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Kiwi filly Quintessential added her name to the illustrious list of winners of the $400,000 Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm heading a New Zealand bred trifecta.
In doing so Quintessential has maintained New Zealand's unparalleled record in the G1 classic making it three straight Queensland Oaks titles for New Zealand bred horses.
Scarlett Lady (Savabeel) won the race last year with Miss Keepsake (Keeper) taking honours in 2010.
Quintessential, a daughter of Fast 'N' Famous, also secured back-to-back titles for New Zealand Bloodstock graduates.Trained by leading New Zealand trainer John Sargent, Quintessential (Fast 'N' Famous x Florette) got the better of the fellow kiwi bred and Chris Waller trained Eliza Blues (O'Reilly) with Vittoria (Postponed).
She produced the same solid turn of foot that saw her win the G3 Desert Gold Stakes at Trentham in January, a leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series.
The victory gave John Sargent his first G1 winner in Australia and also gave her sire Fast 'N' Famous his first G1 winner from his first crop.
Bred by Trelawney Thoroughbreds, Quintessential is raced by Nearco Stud and was purchased by Adrian Clark from Trelawney Stud at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2010 Karaka Select Sale for $70,000.
She is out of the unraced mare Florette (Sword Dance) who has produced five winners from five runners to date, Quintessential being the only stakes winner so far.
Quintessential's second dam is the winning mare Vincesca (Darby Creek Road) who has produced nine winners including the stakes winners Garemma (Shananie), Vinnie's Boy (Sejm), Favalora (Untuttable) and Marilyn's Madness (Shananie).
Her 11 career starts have seen her take four wins and four placings with yesterday's victory taking her stakes earnings to over $265,000.
New Zealand bred fillies have a wonderful record in the Queensland Oaks winning the Group 1 classic nine times since 2000 with Giovana, Ethereal, Zagalia, Vouvray, Eskimo Queen, Miss Keepsake, Scarlett Lady and now Quintessential.
