Ammirati franks NZ Derby tilt with Salver win
11 January 2026
Our Stephen Marsh-trained Savabeel gelding 𝐀𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢 has emphatically franked a Gr.1 Trackside NZ Derby mission with a smart win in the Listed Trackside Gingernuts Salver (2100m) at Ellerslie this arvo.
Ridden by Matt Cartwright, 𝐀𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢 was handy to the pace throughout and had the race at his mercy with 150m to go, winning by close to a length.
𝐀𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢 was selected for Elsdon Park by Bruce Perry from Waikato Stud’s 2024 NZB Book One Yearling draft. He has now won three times, with additional black-type success in the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes.
Ammirati is raced with Jamieson Park and Hawridge Developments Ltd.
Elsdon Park’s colours were also seen in today’s Salver with Day One (Wootton Bassett) weaving his way home for fourth.
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