Vasse-based Amelia Park Farm specialises in quality over quantity with a core purpose that’s produced this week’s black-type bound Ascot winners Bassett Hound and Perfume Princess.
Bassett Hound (4g Wootton Bassett – Bound Copy by Street Cry) was a slashing first-up winner on Saturday for a partnership managed by Amelia Park owner Peter Walsh who imported his USA-bred dam from England in 2018. Trainer Mitch Pateman said his connections are in for a ‘fun ride’ heading towards the LR Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) on November 14 and that could segue into a seven-figure windfall in the G1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m).
Perfume Princess (3f King’s Legacy – Amelia’s Contraire by Hinchinbrook) is an Amelia Park-bred graduate and can complete a hat-trick in the LR Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m) on November 3.
She made a timely breakthrough at Belmont last month and then upped the ante at Ascot on Wednesday with a powerful finish from the back of the pack to win the Patten Hcp (1200m).
Perfume Princess (Photo / Western Racepix) was a $46,000 buy from the Amelia Park consignment to the 2025 Perth Magic Millions and is trained by Simon Miller for a large syndicate managed by Des Harris. He also prepared Amelia Park’s 2022-23 WA Horse Of The Year Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni).
“She’s going places this filly,” Miller predicted yesterday. “It was patient tide by Chris (Parnham) and she really let down and found the line. She’s got that turn of foot with a brain and is in the groove going into the Burgess Queen on Melbourne Cup Day.
“She races for a good bunch of people along with some new clients and will definitely get a mile in the Champion Fillies.” The G3 Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) is set down for November 14.
Her dam Amelia’s Contraire cost $200,000 from Lime Country Thoroughbreds at the 2018 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and won four races in Perth for Miller and Walsh. She has a 2yo filly by Justify (USA) and a filly foal by Lucky Vega (Ire).
