Bjorn Baker’s Within The Law (Lucky Vega {IRE}) doubled up on her black type with a resounding victory at Randwick in the R. Listed Inglis Nursery on Saturday. The two-year-old daughter of Yulong Stud’s shuttle stallion Lucky Vega (IRE) repeated her debut performance from the R. Listed Inglis Banner last month to pull 0.34l ahead of Cobra Club (Cool Aza Beel {NZ}), who handed his sire a first black type placing on debut.
“It has been a good week, and a great job by Bjorn and Darby (Racing) and the team to find these races,” Baker’s racing manager Luke Hilton said. Owner Darby Racing Syndications also own runner-up Cobra Club, who is trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
“We sent her to Melbourne the first time and had to travel, and she got away with it down there and did a really good job. She has done nothing but improve since she has come home. That was a really tough win today because she is not very big, but she showed a lot of heart.”
Hilton indicated that the Gr.1 Golden Slipper S. would be on Within The Law’s agenda in the new year. Retired Darby Racing galloper She Will Reign (Manhattan Rain) took out the Inglis Nursery on her way to her slipper win.
“We’ll have to have a good think about it,” Hilton said. “The world is her oyster at the moment. She is still improving all the time, and she is such an honest filly. She handles everything and has been so professional.
“She is not one who stands out at home, but she has taken everything we have thrown at her.”
A $30,000 buy for Darby Racing from Yulong’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale draft, Within The Law is the first foal from Dundeel (NZ) mare Contract Signed, whose dam So Much Joy (Red Ransom) is a half-sister to eight-time winner and Gr.1 Dubai Golden Shaheen-winning Sterling City (Nadeem) and Gr.2 Tulloch S. winner Tipungwuti (Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}). Her dam, multiple Group-winning So Gorgeous (Brief Truce {USA}), is a half-sister to 10-time winner Wild Queen (Loup Savage {USA}), granddam of Godolphin hero Kementari (Lonhro).
Contract Signed has a yearling full brother to Within The Law and was covered by Lucky Vega again this spring.
