Velocious the one to beat in the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes
VELOCIOUS is the one to beat in the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes at Trentham on Saturday. The Marsh trained filly has swept all before her so far this season taking out the two big juvenile prizes of the season, The Magic Millions and the Sistema Stakes. Only a heavy track will beat Velocious because all of her 4 wins have been on good tracks and her only defeat, a 3rd in the Eclipse Stakes was on a soft track. CAPTURED BY LOVE won’t mind it heavy. She won in heavy going at New Plymouth in February before taking out the Matamata Breeders Stakes ten running third to Velocious in the Sistema Stakes; that being her only defeat. She has never beaten Velocious. An each way bet for value seekers is SAVAGLEE. He finished fourth in the Sistems Stakes. Savaglee has never finished in the first three on good ground but has never finished outside the first three in soft going. This suggests that rain affected going is his thing. ARCHAIC SMILE finished second in the Sistema Stakes. She has a tidy record and has won on soft going. UNBRIDLED JOY is another to watch. She finished 3rd to Captured by Love in the Matamata Breeders Stakes last time and is owned by Te Akau who also have Captured by Love. It should be noted that Te Akau have won five of the last six runnings of this race.
Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes 2YO 1400m Group 1
YEAR WINNER LAST RACE
2023 PIGNAN 3rd Matamata Breeders Stakes (G2)
2022 MAVEN BELLE Third Sistema Stakes (G1)
2021 ON THE BUBBLES 2nd Sistema Stakes Group 1 Ellerslie
2020 No race (covid lockdown)
2019 YOURDEEL 1st Sistema Stakes Group 1, Ellerslie
2018 AVANTAGE 2nd Sistema Stakes Group 1 Ellerslie
2017 MELODY BELLE 1st Magic Millions 2YO
2016 LUNAR ROSSA 1st 2YO Trentham
2015 MARKY MARK 4th Sistema Stakes Group 1 Ellerslie
2014 O’ MARILYN 2nd Sistema Stakes Group 1 Ellerslie
2013 RECITE 1st Matamata Breeders Stakes (G2)
2012 CHOICE BRO 7th Sistema Stakes Group 1 Eller
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