Bendigo trained filly, Villa Verde, proved she can match it with the city slickers when winning the Listed Inglis Debutante Stakes at Caulfield.

The word was out she was fleet of foot after easily winning a trial at Tatura in the smart time of 51.00 secs over 850 metres, and wouldn’t blow a candle out on pulling up.

Villa Verde is trained by Shaun Dwyer, he moved from Brisbane to Bendigo nearly four years ago, with stabling opposite the main gate of the racecourse providing excellent facilities.

His success rate has been pretty good since moving , and can only get better, this is the filly that could repeat those halcyon times, back in 2003, when he won the Magic Millions with the bonny filly, Regimental Gal, ridden by his close friend Michael Rodd.

Villa Verde was sold for $95,000 at the Inglis Premier Sales, she has almost recouped the purchase price in one run, besides adding Black Type, and her residual value would have at least tripled.

She has an ideal pedigree being by Not A Single Doubt, she is one that stud owners may have missed at the sales, there is a lot of upside to it, a genuine filly family, the dam, Young And Free, a dual Sydney winner, has left five foals to race, all have won, including Miss Sharapova and a close relationship to Ha Ha, Very Droll and the Caulfield Cup winner, Southern Speed, is a plus.

The fill will be spelled after one more run in the Maribyrnong Plate on Melbourne Cup Day, looking for more riches in the Autumn , and the dream of a Golden Slipper. 

Villa Verde ridden by Michael Rodd