Frumos makes it three from three with Rosehill win
Four-year-old Frumos has pricked the ears of thoroughbred enthusiasts following an unbeaten start to her racing career, but none more so than her master trainer, Chris Waller.
Following an effortless victory at Newcastle a fortnight ago, the American-bred mare went to Rosehill Gardens on Saturday and put paid to her rivals in a Fillies & Mares Benchmark 78 Handicap under William Pike.
Now with three wins from as many starts, Waller believes she has a very “bright future” ahead of her.
“She’s come a long way in a short time,” the trainer said.
“Two provincial wins going through her grades getting confidence, and then coming to a Saturday race, making most of the great Sydney prizemoney we’ve got here on offer.
“She’s got a bright future and we’re looking forward to it.
“It’s a great time of year for horses like this, because if they’ve got that exceptional ability, it can make up for ringcraft, and that’s what she’s gaining, against handy horses – like Sur La Mer, she’s won her last two in the city – but just having that extra gear helps.”
"Pike is slicing through the pack, looking for the gaps and getting it."
Frumos makes it three from three and stamps herself as an exciting mare for @cwallerracing, coming from last at Rosehill to beat stablemate Sur La Mer with One Aye third. @tabcomau pic.twitter.com/RItCjv3NaB
— Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) July 16, 2022
After settling down last in the 1400m contest, Pike bided his time on the mare by Kitten’s Joy before slicing his way through the field to record an easy 2.27-length win over stablemate Sur La Mer.
Sent out as a $2.15 favourite with online bookmakers, Frumos never gave her Group 1-winning jockey anything to worry about, with Pike saying she travelled like the winner for a long way.
“All I had to do was not mess it up, I suppose,” he said.
“Find some daylight, and look, when I was travelling as good as I was, there was never gonna be a problem there.
“I knew I had a real good kick underneath me and my horse was ready to fire, but at the same time, there was a lot of jostling going on and I was happy to not be involved in that.”
With all three of Frumos’ victories coming over 1400m, Pike believes there is no need to change things up with her going forward.
Frumos is listed as a $26 hope in the Epsom Handicap (1600m), a race Waller has won four times.