{"id":3448,"date":"2013-06-30T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.rockylhc.com\/2015\/elizapark\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2013-06-30T13:29:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T13:29:00","slug":"liberty-miss-shines-at-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.rockylhc.com\/2015\/elizapark\/liberty-miss-shines-at-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"LIBERTY MISS SHINES AT VALLEY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Statue of Liberty is back to doing what he does best \u2013 producing winners.\n<\/p>\n

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Off the scene for a couple of seasons, Statue\u2019s \u2018return\u2019 crop of 2YOs are humming along steadily with the likes of black typer, Octane Flyer, Baker Boy, Ile Aux Cygnes, Liberty, New York Rain and Spirits Dance all saluting in recent months.\n<\/p>\n

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And, on Saturday, Miss Steele joined the pack with a resounding win at Moonee Valley.\n<\/p>\n

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TVN\u2019s Adrian Dunn takes up the tale:\n<\/p>\n

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Talented filly Miss Steele made amends for her luckless debut run with her win in the Sportingbet Handicap today at Moonee Valley, but trainer Mick Kent has no doubt the filly should be undefeated.\n<\/p>\n

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Kent blames himself for Miss Steele\u2019s first start loss at Flemington in mid May when he instructed Glen Boss to ride the filly with a sit and she raced too keenly.\n<\/p>\n

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He said if he had told Boss to let her bowl then he thought she would have proved too strong.\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe just got crowded up and he (Boss) had to go for her very early,\u201d Kent said.\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe is a pretty nice filly, I have a lot of time for her.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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Kent said he waited for Saturday\u2019s race as it carried $30,000 in VOBIS bonus, which netted connections $78,000.\n<\/p>\n

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He said he would continue to race Miss Steele, a daughter of Statue of Liberty, in similar VOBIS races for the rest of the season.\n<\/p>\n

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Miss Steele, a drifter from $2.80 to $3.20, accelerated through a narrow opening at the 200 metres to win softly by one length from Magnaro, $4.40, with a half length to the heavily supported Romancingthestone, which was backed from $3.30 to $2.90 favourite.\n<\/p>\n

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Jockey Luke Nolen said he could have moved three deep with about 600 metres to travel, but said he elected to track Romancingthestone, which had speared to the front.\n<\/p>\n

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Nolen said the filly needed an \u201counce of luck\u201d, but when the opening appeared in the straight she quickly took it.\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll in all, I thought the win was quite sound,\u201d Nolen said.\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe feels a novice, but I think she has nice improvement in her.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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Miss Steele is out of the Shagny mare, Shu\u2019 Shu\u2019 Lara and is raced by her breeders: the Zitos, Cichellos and Buttons.\n<\/p>\n

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