From Breednet.com.auAustralian bred horses won six of the 10 races run at Sha Tin on Sunday with winners for Flying Spur (Sapelli, Dream Horse), Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) (Energetic Boy), Danehill (USA) (Ample Gains), Elusive Quality (USA) (Dynamic Blitz) and Danewin, whose unbeaten son Fair Trade made a victorious HK debut.Having his first start for new trainer Caspar Fownes, Fair Trade jumped well from barrier one and went forward to settle just behind the leaders and when switched between runner

From Breednet.com.au

Australian bred horses won six of the 10 races run at Sha Tin on Sunday with winners for Flying Spur (Sapelli, Dream Horse), Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) (Energetic Boy), Danehill (USA) (Ample Gains), Elusive Quality (USA) (Dynamic Blitz) and Danewin, whose unbeaten son Fair Trade made a victorious HK debut.

Having his first start for new trainer Caspar Fownes, Fair Trade jumped well from barrier one and went forward to settle just behind the leaders and when switched between runners as at the top of the straight let down in great style to win the 1400 metre Class Two event by half a length over another ex-Australian in Fleet Command (formerly stakes-placed Victorian Viator).

Retained to race by his breeders Joe and Dara Vella in partnership with Mick Kent, Fair Trade won his only two starts in Australia including the Group Three VRC C.S. Hayes Stakes earlier this year before he was sold to HK for what is believed to be a record sum for a tried horse.

Mr and Mrs Vella operate under the Wingrove Park banner and have enjoyed much success from their small band of broodmares, producing several stakes horses with Fair Trade joining dual Group Three winner Dedicated Miss, the dual Listed winner Classiconi and the smart three year-old stakes-winner Sparks Fly.

Papal Power (USA) mare Villa Igea, the dam of Fair Trade, was purchased by Wingrove on the advice of their bloodstock agent Kristen Manning for $75,000 at the 2001 Inglis Broodmare Sale and it was her recommended mating to Danewin (pictured) that produced Fair Trade.

A member of the prolific Eight Carat (GB) clan, Villa Igea has as her grandam the terrific broodmare Cotehele House (GB) - also dam of Danewin, so Fair Trade has a close 2 x 3 cross of this influential mare.

The Hong Kong racing season comes to an end on July so it was good for Fair Trade to get at least one win on the board in preparation for the big HK races later in the year.