$600 Purchase Lands Divine Result In Wagga Super Maiden
Michael Travers has continued his success with tried horses, this time with his $600 purchase, Jenni Divine.
Picked up as a broken in two-year-old during the January 2024 Inglis Digital Online Sale, Travers had previously joked that the float trip cost more than the Divine Prophet filly.
A speedy customer, Jenni Divine, was on her way to a maiden victory before her last preparation ended abruptly after she suffered a near career-ending suspensory ligament injury.
Still, Travers persisted, nursing the speedster back to health, and this time in, connections were rewarded with a second-up victory in the $50,000 Super Maiden Plate at Wagga’s Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Australia Day.
With Shaun Guymer in the saddle, Jenni Divine ($8.50) shot out of gate 10, found the front, and led all the way to record a comfortable victory.
Now 11 starts into her career, which includes a win and five minor placings, the cheap buy has earned connections over $50,000 in prizemoney.
“She’s been a work in progress,” Travers said.
“She went out with the suspensory issue, and they are pretty hard to come back from, but she has done a great job, and Shaun has ridden her well.”
The Wagga galloper was second-up on her home track, which followed an impressive third placing when resuming from a ten-month break in the 1200m Maiden Plate for fillies and mares at Wagga on January 15.
On that day, Jenni Divine led before fading in the final stages.
“I said to Shaun she had taken a great deal of benefit from that run,” Travers said.
“She was just jumping out of her skin all week, and we were looking forward to it, and we got the right result.”
Connections, including Narrandera Race Club Racing Manager, Michael Bailey, have been patient with their mare, and Travers was pleased to see everyone rewarded as the winner took home the $22,000.
“It’s fantastic. She deserves to win a race like this,” Travers said.
“She has been thereabouts a lot of times, and to get a good one like this is great.”
It was another good day for the stable, who watched on as Menzah One (Blaike McDougall) narrowly went down in the 1600m Class One/Maiden Handicap and Dynamic One (Blaike McDougall) finished a gallant third in the Australia Day Cup (2000m).
On a good day’s racing at Wagga, the Australia Day Cup (2000m) was won by the Gary Colvin-trained Pride Of Jezza(Jeff Penza, $3.40).
The Wagga galloper, a 4YO son of Pride Of Dubai, is racing in exceptional form, winning three of his past four.
On the same program was the feature sprint, the Wagga Scamper (1200m) Benchmark 82 Handicap, won by the Rob Potter-trained Action King (Damon Budler, $2.90).
Words: Jeff Hanson
Image: Kylie Shaw/Trackpix Photography
