Second Black Type Win for Written By Filly

Written By filly Bona Sforza won the Listed Welcome Stakes last year at Riccarton on debut and 12 months later was back at the same venue on Saturday to take out the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m).

Trained by Samantha Finnegan and ridden by Ace Lawson-Carroll, she forged clear to win by three-quarters of a length.

The South Auckland apprentice jockey was having just his eighth raceday ride since returning from near career ending injuries when he reunited with Bona Sforza having also won on her last year.

“It is good to be back in the saddle and back in the winners’ circle, and doing it in a big race,” Lawson-Carroll said.

“She was my first stakes winner last year, to the day, and kicking home another one on her down there again is great.”

Purchased for $150,000 by Samatha Finnegan from the Highline Thoroughbreds Book 1 draft at Karaka in 2024, Bona Sforza was purchased originally from the Widden draft at the MM National Weanling Sale for $65,000 by Highline Thoroughbreds/Catheryne Bruggeman/Paul Moroney Bloodstock.

She is the best of three winners from three foals to race from stakes placed Snitzel mare Thwayya.

Bona Sforza is one of six stakes-winners for Widden Stud’s Written By and is bred on what has become a very successful nick for him with daughters of Snitzel. The nick has produced 10 winners from 15 starters with Bona Sforza the third stakes-winner joining The Playwright and The Novelist.

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