Molly Bloom awarded NZB Filly of the Year
The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Molly Bloom (Ace High) was crowned the New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) Filly Of The Year Series winner.
Having won the New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), Eight Carat Classic (Gr 2, 1600m) and David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (Gr 2, 2000m), Molly Bloom finished with 28 points.
Originally purchased by Wexford Stables for NZ$150,000 from Seaton Park’s Karaka 2022 draft, Molly Bloom is set to leave O’Sullivan and Scott’s care to start her next chapter in the care of ex-pat Kiwi and leading trainer Chris Waller.
Now under the majority ownership of Australian Ozzie Kheir, Molly Bloom’s recent Queensland campaign has since seen her place in the Gold Coast Bracelet (Listed, 1800m) and run a commendable fifth in the The Roses (Gr 2, 2000m).
With the three-year-old filly now transferring to the care of Waller, her former co-trainer O’Sullivan reminisced on the prestigious achievement for their talented filly.
“She is such a good quality filly and to win this time-honoured award is recognition of her class,” he said.
“It’s always a dream to buy a filly of her quality and we loved her from the day we first saw her at Karaka. She’s certainly lived up to what we hoped she would be.
“Thank you to NZB for their longstanding sponsorship of the Filly of the Year Series, it is such a prestigious title acknowledging three-year-old filly excellence and we are delighted that she has won it.
Molly Bloom’s connections have earned NZ$50,000 in bonus cheques including NZ$10,000 for breeder Seaton Park, NZ$10,000 for trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, and NZ$30,000 for her syndicate of owners.