Natural Fling proves too quick in 2026 Quezette Stakes

Jockey in white star-pattern silks rides a brown horse at Caulfield Racecourse by the finish barriers.

The Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable has a plethora of options with the exciting filly Natural Fling, who achieved a comprehensive first-up win at Caulfield.

The father-and-son training partnership is considering a Group 1 sprint in the coming weeks for the daughter of Home Affairs, following her victory in the Group Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Sent off as the $2.40 favourite under Damian Lane, Natural Fling raced to a four-length win from Scintillation ($16), with Oh Yes She Did ($14) a further three-quarters-of-a-length behind in third. Punters looking for the best Australian betting sites saw the well-backed favourite deliver an emphatic performance.

Natural Fling clocked a time of 1:03.91, which was just shy of 0.5 seconds quicker than Hard Kick’s winning time in the colts’ race, the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m), run earlier on the card.

Lining up for only her third start, Natural Fling was successful on debut at Caulfield in May before running second in the Magic Millions 2YO National at the Gold Coast later that month.

Calvin McEvoy expressed his delight, highlighting Natural Fling as a quality filly.

“We had to pay good money for her at the sales, but we have really good owners in her and they stumped up the cash to buy into a Home Affairs filly,” McEvoy said.

“These colours are famous within our stables and we’ve always had her at the front of the bus in our team of two-year-olds and now three-year-olds, and her trial was fantastic and for her to come here and back it up in a great race, it’s so pleasing.”

McEvoy mentioned that the team had focused on refining the filly’s speed, indicating that while she was travelling fast, the effort was controlled.

“She’s grown up this preparation, and she was impressive and put a gap on a quality field,” McEvoy commented.

“We won this race with a filly that carried the same colours, who was very good, and this filly may be like her.”

That filly was Sunlight, who claimed the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington in 2018.

It is a race the McEvoy’s will consider for Natural Fling, but a more immediate target might be the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on September 5.

“There is the Cap D’antibes Stakes (a week later) which comes up, there is the Coolmore which would be a great race to win, and we may even consider the Moir with no weight,” McEvoy added.

“They are all good options. She is a Group winner which is so important for the pedigree, and I don’t think that is the end for her.”

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