\u201cI thought there would be a bit of speed on, but in the end I got an easy lead and stacked them up a little bit,\u201d winning rider Leah Hemi said. \u201cShe kicked away nicely at the turn. She\u2019s a tiny little thing, but she\u2019s got a good attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n
Passiflora\u2019s three-start career has produced two wins, a third and $36,960 in stakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was really good on the synthetic first up, where she jumped and ran and put them away,\u201d Ramsay said. \u201cI think it was quite a tidy field that she came up against at Tauranga the other day, and she boxed on well that day.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeah gave her a good ride today and the filly really dug in too. She\u2019s not overly big, but she\u2019s got a bit of class.\u201d<\/p>\n
Passiflora comes from the first crop by Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) winner Farnan and is his first New Zealand winner. He has sired a total of 23 winners from 70 runners, including North England, King Of Pop and Recuperato at stakes level.<\/p>\n
The dam of Passiflora is Sir Peter Vela\u2019s homebred Charm Spirit mare Lilikoi, who won three races including the Group 3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m). She also placed in the Group 2 Royal Stakes (2000m).<\/p>\n
Sir Peter Vela\u2019s Pencarrow Stud will offer a Super Seth half-brother to Passiflora as Lot 522 during Book 1 of Karaka 2026 on January 25 and 26.<\/p>\n
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