They’re two of the most exciting fillies in the country and Katherine Coleman admits she’s struggling to split Ole Dancer and Sheza Alibi as the pair ready for G1 aims in 2026.
And there’s a strong chance she won’t find out this campaign, with the fillies set to be campaigned on different paths in the autumn.
Ole Dancer won the G1 Thousand Guineas and boasts three victories from only five starts, while ex-Queenslander Sheza Alibi was the late find of the spring, defeating the boys in the G2 Sandown Guineas by five lengths.
Both three-year-olds have returned to Coleman and Peter Moody’s Pakenham base and are expected to appear at the jump-outs later in January.
“It’s a good question,” Coleman said when quizzed about which filly is superior.
“Sheza Alibi is very exciting because we don’t know where the ceiling is with her and I suppose it’s pretty similar with Ole Dancer to a certain extent.”
“All things considered, she’s done everything we’ve asked of her quite easily.”
“If everything goes to plan, I think we can see both of them have pretty successful campaigns.”
“They’re still three weeks off their first jump-outs for the preparation.”
Coleman said Sheza Alibi will likely be campaigned exclusively in Melbourne through February and March, while Ole Dancer may attempt to add to her G1 tally in Sydney.
“We were thinking that we’ll try to split them if we can,” she said.
“When you think about it, Sheza Alibi had a big campaign because even before she came to us, she didn’t get to have that long off so she will probably have a lighter autumn and probably stay in Victoria.”
“Her goal is the Australian Guineas.”
“With Ole Dancer we might end up looking to Sydney.”
Coleman said another of the stable’s top fillies, Listed winner Alpha Sofie, is slightly ahead of her stablemates and will likely be aimed at Stakes races later in the summer.
