Red Card romps home in Denise's Joy Stakes

Red Card flies home to score in the Listed Denise's Joy Stakes. Photo: breednet.com.au

Godolphin tackled Saturday's Listed Coolmore Denise's Joy Stakes (1100m) with four runners, and fittingly it was a descendant of Denise's Joy that saluted in track record time.

After failing to fire during her first two starts at Kembla Grange and Randwick at two, Red Card has improved out of all recognition.

With Sam Clipperton in the saddle for James Cummings, the three-year-old daughter of Ribchester (IRE) turned the competitive-looking race into a two-and-a-half-length romp defeating the I Am Invincible filly Written In Code with the Exceed and Excel filly Ojai a length and a quarter back in third.

With her stakes breakthrough, Red Card advances her record to four wins and two seconds from nine starts with earnings of A$284,225.

Red Card is the first foal of the winning Street Cry (IRE) mare Penalty, a A$20,000 purchase for Yulong when consigned by Godolphin to the 2020 National Broodmare Sale when carrying an Exosphere colt.

The sixth dam of Red Card is Denise's Joy, whose memory is honoured with this race every year. 

Red Card is the second stakes winner in Australia for Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Ribchester and his seventh overall. The son of Iffraaj stands at Haunui Farm this season for $12,000 +GST. -breednet.com.au