Outstanding three-year-old Warwoven prompted elite level celebrations at Cambridge Stud after the colt demolished a top-class field of age group rivals at Rosehill.

Stallion dreams were realised when he credited our resident sire Sword Of State with his first Group 1 winner following his victory romp in the Golden Rose over 1400 metres at Rosehill.

It was a sublime performance that fuelled trainer Bjorn Baker’s desire to chase top targets further afield with his stable star.

"He’s so good-looking and fast, he’s so special and it was an awesome performance,” he said.

“He's a serious horse and we are looking at the Caulfield Guineas, even the Cox Plate.

“His mother was very good at 2000 metres and he relaxed beautifully but one step at a time. It is an amazing game, racing. It is the best game in the world, and I don't say that lightly."

Warwoven was sourced by Baker’s great friend and bloodstock agent Jim Clarke at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale where he was offered by breeder Kia Ora Stud and knocked down for A$380,000.

He is the first foal of the Makfi mare Needle And Thread, who won the G2 Royal Stakes and placed at Group 2 level in the Sir Tristram Fillies’ Classic and Eight Carat Classic and G3 Sunline Vase.

Now the winner of five of his eight starts, Warwoven settled three back on the fence and once into the clear, he exploded clear to win easing down by three lengths.

"He was dominant, he's very good, we know he's very good, and it was just very satisfying for him to go out there and do that,” regular rider Rachel King said.

“There was enough tempo on, there was enough pressure and he just put his head down and relaxed and was beautiful in the run.

"We know he's got an awesome turn of foot, and I was desperate to get him up over this kind of distance and probably even further. He's proven that he's the real deal."

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Top class mare Qali Al Farrasha added a second stakes victory to her impressive career record when she burst clear in the concluding stages to win the Gr.3 Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders Stakes (1400m) with consummate ease.

The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-prepared daughter of Almanzor hadn’t been seen at the races since finishing just a neck behind Khanshe in the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa back in April this year.

Traditionally a strong performer in her fresh-up runs, Saturday’s performance was no surprise albeit the ease of the victory in the hands of rider Wiremu Pinn was eye-catching as she simply destroyed her female rivals in the final 100m on the Heavy 8 rated surface that had been downgraded from a Soft 7 due to steady rain throughout the day.

Pinn bounced the mare smartly away from barrier six before allowing her to settle nicely in third as favourite Circus Dancer set up proceedings out in front.

Eased to a position out wider on the track turning for home, Qali Al Farrasha hit overdrive at the 200m as she raced past eventual runner-up Royal Flower and put the victory to bed as she coasted home to score by a widening two length margin at the winning post.

Pinn was confident of victory leading into the contest and the mare had delivered on those expectations.

“She is the one I came down here for,” Pinn said.

“The track was a little bit worrying, but she is a pretty good horse, is Group One placed and I thought this was an easy kill for her.

“It was a good training effort by Mark and Sam, and she was just the best horse in the race.”

Bred by Nearco Stud Ltd, Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis and Westonlea Bloodstock’s David and Matthew Peacocke from lightly raced Burgundy mare Nucleonic (NZ), Qali Al Farrasha is raced by Ellis and the Peacockes.

She has now won four of her 24 starts with the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) amongst those victories while seven of her 11 placed efforts include four at Group One level, with total prizemoney earned of $718,175. - Kevin Robertson, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

Hello Liz successfully carried her trial form over to race day at Illawara Grange where she made a dream start to her career.

Trained for us by Annabel and Rob Archibald, the three-year-old daughter of Hello Youmzain had scored in her heat at Rosehill last month before delivering at the first time of asking over 1200 metres.

The three-year-old was quickly into stride to settle in fourth spot away from the rail and was a willing partner in the run home for rider Kerrin McEvoy to score in a driving finish.

We purchased Hello Liz from breeder Liz Pollard through Landsdowne Park’s draft for $150,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale.

She is the first winner for the Listed Tauranga Classic winner Queens Rose, a daughter of O’Reilly and Group 3 winner Rosetti Bay who also produced the multiple stakes winner Perfect World.

Queens Rose produced a brother to Hello Liz last season.