Highly regarded debutant Swerving defied a betting drift to make the best possible start to her career in the 1100m maiden at Geelong on Wednesday.

The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained daughter of Extreme Choice was given a sweet ride by Damien Oliver tracking the leader and when angled into the clear she hit the line hard to win by a long neck over her older rival.

“She’s always shown a hell of a lot of ability. She’s by a sire that is on fire, Extreme Choice, and we have always had a big opinion of her so to come here and see her do it is fantastic,” Troy Corstens said.

“She has not been stress free the whole way through. She has had her fair share of niggling injuries and had taken time to mature.

“She is a big framed horse and doesn’t carry a lot of weight, but we try and keep her that way.

“It will be interesting to see where she will get to. Maybe the fillies races at Moonee Valley over the summer will suit.”

Swerving was a $110,000 purchase for Malua Bloodstock from the Gilgai Farm draft at the 2020 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale.

She is the third winner from five to race out of imported US Group II winner Sherine (USA), who was retired after foaling Swerving.

From the family of Group I Arkansas Derby winner and Group I Kentucky Derby runner-up Bodemeister, Sherine was purchased as a broodmare prospect by Vin Cox Bloodstock for $245,000 at the 2009 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Newgate’s Champion First Crop Sire and Champion 2yo Sire Extreme Choice has ten yearlings heading to the Magic Millions and nine lots catalogued for the Inglis Classic.