Ya Rite Darl Dominant In 3YO Classique

Exciting three-year-old filly Ya Rite Darl (NZ) (What The Hill) is proving to be an astute purchase for her connections after trouncing her rivals in the Group Two Macca Lodge NZ Sires’ Stakes 3YO Classique (1980m) at Addington Raceway last Friday.

The Robert and Jenna Dunn-trained three-year-old was purchased out of Woodlands Stud’s 2022 NZB Standardbred National Weanling Sale by Diamond Racing for just $8,000 and has earned just shy of $140,000 following Friday’s win.

The daughter of What The Hill held the weight of expectation heading into the race, having been backed into a $2.20 favouritism, but her chances were immediately aided when second favourite Habibiti Pat galloped prior to the start, losing all chance. 

Driver John Dunn was positive off the mobile arm and took Ya Rite Darl straight to the front where he dictated terms throughout. Dunn unleashed his filly from the 400m and she quickly distanced her rivals, running out an impressive 12-½ length victor over Atlantic City (NZ) (Volstead - Liberty City).

Ya Rite Darl has now won five and placed in five of her 16 starts, including victory in the Group Three New Zealand 2YO Trotting Stakes (1980m) and placings in the Group Three Macca Lodge Sires’ Stakes 2YO Fillies Classique (1980m), Group Three Northern Trotting Oaks (2200m) and Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million 2YO Mobile Trot (1980m).

Bred by Woodlands Stud, Ya Rite Darl is by their former shuttle stallion What The Hill and out of three-win Dream Vacation mare Gogirl Bromac, a half-sister to Group Three winner Groovy Bromac.

Ya Rite Darl’s third dam is Group One performer Lily The Pink, who won a Group Two Inter Dominion Trotters Heat and placed in the Group One Inter Dominion Trotters Grand Final, and she was the dam of Group One performer Jazz Legend and 2016-17 New Zealand Trotting Broodmare of the Year Another Starlet.