A sales reject who was retired in the spring and only had her racing career resurrected when she failed to get into foal has delivered young trainer Paul Messara his first Group One victory.Alverta swept to a dominant two-length win in Saturday's Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill, defeating the Gai Waterhouse-trained Gold Water with favourite Palacio De Cristal a luckless third after missing the start.Messara only began training a few years ago and Alverta was one of the first horses in his s

A sales reject who was retired in the spring and only had her racing career resurrected when she failed to get into foal has delivered young trainer Paul Messara his first Group One victory.

Alverta swept to a dominant two-length win in Saturday's Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill, defeating the Gai Waterhouse-trained Gold Water with favourite Palacio De Cristal a luckless third after missing the start.

Messara only began training a few years ago and Alverta was one of the first horses in his stable, making her Coolmore triumph all the sweeter.

"She was my first city winner, my first stakes winner and now my first Group One winner," Messara said.

"She's a very special mare for us."

Alverta was bred by Messara's father, Arrowfield Stud supremo John, but her less than perfect conformation meant she was passed in at the yearling sales.

She was Group One-placed in the 2008 Winter Stakes before being retired to stud and served by Charge Forward but when she didn't get into foal her racing career was revived.

"She was retired and went to stud but thank God she didn't get in foal or we would have missed out on today," Paul Messara said.

"She was a bit of an old tart in the barn, they had a bit of trouble with her.

"My old man still reckons Charge Forward never actually covered her."

Alverta's Coolmore win further enhanced her value as a broodmare and there may be more Group One wins to come with Messara confirming she remains on target for next month's Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick.

For winning jockey Tye Angland it was his second elite victory after taking out the Stradbroke Handicap aboard Black Piranha and he said the feeling was just as good second time around.

"It's a great feeling no matter how many you win. It's special," Angland said.

"I didn't let her go until the straight and she was just too good."

Waterhouse was "over the moon" with Gold Water's effort from her outside draw after convincing her owner to run her in the Coolmore rather than Wednesday's Newcastle Newmarket.

But trainer Grahame Begg was left to wonder what might have been after Palacio De Cristal was a clear last out of the gates and had a chequered passage in the straight.

"She was held up and held up, we'll get a Group One out of her some day," Begg said.

"I thought her run was outstanding.

"She's on song for the Doncaster and she'll be entered for the (George) Ryder and Queen Of The Turf and we'll make up our minds which way we go."

Michael Rodd was happy with the effort of VRC Oaks winner Faint Perfume who settled near last and made ground to run ninth.

"She feels terrific and is on track for the Oaks," Rodd said.

A healthy crowd of more than 13,500 turned out for the Ladies Day meeting, the first day of the Sydney Turf Club's Golden Slipper carnival.