French Fern

 (AUS)
Country
Australia
Foal Date
14-Sep-13
Sex
mare
Colour
bay
Sire
Lope de Vega
Dam
La Famelia
Prize Money
$266600
Owners
Aston Bloodstock (Mgr: W J Mula), Luskin Park Racing Stud (Mgr P Whelan), D & M Payne Racing (Mgr: D L Payne), Morley Racing (Mgr: P Morley), Mrs E Morley, D Morley, Maxibeam Racing (Mgr: R C Beames), Mrs R J Mula, G W Aldridge & Mrs S Aldridge
About

French Fern is an 11yo bay mare from Australia, trained by David Payne. Sired by Lope de Vega out of La Famelia, she has won at Group Two level and earned $266,600. On 5th Mar 2016 at Royal Randwick, French Fern, ridden by Blake Shinn, secured her most notable win in the $300,000 Reisling Stakes, defeating Quick Feet. Throughout her career, she has been a profitable horse for punters, yielding a 529% return on investment. French Fern's last race was on 11th Mar 2017 at Rosehill Gardens.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Rosehill Gardens 11-Mar-17 1500m SOFT 7 R6 G2 Phar lap $2,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.460, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.110 Jumped well to lead and felt the pinch lateK O'hara 54.5kg 17.00L10 (11)
Royal Randwick 25-Feb-17 1400m SOFT 6 R6 G2 Surround $2,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.420, SP: $41 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 Just behind speed and couldn't quicken enoughT Angland 56kg 16.40L10 (10)
Royal Randwick 13-Feb-17 1200m GOOD 4 R7 G2 Lghtfinger $2,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.700, SP: $81 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 Worse than midfield and found the line wellJ Ford 56kg 4.20L6 (14)
Rosehill Gardens 17-Jan-17 1030m GOOD 4 R2 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:01.300 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900H Bowman 6.20L6 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 15-Aug-16 900m SOFT 6 R5 BT-3-OPN, Winning Time: 00:53.700C Lever8 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 19-Jul-16 900m SOFT 7 R5 BT-2-F-OPN, Winning Time: 00:55.300K O'hara7 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 19-Mar-16 1200m GOOD 4 R7 G1 G slipper (of $3,500,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:10.590, SP: $151 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 Wide with cover and couldn't quicken enoughO Bosson 54.5kg 12.30L14 (16)
Royal Randwick 05-Mar-16 1200m GOOD 3 R1 G2 Reisling $182,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.640, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 Wide no cover and kicked strongly to winB Shinn 55.5kg1 (6)
Canterbury Park 09-Jan-16 1200m SOFT 5 R1 2y-hcp $48,750 (of $85,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.990, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 Jumped well to lead and kicked well to hold onJ Taylor 54.5kg, Cd 51.5kg1 (5)
Royal Randwick 26-Dec-15 1200m SOFT 6 R1 2y-swp $8,350 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.170, SP: $41 In-running: 800m 3rd, 600m 3rd, 400m 3rd behind leader rails and hit line strongly insideW Costin 54kg, Cd 52.5kg 3.10L3 (11)
Rosehill Gardens 08-Dec-15 900m GOOD 3 R4 BT-2-F-MDN, Winning Time: 00:53.100A Hyeronimus7 (8)
Royal Randwick 21-Sep-15 838m SOFT 7 R9 BT-2-F-UNR Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:49.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200K Mcevoy 7.50L6 (6)