Encosta de Lago filly Brockman's Lass scored a fairytale debut win in Melbourne today when she scored a fighting win in the Bint Marscay Handicap for two-year-olds (1000m) at Sandown.

The filly, who was responsible for raising $75,000 for the rehabilitation of an injured motocross rider, made the best possible start to her racing career with her impressive victory.

Brockman's Lass ($4-$5) finished too well on the line to beat the warm favourite Luminary ($2-$2.50-$2.35 fav) by a head, while Ablazing ($5-$9) was a further one and three quarter lengths back third.

A daughter of Coolmore Stud based sire Encosta de Lago, Brockman's Lass was donated by her breeders, Joe Throsby and Debbie Evans, to be auctioned with all proceeds going to Jamie Brockman Foundation at last year's Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale. Throsby wanted to retain an interest in the filly - so he purchased a share after the sale.

Brockman, the son of leading Perth trainer Vern and wife Jenny, was left a quadriplegic after a race fall in a motocross event in the United States seven months before the auction, where the filly was sold with no reserve.

There was strong interest on the filly when she entered the ring last year. Slade Bloodstock, the syndication company owned by Rob and Corinna Slade, outbid Lindsay Park bloodstock agent Mark Pilkington to secure the youngster for $75,000.

The Slades were on hand with trainer Lee Freedman to cheer home Brockman's Lass for her debut victory this afternoon.

"There's a great mix of owners in the filly," Corinna Slade said. "There are first timers as well as others who've raced some very good horses including our star filly Alinghi."

Slade said Brockman's Lass would most probably be given her chance at black type before being sent for a break.

"Lee will look at a listed race at Moonee Valley for her," she added.

The filly is raced by Jill Jarvis' Real Deal Syndicate, Bill Rigg, Joe Throsby, Richie Ramsahoye, John Manning, Tony Wilkinson, Brad Stewart, John Bolcheski and Grant Maroun. The owners are spread around Australia and also the world with Rigg and Throsby from Perth, while Maroun resides in South Africa.

Some of the owners will be hoping their luck with previous outstanding gallopers carries through with Brockman's Lass. Jarvis' Real Deal Syndicate has a share in Alinghi, Rigg has raced a number of Group One winners including champion Dulcify and Throsby successfully raced her sire Encosta de Lago and also bred Alinghi.

The filly was sold at the auction by Dawson Stud, who prepared the filly for the sale at no cost on behalf of the foundation.

Deal Me Out, the dam of Brockman's Lass, is a winning half sister to Group One AJC Epsom Handicap winner Regal Native as well as the unraced dam of Modern General.

Source: Magic Millions media release