Scarlett Lady on the Rise for Savabeel

The Handsome Ransom at Wellfield Lodge Manawatu Breeders Stakes (2000m) at Awapuni on Friday saw a brilliant win by Scarlett Lady who has now put together three consecutive wins on the track.

Trained by Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Scarlett Lady (Savabeel x On Call) looks to be one of the gems emerging from the brilliant crop of New Zealand three-year-old fillies this year.

Ridden by the in-form James McDonald, Scarlett Lady raced on the pace and took the inside run in the straight, staving off the smart performer Sharp Princess to win the feature by three-quarters-of-a-length.

Only lightly raced, the daughter of Savabeel has won three of her seven starts and ran an eye-catching fourth to King's Rose in the Group 2 NZB Royal Stakes earlier in the season.

She will now likely head to the Group 2 Travis Stakes later this month before heading across the Tasman for a tilt at the Group 1 Queensland Oaks.

The potent Savabeel is having a top season thus far with Do Ra Mi winning the Group 2 Kewney Stakes, Savabill winning the Listed Matamata Slipper, Kudakulari winning the Listed Canberra Guineas, and Lady Kipling, Dowger Queen and Savabill all Group 1 placed.

A steal from the ring, Scarlett Lady was purchased by Whitby Bloodstock from Waikato Stud for only $25,000, and has earned her connections almost $60,000 in stakes. The win has also taken her domestic rating to 84.