New Zealand mare Atishu has some of the richest races in Australia on her programme after a brilliant Randwick win on Saturday.
Atishu landed some big bets, including one by a Kiwi punter who plonked $7000 on her at $4.80, when she won fresh-up in Sydney for new trainer Chris Waller, almost doubling her career earnings with one run.
Waller was quick to praise former trainer Stephen Marsh who developed Atishu into a black-type winner last season and sent her to Sydney in prime condition and while it was only a BM88 race over 1400m on Saturday, Atishu won like a horse who deserves grander targets.
She has them, but managing owner Albert Bosma of Go Racing syndications says Atishu will have to show him and Waller what her most potent distance is going to be to help clarify her goals.
"On one hand we have a race like the Caulfield Cup over 2400m or we have races like the Epsom [1600m] or the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle [1500m] in Sydney," says Bosma.