Kiwi mare Short Shorts (NZ) (Iffraaj) recorded her first metropolitan Saturday victory when landing the Ranvet Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
The Brad Widdup-trained four-year-old daughter of Iffraaj was sent straight to the front by jockey Tom Sherry and never looked like getting beaten in the A$150,000 race, going on to score by three and a half lengths on a track that favoured those on speed.
The chestnut mare has now won four races from ten starts, with a further three placings.
Widdup’s wife Melissa races Short Shorts in partnership with her New Zealand breeder Mark Fraser-Campin, who is a close friend of the trainer.
“Tom (Sherry) dictated beautifully and it is great to see her win,” Widdup said.
“She came over from New Zealand with big promise and it is great to finally start to get there.
“There is plenty of wiggle room in the Benchmarks. That is the advantage of getting in with the bottom weight, we snuck in and it was terrific.
“I don’t want to over-do it too much this time in, but she is a nice progressive mare and it is good to get a Saturday win.”
Short Shorts is by former Haunui Farm stallion Iffraaj out of the Green Perfume mare Jabot, herself a half-sister to Group One winner Zirna.
