She Must Be Obeyed made the best possible start to her racetrack career when she scored a breathtaking debut win at Canterbury tonight.
A beautifully bred daughter of Commands, She Must Be Obeyed looked a stakes filly in the making as she made light work of the three-year-old contest over 1100 metres.
A member of the Anthony Cummings stable the filly was purchased by renowned Sydney bloodstock agent Keiran Moore for $190,000 at the 2008 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at the Gold Coast.
The filly was sent out as favourite on the strength of three impressive trial performances – two wins and a second – her most recent a trial win at Randwick on March 4.
Internationally proven Group One rider Glyn Schofield couldn’t help but be impressed with the debut win.
“She’s a very smart filly,” Schofield said moments after the race.
“I didn’t really let her go fully. When I did give her some rein I had Hughy (Bowman, Hamish Boy) near me, but then she skipped away and I couldn’t hear anyone behind.”
“It was a very soft win. I don’t know the winning margin – but it was a very good performance.”
Like Group One winning mares Purple and Russeting, She Must Be Obeyed is a daughter of Danehill’s Group winning son Commands.
She is the second runner for the former quality racemare Yvonne – a triple stakes winning daughter of Last Tycoon.
As well as She Must Be Obeyed, Yvonne is the dam of the winning and stakes placed filly Miss O’Brien.
The 2011 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale has attracted an outstanding catalogue of over 600 lots – six of them are by Commands.
Other well represented sires in the catalogue include Bel Esprit, Bernardini, Casino Prince, Choisir, Dane Shadow, Danzero, Duke of Marmalade, Encosta de Lago, Fastnet Rock, Flying Spur, Haradasun, Henrythenavigator, High Chaparral, Husson, Lonhro, Murtajill, Myboycharlie, Northern Meteor, Not a Single Doubt, Reaan, Red Ransom, Redoute’s Choice, Sebring, Shaft, Snitzel, Starcraft, Stratum, Street Cry, Street Sense, Testa Rossa, War Pass and Written Tycoon.
The sale will be held at the Gold Coast from May 25 and be the first sale of a massive National Sale with race fillies, broodmares, stallions, yearlings and racehorses all set to go under the hammer through to June 8.