Gifted homebred mare Sea Poem turned in a herculean effort at Bendigo to continue her march through the grades.

The Pierata four-year-old overcame the outside gate to win in outstanding style over 1100 metres and take her record to four wins and a placing from just eight appearances.

Trained by Ben, Will and JD Hayes, Sea Poem drifted to a clear last and rider Nash Rawiller stayed on the fence into the straight.

He angled the mare across heels 250 metres from home, and she cut loose to win going away by a length and a-quarter.

“We left Nash with an open book from the outside gate, and it was a 10 out of 10 ride,” stable representative Will Evans said.

“She was always going to have to go back and Nash summed it up perfectly, the key to her are the firmer tracks.”

We offered Sea Poem at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale where she was bought for A$160,000 by Lindsay Park and Jamie McCalmont and is a daughter of the imported Street Cry mare Prose Poem.

She is a sister to multiple stakes winner Fencing with their dam the G1 French Oaks winner Latice, whose half-brother Lawman won twice at the highest level ahead of a successful stud career.

Te Akau purchased Prose Poem’s colt by Sword Of State for $50,000 at Karaka earlier this year and she also has a yearling son of our resident sire and is in foal to Chaldean.

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Progressive mare Diamond Show bounced back to winning ways with a strong first-up performance on her home track.

The daughter of resident stallion Almanzor was produced in prime order by trainer Brad Widdup at Hawkesbury where she successfully lumped 61kg to victory over 1400 metres.

We bred and sold Diamond Show who was purchased by prominent Sydney owner John Cordina under his Summertime Holdings banner for A$340,000 out of our Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale draft in 2023.

Unplaced at her previous outing in June, Diamond Show raced on the pace and proved a willing partner for rider Tyler Shilling to round off strongly in the run home for the third win of her nine-start career.

She is a daughter of the G1 Queensland Oaks runner-up Zenella and the Zabeel mare from the famed Eight Carat family has done a fine job at stud.

All five of her foals to race have been successful and includes the Listed Taranaki Oaks Prelude winer Miss Ella.

We sold Diamond Show’s brother for A$100,000 at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale and the now named Giddy Up Bankcheck was later knocked down at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale for $140,000 to Lindsay Park.

A half-sister to the G2 Blazer Stakes winner Forever Loved, Zenella also has a yearling colt by Almanzor and is due to foal to Chaldean.

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Ima Brazen One turned her Trentham record around when she successfully resumed on the capital city course.

The Brazen Beau mare had been winless from three previous visits, but the Mike Breslin-trained speedster bounced back in her fresh state to score over 1000 metres.

Our homebred was quickly into stride to lead under Masa Hashizume and, after surging clear 250 metres from home, held on for the fifth victory of her career and has only missed a top five finish once in 14 starts.

Breslin had expected a top showing from his charge following two impressive lead-up trials.

“I knew she was ready to run a big race, she was probably as forward as I’ve had her to resume,” he said.

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