The Waikato Stud colours were in winning form on Sunday carried by Hurry Curry to win the Oaks Preview at Flemington and also at Bairnsdale by a blue blood first starter by I Am Invincible.
Trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, Mem’s Choice was well fancied in the 1200m maiden and hit the line strongly to win by a length adding to the impressive record of her dam Abscond.
Mem’s Choice (I Am Invincible x Abscond) shows them how it’s done on debut in the WS silks for @moodyracingpgm and @kscoleman 🤩
The exciting 3YO filly was purchased by her trainers from @SledmereStud at @inglis_sales Easter and is raced by Garry. Big thanks to all the team… pic.twitter.com/otrZgnDT00
— Waikato Stud (@WaikatoStud) September 22, 2024
An $825,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Sledmere Stud for Peter Moody on behalf of Garry Chittick of Waikato Stud, Mem’s Choice is a full sister to G1-winning $3 million-earner Invincibella, who produced her first winner last week when Justify (USA) filly Mergeila saluted at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Mem’s Choice is the fourth winner from seven to race from unraced Galileo mare Abscond, whose other three winners are G3 winner Secret Blaze and stakes-winner Extreme Flight, who stands at Rosemont Stud in Victoria.
Abscond produced a colt by Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside last spring and is due to foal again to cthree-time Champion Sire, I Am Invincible.
