Southern Filly Series Ends in a Tie

The New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series has ended in a tie after the Murray & Bjorn Baker trained Fast Love won the final leg on Saturday - the Listed NZB Warstep Stakes (2000m).

With five horses in the field vying for an outright Series win, Fast Love (Fastnet Rock x Make Me Dream) was too tough, putting in a solid performance in the Riccarton straight to record her second win by a quarter-of-a-length in the hands of Kylie Williams.

With a number of chances inside the last two furlongs, Ormond Road (City On A Hill x Pub Singa) put in a handy bid down the outside and held on well for second place, with Monaco Consul's full-sister So Divine (High Chaparral x Arganite) running a luckless third. Both fillies have joined the leaderboard with three points and one point respectively.

Now the winner of two of her six starts with two additional placings, Fast Love's domestic rating has jumped to 75 and she has now won over $30,000 in stakes earnings.

Fast Love was offered by Seaton Park at the 2010 Karaka Premier Sale.

With the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series now come to a close for 2011, the title is split four ways with Princess Emmy (King's Chapel x Hoot N' Holler) winning the first leg of the Series, the Listed NZB Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m), No Choice (Coats Choice x Winkum) winning the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m), Final Touch (Kashani x My Lydia) winning the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m), and Fast Love winning the Listed NZB Warstep Stakes (2000m).

Each of the four Listed races holds a total of seven points for the winner, and New Zealand Bloodstock would like to congratulate the connections of the winning fillies.

The 2010 NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series also ended in a four-way tie, it was the first time in the Series' 31 year history.

To view the final points table for the 2011 New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series, click here.