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Sweetest Melody Wins Mona Lisa Stakes

Monday, 5th September 2011

Dual former Australian champion sire Encosta de Lago (Fairy King-Shoal Creek, by Star Way) added a black-type success (& 85th individual stakes-winner world-wide) when 5YO mare Sweetest Melody (Encosta De Lago-Ornamental Rose, by Catrail) notched her 3rd successive win with a 1-length victory in the $100,000 Listed Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m) for fillies & mares at Wyong. Sweetest Melody (ridden by Chris Munce for trainer Gai Waterhouse) defeated top-weighted & favoured 4YO mare Red Tracer (Dane Shadow-Kisma, by Snippets) & fellow 5YO mare Jerezana (Lonhro-Saddler's Silk, by Barathea). Sweetest Melody (passed-in for $190,000 when consigned by Widden Stud at the 2008 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale) now has 7 wins & 2 placings from 11 starts for $226,170 earnings. (Click on the link for full race details from Group Race Results at AAP Racing.)

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