Fun winning double at Riccarton

Funfetti completed a Cambridge Stud double at Riccarton where the daughter of our resident sire Embellish romped to victory.

The four-year-old followed the earlier winning lead on the all-weather track of our homebred Avoriaz, who made an instant impression from her new quarters with a breakthrough success.

Trained by John and Karen Parsons, Funfetti has proved a versatile performer with four wins on the turn and now on the synthetic over 2200 metres.

She was given a perfect run in the trail by Tina Comignaghi before angling into the clear before the home bend and bolted clear to score by four lengths.

We originally purchased Funfetti out of HGT Bloodstock’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $12,000.

She is the first foal Alternative Fact, who won twice up to 2100 metres, and the Medaglia D’Oro mare is out of a half-sister to the G3 Doomben Roses winner and G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas placegetter Awesome Planet.

We subsequently sold Funfetti for $2000 via the Gavelhouse platform and is raced by Cambridge horseman Clinton Isdale.

We offered Avoriaz at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale where trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood signing the ticket at $240,000.

She posted a couple of minor placings before relocating to Lance Robinson’s Riccarton operation and made a winning debut for him over 1600 metres in Kate Hercock’s hands.

They settled well back in the field and stormed home from last with 600 metres to run to triumph in a driving finish.

Avoriaz is out of the winning High Chaparral mare Enjay, who is in foal to Hello Youmzain, and her half-sister Rolling Pin won the G2 Shannon Stakes and G3 Cameron Handicap and also placed in the G1 Epsom Handicap.

All five of Enjay’s foals to race are now winners and includes our multiple Group placegetter Familia and the Listed Champagne Stakes runner-up Queen’s Evidence.

‍

‍