Brilliant Trainer GAI WATERHOUSE continued producing the
Black Type results on Saturday when 3yo filly
Najoom by Northern Meteor delivered on her potential when demoralising her opponents in capturing the re-scheduled
Group 3 Blacktown Workers Hawkesbury Guineas at Rosehill for her owners Emirates Park Stud.
The three-year-old feature was supposed to be run seven days ago but was transferred to this meeting after Hawkesbury had to be abandoned last Saturday after only one race.
The Godolphin trained Federal ($3) fought it out with
Najoom in the bookies ring but had no answer on the track, finishing a distant second, with
Gerald Ryan's Bachman ($21) winding-up late into third spot, beaten five lengths.
Gai Waterhouse knows how to get the best from a Northern Meteor filly as we have seen with
Group 1 winners Amanpour and Cosmic Endeavour and she'll no doubt be thinking that way with
Najoom after her commanding victory over the colts in the 1400 metre contest.
Najoom led throughout for
Tim Clark and kicked right away to win by three and three-quarter lengths.
Najoom is building an imposing record. Her resume reads now four wins and two seconds from six starts with prizemoney topping $170,000.
It was easy work for in-form hoop
Tim Clark, notching up a treble for the day aboard
Najoom after winning earlier races aboard
High Midnight and Solicit.
"She controlled the tempo," Clark said. "She's an easy filly to ride. She showed an electric turn of foot and put the issue beyond doubt very quickly."
Waterhouse's racing manager Adrian Bott nominated the Listed Dark Jewel (1400m) at Scone next Saturday as an option but also hinted the filly could head to Brisbane or even go for a break before targeting the spring.
Najoom was picked up by Emirates Park for $225,000 at the Magic Millions.
She is the second winner for Charlety Star, an unraced sibling by Arena to stakes-winners Upon This Rock, Bhutane Dane and Gaze On, from the family of globe-trotting triple Group 1 winner Criterion.
Najoom is the 17th stakes-winner for ill-fated Northern Meteor, who has a growing number of sons at stud this spring.