Smarty Pant’s (Charm Spirit- Brannickers by Darci Brahma) win in the 1300m Taranaki Pine Maiden at New Plymouth on Saturday was an extra bit special.
The mare is raced on lease by a syndicate including her breeders LA and their long-time client Hawkes Bay’s Bryan Hutchinson. Just like they handled the career of the Group winner Tinkerlicious (Nadeem-Tinkermia by Johar) for LA, Smarty Pant’s trainer Janelle Millar and her team have done a marvellous job with their communication and making ownership so enjoyable for her large ownership group.
To cap off a great day for Janelle and her hard working team, Smarty Pant’s win was part of a race to race double for the local stable.
Meanwhile, Per Incanto’s recent run of unearthing three-year-old filly talent continued at Woodville on Thursday with the stylish win on debut of the LA bred Bonham (Per Incanto-Fortune’s Choice by Redoute’s Choice).
Raced by prominent owner Gary Harding and trained by Johnno Benner and Hollie Wynyard, the 1000 Guineas nominated filly was purchased from LA’s 2019 Karaka Book 1 draft for $160,000.