AELIANA (NZ) travelled south for VRC Derby Day following her last start win in the Reginald Allen and stepping up to the Flemington mile, made it back to back wins with James McDonald aboard as the pair won the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes in dominant fashion. The 3 year old daughter of Castelvecchio jumped cleanly from the outside draw and James patiently settled the filly at the rear of the field through the early stages. Once into the home straight, AELIANA (NZ) was asked to extend and she showed an electric turn of foot to quickly put the race beyond any doubt, recording an impressive 3.5 lengths victory.

James was very complimentary post race and the filly now boasts 3 wins from just 5 career starts of which 2 are at Stakes level. AELIANA (NZ) will next target the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield in a fortnight and she is clearly a filly with a bright future.

Congratulations to the winning AELIANA (NZ) owners Boeara Holdings (Manager: Denise Dunphy), Anne Howlett, Katrina Pailthorpe, Felgate Holdings (Manager: Paul Felgate), Paramount Racing (Manager: Kathryn Wood), Ray Aurisch, Dianne Handley, Warwick Smith, Brent Hudson, Estate of the late Judith Hudson, Forbson Group (Manager: Ben Forbes).