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Australia’s Best Maiden No More

6th Aug 2015

Breednet - by Tara Madgwick - Thursday, 6 August 2015*

Sent out at Black Caviar odds at Hawkesbury on Thursday, Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond place-getter Lake Geneva quickly cast off maiden status with a comprehensive victory.

The Hawkes Racing trained daughter of Fastnet Rock was ridden confidently by Tommy Berry, tracking the pace before forging clear to win the 1000 metre maiden by a length and a half in a tick over 57 seconds.

It was probably more barrier trial than race, but allowed Lake Geneva to put a win on the board after a lucrative, but ultimately winless, juvenile season that saw her placed in each of four runs all in Group company.

A $1million Inglis Easter purchase from the Coolmore draft, Lake Geneva runs for Coolmore and partners and has been entered for all the spring majors.

Already a winner of nearly $500,000 in prizemoney, Lake Geneva was foaled and raised at Coolmore and is the first winner for Group II winning Stravinsky (USA) mare Hips Don’t Lie.

Hips Don’t Lie is all but married to Fastnet Rock and has a two year-old filly by the sire called Irish Sea, a yearling filly by him and will foal again to the champion son of Danehill this year.