Savacool (NZ) (Savabeel) has upstaged her more fancied stablemates to continue Chris Waller’s recent run of success in the Listed Rowley Mile (1600m) at Hawkesbury.
Sydney’s premier trainer has now won three of the past five renewals of the 1600 metre feature, Savacool adding her name to the list when she stormed home from the back to overhaul the leaders.
The daughter of Savabeel had been placed in a string of stakes races but her breakthrough black-type success also gave her champion sire his 100th individual Stakes winner.
Stable representative Charlie Duckworth said the victory was an important boost to the mare’s residual value.
“Great to get the win on the board. Obviously she has got plenty of black-type placings in Group races but to get a Listed win is very important for her as a mare,” Duckworth told Sky Thoroughbred Central.
“Winning today she showed plenty of zip so it leaves us with plenty of options for her preparation ahead.”
Tommy Berry rode a patient race on Savacool ($9) and her win gave the in-form hoop a double on the program, a day after he landed a winning treble at Canterbury.
She scored by a half-length over Girl Tuesday (Street Cry) with Spencer (Pierro) a half-head away third.
Waller also saddled up $2.45 favourite Order Again (NZ) (Iffraaj), who chimed in halfway up the straight but could not go on with the job, finishing fifth.
Savacool was purchased by Waller out of Waikato Stud’s 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearling Sale draft for $220,000.
