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4 days ago
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Phillip Stokes filly Ferivia backs up trial form with super debut win at Murray Bridge
Hype filly Ferivia backed up a brilliant trial win to dispatch her rivals on debut, as the Phillip Stokes and Lachlan Neindorf pairing nailed a dominant early double on Saturday's nine-race card at Murray Bridge. Settling handy in third, Ferivia sprinted powerfully at the 300m, shaking off fellow debutant Bardigrub, en route to a cruisy 3¾-length win in a Benchmark 66 (1000m). The two-year-old daughter of Astern indicated raw talent in a Morphettville trial last week, defeating highly-touted stablemate La Roux. Ferivia was crunched in betting, jumping as a $1.80 favourite (Sportsbet), and punters were handed a painless watch. 'The trial was very good, she's a horse that has kept improving this whole prep, every trial she's had, she's come on in leaps and bounds,' assistant trainer Kerrin Stokes said. 'We were confident today, but I thought there were a few horses with some nice ability as well, so maybe she's got something there. 'It never looked in doubt really, she's a horse that we feel does have ability, and she might just prove us right.' Ferivia justifies the short quote as she takes over in the final furlong for a strong debut victory at Murray Bridge 😤 @pstokesracing @LNeindorf — (@Racing) July 12, 2025 A tilt at Morphettville's Lightning Stakes (1050m) on July 26 is no doubt enticing, the stable won the race with Buddy Bundy in 2014. 'We just wanted to get through today, we'll see how she pulls up, if she comes on with it – we might have to,' he said. Neindorf, who also steered stablemate Noetzie ($3.40) to a commanding five-length win, has a big opinion of Ferivia. 'I did her last piece of work on Thursday, the feel she gave me those few times sitting on her, I wouldn't have expected anything less today,' Neindorf said. 'She's got a lot of depth, it's not the last time we'll see her in the winner's stall. 'She gave me a sensational feeling. She really extended her action, she's going to go quite a way this filly, she's got a fair bit of potential.' • 'So proud of her': Besanko shares special win with daughter Ferivia and Noetzie may be on a collision course, with Stokes revealing that Noetzie, a three-year-old by Harry Angel, may also head to the Lightning. Both youngsters are owned by long-time Stokes supporters, the Brooks family, who also own Stokes' stakes-winning colt, Matagha. Returning apprentice Alana Livesey found herself back on the winner's list, the hoop sustained a broken hand in a fall at Port Lincoln in March, and returned to race riding on Wednesday. Livesey booted home a double aboard Harley'n'rose ($10) and Headphones ($16), while Victorian hoop Alana Kelly also nailed multiple winners on Fast Bubbles ($12) and Classy Kenny ($20). Neindorf's double sees him trail Rochelle Milnes (43) by just four wins in the Adelaide jockeys' premiership, with two meetings remaining in the season. Neindorf sits equal second with Taylor Johnstone on 39 wins. Stokes remains in control of the Adelaide trainers' premiership with 44 wins.
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11-05-2025
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Preview: Stirling Osland confident stunning debut winner Calico Miss can repeat the dose at Quirindi
ONE of the most impressive debut winners in the Northwest region so far this year will strive to make the quantum leap from a maiden to a Class 1 when she returns to Quirindi on Monday. Calico Miss, a Scone-bred, Armidale housed three-year-old filly, landed some substantial wagers when she burst away from her nine rivals to win her 1200m Maiden debut on April 29. 'She is a very nice horse,'' Osland said. 'We thought we would run her on New Year's Day but she went a bit shinny so she went to the paddock. 'We always thought she was a nice horse. 'She works well and does everything right, I thought she raced pretty tractably at her first start and didn't do a lot wrong in the running. 'She put herself everywhere she needed to be.' Calico Miss was given the perfect steer by prolific winning jockey Mikayla Weir at Quirindi 12-days ago. She'll need an even better ride this time given Calico Miss swaps barrier one for 13 which has unsettled her trainer somewhat. 'I'm still a little undecided given the sticky draw at Quirindi whether we go around there or go to Scone on Friday where there is a Class 1 on Cup Day,'' Osland said. 'If there are a few scratchings and the draw looks a bit more favourable, we'll go around at Quirindi but if it holds as it is, we'll be going around at Scone. 'I just get a little bit worried, Quirindi being a tight track, that being drawn wide and lightly-raced, we can get ourselves beaten by bad luck rather than ability.' Calico Miss is a long way off retirement but is sure to become a valued and welcome member of the elite Ramsey Pastoral broodmare band when the time comes. The filly is one of only 20 foals sired by Better Land which was narrowly beaten in the Rosebud and Up And Coming Stakes early on his career. Better Land's dam, Amelia's Dream, will forever be remembered as 'the Golden Slipper winner that wasn't' given her sensational withdrawal from the 2008 juvenile feature in the wake of her epic six-lengths win in the Silver Slipper. On top of that, Calico Miss can lay claim to being a member of one the most influential female families in the Australia Stud Book. All of its ongoing success can be traced directly to the Grand Chaudiere mare, Easy Date, whose four stakes-winners include the two fillies. Asawir and True Blonde, as a Apollo Stakes winner Quick Score and Max Lees' Champion Sprinter and later Champion Sire, Snippets. Meanwhile, Osland and Weir will combine early on the Quirindi card today when and where Skit 'N' Skat contests the Jockey Club Maiden Plate over 1450m. The five-year-old had his first three career starts under the care of John O'Shea, finishing second at Kembla on debut. His last start for O'Shea was an eye-catching, closing fourth, at Goulburn almost 12 months to the day that he made his Osland stable debut at his new home at Armidale. 'It looked he needed the run bad and was carrying a heap of weight,'' Osland said. 'He travelled nice then his legs got heavy and he blew out so obviously a couple of weeks between runs will tighten him up a bit so he should improve. 'He's got a sticky draw at Quirindi which doesn't but I am definitely heaps happier with him.'
