BEL SHOWS SPIRIT
Honouring the past … Celebrating the present … and founding the future
Bel Esprit snapped up his second stakeswinner for the season with the emphatic victory of Vivacious Spirit in the Hocking Stuart South Yarra Stakes-G3 at Caulfield on Saturday (20 September), securing a black type double for Eliza Park stallions at the Heath. It was a much deserved win for Vivacious Spirit who, prior to Caulfield, had won two and placed in six from 10 starts. This includes seconds in the Yallambee Classic-G2, Perri Cutten-G2 and Thoroughbred Club-G3, plus a third in the Kevin Hayes-LR. Indeed, Vivacious Spirit has only been out of the money once when she had no luck in this year’s Group One Goodwood Handicap in Adelaide. ANZ Bloodstock News commented: “After being ridden off the pace and and sprinting way too well for rivals in the straight, (it was) a very impressive performance. Now that connections have worked out that this mare can be ridden more quietly to good effect, this very talented mare could go right on with it”. As it was only Vivacious Spirit’s third run back from a spell, let’s hope she figures prominently throughout the rest of the spring. There’s certainly some rich pickings.
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