Former Victorian Hidden Wonder will continue racing for another season with her next outing on Boxing Day when she will be chasing back-to-back Randwick wins for new trainer Kris Lees.The five-year-old mare was recently transferred from David Hayes to Lees and kicked off her time with the Newcastle horseman with victory over 1550 metres at Randwick on November 28 when she led all the way to defeat Donnas Honour by a head."It's too late for her to go to stud, so she'll keep racing with us for ano
Former Victorian Hidden Wonder will continue racing for another season with her next outing on Boxing Day when she will be chasing back-to-back Randwick wins for new trainer Kris Lees.
The five-year-old mare was recently transferred from David Hayes to Lees and kicked off her time with the Newcastle horseman with victory over 1550 metres at Randwick on November 28 when she led all the way to defeat Donnas Honour by a head.
"It's too late for her to go to stud, so she'll keep racing with us for another season which is great news for the stable," Lees said.
"She's done well with the few weeks between runs. She had a bit of racing before she came to us, so it's been appreciated by her."
Hidden Wonder has the topweight of 58.5kg in the Paul Curran Handicap (1600m) where she will be ridden by three kilogram claiming apprentice Kody Nestor and has drawn barrier eight of 11 but looks to have the natural early speed to overcome the gate.
"We expect her to run another good race on Saturday, it looks a nice race for her," Lees said.
The mare had her final race for Hayes at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day and was seventh to Avienus over 1700 metres.
She has won five of her 35 starts and racked up nearly $170,000 prizemoney.
Talented stablemate Motspur is racing first-up in the Super Impose Handicap (1100m).
The lightly raced seven-year-old hasn't raced since his fourth to Flushing Meadows at Rosehill over Saturday's distance in September.
A month earlier, Motspur won at Rosehill over 1200 metres when he defeated Patronyme by a long head after being blocked for a run.
Motspur has won three from seven first-up and been placed twice.
"He's always competitive and has done everything asked of him ahead of this race, he'll run well," Lees said.
While Lees expects the pair to do well, most eyes will be on their stablemate The Opera House who makes her long awaited debut on her home track on Saturday.
The unusual all white filly, a three-quarter sister to champion Might And Power, will run in a 1400m maiden.