By Neil Evans
One of the more underrated mares around the Riverina is set to take her winning strike rate to 20 per cent when she lines up at Monday’s Corowa meeting.
Trifecta Ruby, a talented five-year-old daughter of prolific sprint sire Winning Rupert, tackles a Benchmark 58 Hcp over 1300m for the Gary Colvin stable at Wagga.
Racing heads to Corowa on Monday.Credit: Jason South
Seemingly still improving well into her third full prep, Trifecta Ruby is out to snap a run of three close placings since returning in mid-September.
She did her best work late at this track in BM 58 grade before charging home to finish within a length of the winner at Wagga two starts back, then produced a similar run in a deeper Class 2 at home over 1200m.
Over 100m further, she now looks primed to claim a third career win at her 15th start, and then be potentially aimed at a stronger race on Snake Gully Cup day at Gundagai, or even a Federal BM 60 Hcp over the same trip at Canberra on Nov 24.
Trifecta Ruby hasn’t won since a dominant and fast-fishing Class 1 success at Wagga on March 14 but will relish getting back onto drier ground at Corowa.
She opened around $4.40 in early betting alongside fellow Wagga mare and last-start winner Our Frankie, but behind Albury-based favourite Gijima Gal at $3.50.
Meanwhile, another mare on the rise is preparing to take the next step when she tackles a Class 3 Hcp over 1000m to close the meeting.
Rosie’s Prophecy, a progressive four-year-old daughter of Akeed Mofeed, makes the short neighbouring trip from over the border at Wodonga for the David O’Prey stable.
A dominant first-up maiden winner at Corowa, Rosie’s Prophecy again finished well into a place in a good quality BM 58 at Albury over 900m three weeks ago.
And connections had no hesitation in stepping her up to this deeper test as she hunts down a second career win in her eighth start.
Rosie’s Prophecy was priced around $5.00 in early betting well behind favourite Brenlyn’s Daisy ($2.90) who re-loads off a second-up win at Wodonga; and Wangaratta-based Tim Angel at $4.70.
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