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David Ellis and his Te Akau Racing Syndicates owned Imperatriz overcame a wide drawn and heavy 10 ground to score a short neck win on debut in the 1000m juvenile contest as the favourite at Otaki.
David bought the I Am Invincible 2YO filly for A$360,000 at Magic Millions from the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft and she is the second foal and first winner for Berimbau a Group II placed Shamardal (USA) mare from the family of Group II winner Royal Courtship.
Hi trainer Jamie Richards said, “She was a filly that the more we did early with her, the better she became and it was a good tough first-up win,”
“We gave her a bit and she trialled well at Matamata. Her action suggested she might appreciate soft ground and while having some troubles with her in the barriers, she is getting better.