Savitri made a winning start to her career at Warrnambool on September 22, dominating the race to win by 2.5lengths.
The daughter of So You Think has displayed natural raw talent and the team have done a great job educating her and now in a position to reap the rewards of that work on race day. Freedman said “She’s got a bit to learn and she’s going to be better over further but she’s a very nice filly.” 
Partnered by Dean Yendall, Savitri left the gates very well, perhaps better than expected and ended up leading the race. Whilst not the plan, Yendall was able to get the filly to relax and come back underneath him, something the team have been working very hard to get right at home. Yendall said post-race “when I gave her a squeeze the head come up in the air, then with one around her tail she stretched out and galloped on.”
Racing in the blue halves of Kia Ora Stud, Freedman said “It is a privilege to be in these colours, Kia Ora have a great record of breeding quality horses and hopefully we can reward them in the future.”
Freedman was tossing up whether the preparation would be continuing after her debut run but she seems to have come through the race well. The initial thoughts will be to continue the preparation, which is exciting for all involved. She will likely go to a benchmark race against the older horses next and from there, decisions can be made as to whether she will contest some 3year-old races over the Spring.
