Two-year-old Consequent wins the Grade 2 Starlet Stakes

Juvenile homebred filly Consequent steadily closed the gap to overhaul the top pair late in the lane to win the Gr.2 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamits on Saturday.

Taken from the Thoroughbred Daily News, 7th December 2025, by Patrycja Szpyra:

She entered this race with only one prior start to her name and it was a half-length victory at first-asking on 14th November 14 at this venue.

The Juddmonte-homebred put in a couple of strong works under her belt since that graduation, and the betting public liked her to the tune of 5-2 odds behind her stablemate,
2-5 favorite Nimah, in this stakes debut.

In no rush to push the issue as Cashed showed the way through an opening split in :23.52 and four furlongs in :48.01, Consequent was well-placed to strike from third but lost ground on the leader when Nimah ranged up on that one's outside heading into the final bend. Her hole on the rail closed on her, and Consequent was forced to take the overland route for room.

With the top pair still going at it after six panels in 1:12.46, they swung into the lane with a sizeable margin on the eventual winner. Cashed and Nimah made contact on a couple occasions during the stretch drive, and it opened the door for Consequent, who was rolling on their outside with a full-head of steam. Riding that second wind right over the top, she secured her first blacktype victory by a clear margin over Cashed in second and Nimah in third.

"I was quite comfortable sitting behind the speed," said winning rider Kazushi Kimura. "She had the two-turn experience and that gave me confidence. She responded in the stretch with a big stride."

"That looked pretty good right there," said assistant trainer Mike Marlow. "[Consequent] needed all that stretch for sure. She's still pretty green. She was tough to saddle, but she's going to figure it out. She's going to be good and it looks like more distance will be even better for her."

Consequent is the second stakes horse for her dam Cognitive behind elder full-sister Show Card, who was exported to Great Britain this year. From four fillies to the races for the mare, three have won and one is placed -the three-year-old Whitethorn.