Arabian Rose (Alabama Express) provided trainer James Healy with his first stakes winner when successful in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap. Cifrado (Encryption) and Anemacore (NZ) (Unusual Suspect {USA}) filled the minor placings.
“She’s a beautiful horse and the best is yet to come. She’ll go for a good break now because she hasn’t had one for a while. It’s my first stakes winner and I’m so glad it was with this horse,” Healy said.
“We’ve got a great bunch of owners in this horse, and I have to give credit to the staff at home as well. This race has been the plan for a long time now… I’m so happy for Tiff (Brooker), she’s been part of the stable from the start and this win will mean more to her than anyone. She does so much work for the stable, I wanted to reward her for the ride.”
The four-year-old mare becomes the seventh stakes winner for Alabama Express. She was a $100,000 graduate of the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale and was purchased by Healy via Inglis Digital in January 2025 for $7000. She took her earnings over $320,000 with her sixth career victory, with all six coming for Healy.
Written for TTRAusNZ
