A mare with a few near-misses on her resume, Kind Words is making the most of summer with back-to-back wins and a Group 3 breakthrough in the Belle Of The Turf Stakes.
Drawn awkwardly in barrier ten over the mile at Gosford, Tom Sherry urged the five-year-old forward early before easing her into a workable position midrace.
Forced to travel three-wide and present early into the straight, Kind Words showed plenty of resolve to fend off Hyperbolic by a head, with Chica Mojito a further three-quarters of a length away in third.
The drop back in distance proved no issue despite her recent success over longer.
“It was a tough win,” Kris Lees’ stable representative Cameron Swan said.
“Everything worked out as we chanced our arm early and got into a nice spot. She finished it off well.
“Though she was in a nice positive, she lacks that real turn-of-foot over a mile.
“She probably should have won a Queensland Oaks where she had a really torrid run and she went really good so it is good for her to get this group three win. This preparation she has really shown what she’s made of.”
The victory followed a career-peak performance at Rosehill earlier this month and lifted her record to four wins and eight placings from 27 starts.