Sabie salutes in Pewsey

A last start third in the Blue Diamond Preview for fillies, Exceed And Excel juvenile Sabie recorded a strong win in the Listed Pewsey Vale Stakes over 1050m at Morphettville on March 12.

Sitting outside the favourite throughout the run, the Anthony Freedman-trained filly produced the goods for jockey Kerrin McEvoy in the final 100m to record her third career win, and first at Stakes level, from just four starts to date.

Out of the Snippets mare Rondavel, Sabie was bred by Darley and joins Graskop and Anakaret as the third Stakes horse for the mare. Rondavel has a yearling colt by Exceed And Excel and was covered by Lonhro’s G1-winning son Denman during the last breeding season.

Interestingly, the Champion sprinter Exceed And Excel has provided the winners of the Pewsey Vale Stakes for three of the past four years, with Koala Bear and Baby Corn being the other previous winners.

The sire of 45 Stakes winners globally highlighted by triple G1 winner Helmet and the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp winner Excelebration, Exceed And Excel will be represented by 13 yearlings at the forthcoming Inglis Easter yearling sale including lot 361, a colt out of the G1-winning mare River Dove, lot 216, a bay filly out of G2 winner Innovation Girl and lot 174, a filly from G3 winner Galapagos Girl.