Lekvarte further boosted her future broodmare value when she turned her form around in fine style at Rosehill where the Westbury Stud graduate triumphed in Tuesday’s G2 Emancipation Stakes.
The daughter of farm resident Reliable Man wasn’t sighted when opening her campaign last month and showed impressive improvement to claim top honours in the 1500-metre fillies and mares’ feature.
Trained by Joseph Pride, the gallant grey mare settled well back in the field before picking up ground across the top.
She was into clear air 350 metres from home and lengthened stride to dash clear and had enough in reserve to score in her penultimate appearance.
“She’s in the Chairman’s Sale in six weeks’ time and she’ll have one final start in the Queen of the Turf Staes (G1, 1600m),” Pride said.
“She’s done a fine job and it will be a sad day when she finishes up, she’s a lovely mare.”
Lekvarte was piloted by Josh Parr, who was winning on the six-year-old for the third time.
“She was remarkable and Joe gave me good confidence before the race, he said she was in great condition,” he said.
“I couldn’t believe the power she gave me to track up and then let go.”
Lekvarte has won on 11 occasions, including Group 3 successes in the Aspiration Handicap, Angst Stakes and the Belle of the Turf Stakes.
She was bred by Stewart Hume and was purchased out of Westbury’s 2020 draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $210,000 by BK Racing & Breeding and Andrew Williams Bloodstock.
She is a half-sister to the multiple winner and stakes performer Total Power with their dam the Encosta De Lago mare Plumm.
They are out of Madame Plume was successful on seven occasions and finished runner-up in the G1 South Australian Oaks.