Filly fine fit for Slipper

A KEY piece of the Golden Slipper puzzle has been solved in emphatic fashion for the connections of She Will Reign, the filly looming as Australian racing’s next ragsto-riches racehorse.

In an industry littered with million-dollar yearlings, She Will Reign cost $20,000 but continued on her unbeaten run in the Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill yesterday, overcoming an uncustomary slow start before dishing it up to the colts.

In posting the third and most important win of her career to beat Godolphin colt Veranillo ($9.50) by 1½ lengths, She Will Reign earned almost $144,000.

Her Silver Slipper return is a different story and She Will Reign is now assured a start in next month’s $3.5 million Golden Slipper.

But her elevation to clearcut Golden Slipper favouritism at $3 didn’t come without a major scare. Sent out well into the red, She Will Reign ($1.35) was the last of the seven runners to hit the ground.

The mistake cost her a length and ensured she would race out of her comfort zone after leading to win at Kembla Grange and Randwick.