Shoals

Shoals is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse trained and bred in Australia. She won three Group One races and over two and half million dollars over her career. Career Shoals made her debut on 21 February 2017 at Seymour, winning by 4 lengths. 4 weeks later, she won the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes. Opening with bookies at $7, she was backed into $2.70 by the start of the race, winning by half a length. Travelling to Sydney for the Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes, Shoals was a "well supported" favourite in a "gritty win", coming from 2nd last down the straight to win by a half head. Trainer Anthony Freedman said, "She's a very tenacious filly. I don't think she really handled the ground all that well but she just has a great will to win." After a 154-day spell, Shoals returned in a listed race at Moonee Valley, winning her 4th consecutive race by 3/4 of a length. Jockey Mark Zahra said, "as soon as I got in front she had her head in the air going to the post. If something had challenged on the outside I would have just been off and gone again."