Cambridge Stud-owned filly Zouzarella (Zoustar) can further stamp herself as the horse to beat in the Gr.1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on October 13 when she contests the Listed Jim Maloney Stakes (1400m) at Sandown.
Prepared by Anthony and Sam Freedman, the three-year-old filly has had two starts for two wins, both at Moonee Valley, and looks to be suited stepping up in distance.
“Everything points toward her enjoying a bigger track and a longer run in, albeit when they come down that hill, I’ve had plenty of horses get a little undone there,” Sam Freedman told Racing.com.
“This has pretty much been the plan the whole way through, and it should top her off, gives her a run at 1400m, which I don’t think should pose an issue for her and she looks like she should be very well suited to a mile as well.”
“She’s not unbeatable by any stretch of the imagination and it’s not her grand final, she’s still being set to peak in the Thousand Guineas.”
A daughter of Zoustar, Zouzarella is the $2.10 favourite for Saturday’s contest.
