The Ciaron Maher trained Semana was fresh off a win in the Restricted Listed $1 million Jewel Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast last month and kept her good form going at Randwick on Saturday to win the Group III ATC Triscay Staks (1200m).

She powered home for Jason Collet to win by half a length over the favourite Olentia.

“She’s going well; she was very good in Queensland,” stable representative Johann Gerard-Dubord said.

“We gave her a bit of off time after that. Back in trip today, and it was a lovely ride from Jason. It’s good after he had an earlier incident on a horse on Wednesday (Growing Empire falling at Randwick-Kensington).

“She just keeps delivering. It doesn’t matter what the track is, what the distance is, who rides her; she’s just a good horse.

“Hopefully, there’s a bit more in store. She will go to the Coolmore Classic in four weeks. It’s a handicap, the distance will suit, and four weeks in between runs will be ideal.”

Sold for $200,000 out of the Newgate Farm draft at the 2021 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Semana was purchased by James Bester Bloodstock and Vantage Thoroughbreds.
She has the overall record of seven wins and five placings from 15 starts with earnings of $1,003,325.and is the best of two winners from metro winning Nicconi mare Festivity, a half-sister to stakes-winner Merriest.

Festivity was bought from the Newgate Consignment at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale last year by Lime Country Thoroughbreds for $85,000 and produced a colt for them last spring by Farnan and she is back in foal to him again.