Racing and travel have brought out the best in Silver Wedding who will now look to add a Stakes race victory to her record.
A winner of four of her 13 starts, the Ciaron Maher-trained mare runs in the Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic (1200m) at Ipswich on Saturday.
A sister to Group 1 winner Schwarz, Silver Wedding carries the colours of Joliestar who runs in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday night for Chris Waller.
“She has got a huge pedigree, being a sister to Schwarz,” Maher said.
“And Brendan and Jo (Lindsay), they have been good supporters of the stable.”
Silver Wedding is a three-time winner in Brisbane and travelled to New Zealand earlier in the year to run in the Aotearoa Classic at Ellerslie during their Summer Carnival.
The mare resumed with an impressive win at Eagle Farm over 1000m at Eagle Farm on May 30, a victory that was not unexpected by the Maher team.
“She’s a horse that we’ve always given time to but has always shown ability,” Maher said.
“We’ve seen glimpses (of form) lots of time and each prep she improves.
“When she was up in Brisbane last time she improved and when she went to New Zealand, I thought that was a huge run, given the ground she covered.
“She’s had a break and even in her run first-up, you can see she’s improved again, although she showed she was very forward in condition with her first-up run.
“The 1000 (metres), it didn’t surprise me, but I thought it might be too short for her, but she was very dominant and the step up to 1200 metres (on Saturday) will suit.
“Ipswich can be a bit tricky, but I think she will show her class.”
Silver Wedding has drawn barrier 10 in the field of 21, that includes five emergencies.
