CONNECTIONS of Wagga mare Queen Street Boss were rewarded for their perseverance with a maiden victory at Leeton on Monday.
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Queen Street Boss ($8.50) broke through for her first win at start number 16 with victory in the Golden Apple IGA Maiden Handicap (1050m).
The four-year-old mare produced one of the performances of the day, charging home from well back in the straight to score by a head.
Penny Stocks ($18), who was on debut for Mitch Beer finished second, with Hi Poppy ($15) a long neck away in third.
Wagga trainer Scott Spackman was thrilled for the owners, Ross Maguire, Col Firman, and his wife Donna Spackman.
"Thank god I've got some very patient owners," Spackman said.
"It's just nice to win a race for Ross with his Ardlethan colours on. He named her, that's the street he used to live in. Its a very satisfying win and it's been a long time coming.
"She seems to be holding her condition this time, she seems to be training well and pleasing us. I've just got to map out a bit of plan now and we'll see what we do."
Queen Street Boss resumed with a luckless fourth at Corowa and now an eye-catching win second-up. Spackman revealed she was on her final chance this preparation.
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"She showed that last time and then went off the boil," he said.
"I took her to Narromine one day and I thought she was a dead set moral but she went terrible. I couldn't find an excuse for her. We brought her home, stuffed around with her a little bit. I think she ran seventh at Wagga one day, not a bad run, so I backed her up at Tumut and I thought she'd just win at Tumut and she got beat.
"I just said to the boys and Donna, righto, we'll give her a good break and give her one more tango. This was her last campaign."
Spackman said the Street Boss mare has matured this time in. She got out over a mile last preparation so connections have options as well.
"From where she came from today, I don't think you'll see a horse do that all day today. It was pretty impressive," Spackman said.
"Mick (Heagney) seems to think she'll get a bit further. I don't know, we might keep her to the sprint trips at this stage. It seems to be working for her."
It was the middle leg of a winning treble for Heagney.
Meantime, Wagga trainer George Dimitropoulos also enjoyed success at Leeton on Tuesday.
Blazing Zone ($9.00) won at his first start for the stable, taking out the Guilford General Transport Benchmark 58 Handicap (1600m).
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