The Andrew Forsman-prepared Shoebill made the long trip south to Tauherenikau a worthwhile one when she produced a strong performance over 1600 metres to shed her maiden tag.
The well-related Per Incanto three-year-old was sold through LA’s 2024 draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $260,000 with the Cambridge trainer signing the ticket with Andrew Williams Bloodstock and Bevan Smith.
A sister to this season’s Listed Maribyrnong Trial winner Eurocanto, Shoebill is the first foal of the Savabeel mare Shespending who is a sister to the Listed Lonhro Plate winner Tilianam and the family of the late multiple Group 1 winner and successful sire Sacred Falls.