The combination of racing and travel has proven highly beneficial for Silver Wedding, who is now set to pursue a Stakes race victory to enhance her impressive record.

Having won four out of her thirteen career starts, the Ciaron Maher-trained mare is slated to compete in the Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic over 1200 metres at Ipswich this Saturday.

As a sibling to the Group 1 victor Schwarz, Silver Wedding will carry the silks of Joliestar, who is also competing in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday night under the guidance of Chris Waller.

“She has got a huge pedigree, being a sister to Schwarz,” Maher commented. “And Brendan and Jo (Lindsay), they have been good supporters of the stable.”

Silver Wedding has secured three wins in Brisbane and earlier this year embarked on a journey to New Zealand to contest the Aotearoa Classic at Ellerslie during their Summer Carnival.

The mare made a striking return to racing with a commanding win at Eagle Farm over 1000 metres on May 30, a performance that the Maher team had anticipated.

“She’s a horse that we’ve always given time to but has always shown ability,” Maher stated. “We’ve seen glimpses (of form) lots of time and each prep she improves. When she was up in Brisbane last time she improved and when she went to New Zealand, I thought that was a huge run, given the ground she covered. She’s had a break and even in her run first-up, you can see she’s improved again, although she showed she was very forward in condition with her first-up run. The 1000 (metres), it didn’t surprise me, but I thought it might be too short for her, but she was very dominant and the step up to 1200 metres (on Saturday) will suit. Ipswich can be a bit tricky, but I think she will show her class.”

Silver Wedding has been assigned barrier 10 in a competitive field of 21 runners, which also includes five emergencies. You can find the latest racing odds for this exciting event at Australian betting sites.