A half-sister to the Ridgemont based 2021 SA Triple Crown winning sire Malmoos, the Varsfontein Stud-bred Mascherina registered her maiden stakes score at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday when running out an impressive winner of the R200 000 Listed Off To Stud Stakes.
The first feature at the very first KZN racemeeting of the new season proved a popular one for punters when Tristan Godden rode a confident race on the 11-10 favourite, who was produced from a few lengths off the gallop to cut them down and win going away to beat Highveld raider Quantum (16-1) by 0,40 lengths in a time of 96,43 secs.
Tristan Godden has things under control as Mascherina finishes too strongly for her opposition (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Another Highveld raider in Sean Tarry’s Elembee (13-2) rounded off the trifecta a further 1,30 lengths back, the beautiful grey Perilla (17-2) a neck back in fourth.
A 4yo daughter of reigning champion sire Gimmethegreenlight (More Than Ready), Mascherina is out of the Fort Wood mare Justthewayyouare, who won four times from 1600m to 2600m.
Mascherina is in fact one of six winners for her Listed Spook Express Handicap winning dam, who is a half-sister to top sire Master Of My Fate (Jet Master).
“She likes to be switched off and her 2 gate wasn’t the best draw for her. But she is a decent filly and I think she will go further yet,” said Sporting Post-sponsored rider Tristan Godden, who completed a double for the Hollywoodbets-sponsored Peter Muscutt yard.
Mascherina, who was saddled by Vanessa Beets in the absence of Peter Muscutt and Ros Coetzee on a well-deserved Zanzibar holiday, has now won 4 races with 3 places from her 8 starts for stakes of R361 625.
This was a great start to the new term in Varsfontein’s Golden Jubilee year.
