saturday with the second leg, the $50,000 Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui.
The first leg was the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton in September, won by Emily Margaret (NZ) (Pins). She moved to the top of the table with 7 points, and she is back on Saturday to defend that lead.
She will face a number of proven or talented rivals, including stakes-placed Dreamtesta (NZ) (Testa Rossa) and recent winners Tee Cee Coup (NZ) (Swiss Ace), Naval Fleet (NZ) (Declaration of War), Drumspirit (NZ) (Iffraaj) and Times Time (Moshe).
Each of the four races in the Southern Filly Series is worth 7 points to the winner, 4 points for second and 2 points for third.
The NZB Insurance Stakes will be run as Race 8 on Saturday with a start time of 4:05pm.
| # | Horse | Draw | Comments | Trainer | Jockey |
| 1 | Emily Margaret | 15 | Pins filly Emily Margaret (NZ) tops the Southern Filly Series table with 7 points, courtesy of her victory in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) in September. She has placed in three races since then, along with a sixth in the Listed Zacinto Stakes (1600m), seventh in the Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) and ninth in the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m). | Kevin & Pam Hughes | Robert Hannam |
| 2 | Dreamtesta | 13 | Dreamtesta (NZ) (Testa Rossa) showed plenty of promise early in her career. She broke through for a maiden win in December in the eighth start of her career, then stepped up to stakes level with a strong second in the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m). | Neill Ridley | BB Hong |
| 3 | Tee Cee Coup | 7 | Unplaced in two starts last season, Tee Cee Coup (NZ) (Swiss Ace) has been a different horse this season with two wins and a second from three starts. | Michael & Matthew Pitman | Kavish Chowdhoory |
| 4 | Naval Fleet | 2 | Bred and raced by Sir Peter Vela, Naval Fleet (NZ) (Declaration of War) has had a win and three placings from her four starts. Along with a dominant victory at Te Aroha in early January, she has strong placed form around the likes of New Zealand Derby favourite Surely Sacred (NZ) (Rock 'n' Pop). | Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie | Jason Laking |
| 5 | Drumspirit | 4 | Iffraaj filly Drumspirit (NZ) has had just one start, winning a maiden fillies and mares' race at Wingatui on January 24. | Leda Beck | Corey Campbell |
| 6 | Times Time | 11 | Sixth in two appearances in the North Island, Times Time (Moshe) relocated south and made a perfect start with a maiden win at Ascot Park. | Kelvin & Aimee Tyler | Brett Murray |
| 7 | Frosted | 1 | Albrecht filly Frosted (NZ) won a maiden at Greymouth in early January, then tackled the Gore Guineas and overcame a luckless run for a brave sixth. | Neil Coulbeck | Doni Prastiyou |
| 8 | Severine | 8 | Severine (NZ) (Pins) was a winner during the New Zealand Cup carnival at Riccarton in November. She was freshened and resumed with a seventh over 1200 metres on February 9, tripped up by an awkward start. | Andrew Carston | Lisa Allpress |
| 9 | Superstatic | 14 | By Super Easy, Superstatic (NZ) won by five lengths at this track on Boxing Day. She has taken on stakes class in her last two starts, finishing fifth in the Gore Guineas and seventh in the Dunedin Guineas (1500m). | John & Karen Parsons | Gosen Jogoo |
| 10 | Exemplar | 12 | After two placings and a win in maiden company, Exemplar (NZ) (Showcasing) stepped up to black-type company with a 12th in the Gore Guineas. She was very unlucky when eighth in the Dunedin Guineas. | Michael & Matthew Pitman | Terry Moseley |
| 11 | Devil's Staircase | 9 | Devil's Staircase (NZ) (Pins) has had a win and a placing from her nine starts to date. She was close up in sixth in the Canterbury Belle Stakes in the spring. | Sandy Cunningham | Krishna Mudhoo |
| 12 | More Jools | 3 | More Than Ready filly More Jools is still a maiden but has shown plenty of ability, including a last-start fourth in the Listed Southland Guineas (1600m). | Jo-Anne Dalton | Courtney Barnes |
| 13 | Sadler's Lass | 10 | Sadler's Lass (NZ) (Gallant Guru) has had three starts for two seconds and a sixth. | Terry Kennedy | Jacob Lowry |
| 14 | Sentito | 6 | By Postponed, Sentito (NZ) was a close last-start second behind the subsequent black-type performer Upscale (NZ) (Tavistock). She also placed in a recent trial. | Shane Kennedy & Anna Furlong | Daniel Bothamley |
| 15 | Norma Jean | 5 | Norma Jean (NZ) (Coats Choice) showed promise as a two-year-old and in the spring of this season. She resumed from a break with a late-finishing fifth over 1200 metres at Riccarton. | Lance Robinson |