Wootton Bassett / Visenya 23 Filly

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Introducing our Wootton Bassett x Visenya ‘23 Filly — now in work at Flemington and already giving us the feel of a Thousand Guineas filly in the making. This is a beautifully bred, athletic young mare who brings together one of the world’s most influential stallions with a truly elite Australian family.

By Wootton Bassett, a proven global sire of Classic talent and high-class juveniles, she carries the same bloodlines that produced champions such as Almanzor, Audarya and King of Steel. His stock are renowned for power, scope, and an incredible will-to-win — traits she is already showing in her early work.

Her dam Visenya is by the incomparable Fastnet Rock, and her page only gets stronger the deeper you look. This filly descends directly from the immortal Shantha’s Choice family — the dynasty that produced Redoute’s Choice, Rubick, Manhattan Rain, Sliding Cube, Shoals, Groundswell, Precious Lorraine, Heavenly Curlin and many more black-type standouts. Few families in the Southern Hemisphere produce elite runners with such consistency.

With a pedigree steeped in Group 1 speed and Classic stamina, combined with her physical presence and the way she is handling the Flemington environment, we genuinely believe she has the profile of a filly who will thrive over a mile and beyond — and could develop into a serious spring contender.