SECRET SPICE wins for Fortuna in Malaysia 3rd June

Five Year Old Mare, SECRET SPICE (Sahkees Secret-Caparison) put a good even field of Class 5 gallopers to the sword, sprinting clear in the straight to win by 3 lengths at her home track of Penang. SECRET SPICE who had won three times in Singapore was having her fourth start in Malaysia for Fortuna’s Malaysian Trainer, ex -pat kiwi, Sharee Hamilton. Her Malaysian form had been good with three thirds from her previous three runs. Settling nicely in the run for her rider, S Salee, three back and one off the rail,  Salee mounted a strong run forward at about the 600 metre mark, setting the mare alight to loop the field, the issue was never in doubt once they turned for home. Click HERE to see race result and replays (Race 9)

Fortuna Director, John Galvin, expressed great pleasure at the outcome; “Secret Spice had won three times in Singapore, collecting almost S$130,000 in prizemoney along the way, however she did not settle very well in the Singapore stable environment, so the decision was taken to send her to Malaysia, which provides a more open environment with spelling paddocks etc and the decision has paid off as she has settled beautifully up there and is really thriving,” he said, “I am sure there are a lot more successes in front of her.”

SECRET SPICE was acquired by David Ellis on behalf of Fortuna at the 2013 Karaka Yearling Sales for the sum of $47,500 and is raced by the Fortuna Secret Spice Syndicate, an ownership group of 25 individuals.