Emerging filly Mislead (Shamexpress) could be set for higher tasks with a trip to Adelaide to chase black type on the radar for the Sportsbet Future Stars Series winner.
Rachael Frost’s three-year-old took out the $300,000 1400m final on Thursday evening at Pakenham having won a heat two weeks earlier.
Making the occasion even more special, Frost recently put family members into the horse. Her parents flew in from New Zealand and her brother travelled from Washington DC to be there.
“To have mum and dad and my brother here, it’s been so good, unbelievable,” Frost said.
“There’s not a heap of options in the next few weeks so she might even back up, or she might go to Adelaide, it depends how much weight she loses because she does suck up quite quickly.”
Frost has won stakes races before, with Travimyfriend (NZ) (Tavistock) the highlight winning The Sofitel during Covid, but the New Zealand export said this win was extremely satisfying.
“She’s just taken time to get it together really,” Frost said.
Damian Lane was the standout rider during the series and as such took out the leading jockey ahead of Craig Williams, taking home a cool $30,000 thanks to Sportsbet.
