$5500 online purchase delivers on debut for Jess and James Tzaferis

The Australian

3 hours ago

Talented filly Kalosyni didn't break the bank when Jess and James Tzaferis bought her online but has proven to be a mighty challenge for the duo.
And it's why James Tzaferis was in awe of her debut win in the opener at Morphettville on Saturday when the three-year-old filly showed a sharp turn of foot to run down tough leader Aramoso.
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The daughter of Magna Grecia was knocked off for only $5500 on Inglis Digital and Tzaferis admitted he was unsure if she would ever make it to the races.
But she's now got $27,300 in prizemoney after just one start and off that victory, plenty more looks to be in store.
'If anyone has seen this horse from when we bought her as a yearling and everything we've gone through to get her to the races, you would be a believer as well because she's done an incredible job,' Tzaferis said.
'We bought her online for $5500 and she's had no soundness problems but mentally she's been the hardest horse I've had anything to do with and probably one of the hardest Jess has too.
'We didn't put any owners into her because we didn't think she would ever make it to the races but she's really turned the corner this campaign.
'So we got some owners into her about a month ago and most of them are here on track so it's a great result.'
When markets went up there was a bit of support for Kalosyni but it wasn't due to a push from the stable.
Kalosyni wins on debut. Picture: Makoto Kaneko
Tzaferis expected her to run well but was a bit surprised with the way she won given how tough it is tackling a metropolitan maiden race on debut.
'I thought she would run well but I didn't expect her to do that so I hadn't told the owners to have a bet,' Tzaferis said.
'I thought she would run well but it's hard to have confidence in a horse having its first start at the races in town.'
The victory gave dual licence holder Jess Tzaferis her second metropolitan win as a trainer for the season after Royal Fox was able to win on the Parks circuit earlier in the year.