Gem of a show at Hawkesbury

Well-related filly Diamond Show did us proud at Hawkesbury where she put her rivals away with a minimum of effort.

The daughter of resident sire Almanzor had been building to something special and she duly delivered with a sparkling performance over 1600 metres to justify her short odds.

We bred and sold Diamond Show who has been patiently handled by trainer Brad Widdup and had opened her current preparation when fifth on the Kensington track at Randwick before finishing runner-up at Kembla Grange.

She went one better in style on her home track over 1600 metres, coming from the back of the field in the hands of Kerrin McEvoy to put a space on her opposition.

Congratulations to Sydney owner John Cordina, who purchased Diamond Show under his Summertime Holdings banner for A$340,000 out of our Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale draft in 2023.

A half-sister to Listed Taranaki Oaks Prelude winner Miss Ella, the filly is a daughter of the Zabeel mare Zenella who finished runner-up in the G1 Queensland Oaks.

All five of her foals to race have been successful and we sold Diamond Show’s unraced brother for A$100,000 at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

The mare produced another Almanzor colt last season and is in foal to Chaldean.

From the famed Eight Carat family, Zenella is a half-sister to the G2 Blazer Stakes winner Forever Loved with the G1 Australian Guineas winner Feroce the most recent top-flight winner on the pedigree page.

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