Rising Star Gets Class Test in Fernhill

Thursday, April 6, 2017 | 5:55 pm

Updated: April 6, 2017 at 5:56 pm

By Alan Carasso

Miss Finland (Craig Williams) trained by David Hayes & owned by John Messara, John Leaver & Alan Jones wins the VRC Oaks (Group 1) at Flemington on 9/11/2006 - photo by Martin King / Sportpix - copyright

The second day of The Championships at Royal Randwick Saturday gets underway with the A$150,00 Listed Fernhill H., a 1600-metre test which marks the black-type debut of 'TDN Rising Star' Earth Angel (Aus) (Animal Kingdom).

Campaigned by Arrowfield, Belford Productions and Planette Thoroughbred Trading, the 2-year-old daughter of the tremendous racemare Miss Finland (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) became the first winner for her first-season sire (by Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) when finding her best stride late to score on her Ballarat debut Mar. 8 (video).

Earth Angel (54kg) could face her biggest danger from stablemate Muraahib (Aus) (Reset {Aus}) (58kg), a two-time winner who was a close sixth in the G1 Blue Diamond S. Feb. 25 and a latest third in the G3 Baillieu S. at Rosehill Mar. 25.