Milanesa (Snitzel x Sheerama) wins the Brisabne Town Plate at Eagle Farm

It seemed it was a weekend for flashy chestnut fillies with Alverta and Milanesa scorching the tracks in England and Australia. After Alverta ran the race her of her life finishing third to Starspangledbanner on Friday, Milanesa showed that she was a horse in the making, winning Saturday’s Brisbane Town Plate over 1400m at Eagle Farm.

Milanesa, a two-year-old by Sntizel, overcame huge odds by jumping from the outside barrier in a big field and was more than 10 lengths off the leaders on the home turn. Jim Byrne rode her perfectly, he was patient, balancing his mount before allowing her to power home to run down race favourite Startsmeup by a long neck.

Milanesa is a big filly for her age and has taken a while to come into her own. She will now spell in Queensland with the aim of having her prepared for the Spring Carnival in Melbourne. Her main aim will be the Group 1 Thousand Guineas over 1600m at Caulfield.

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