Group 3 Glory

Sat 13 Sep 2025

Winner 59 of 2025: ANTHELIA, ridden by Lewis Edmunds and trained by Rod Milman. ‘Ire Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes – Group 3’ over 6f at Salisbury. 

In the midst of the yearling sales season, we remain in disbelief, looking back at the price tag of our now five-time winner, Anthelia. You struggle to find a yearling that has been sold for less than her purchase price at this year’s Goffs UK yearling sale. 

Fast forward 12 months, and our daughter of Supremacy has just added her fifth victory and over £200k in prize money earnings. Among her successes are the listed class National Stakes, a Wetherby’s Super Sprint, as well as yesterday’s prestigious Group 3 Dick Poole Fillies Stakes at Salisbury.

It was a very autumnal day in County Wiltshire, with heavy showers before the race and beautiful sunshine just minutes later. Our incredibly tough filly broke well and was kept to the fresh ground towards the far side rail by her jockey, Lewis Edmunds. The pair shadowed the leader and eventual second-placed horse for most of the way in the 6f contest, before wearing her down in the closing stages to pull clear inside the last hundred yards and win by ¾ lengths. An emotional success for Rod & co-owner Louise Milman, as it was their first victory at group level for about 18 years. 

Watch the full race replay here: https://www.racingtv.com/results/2025-09-12/salisbury/1525

Timeform rated her victory with a 98;

Listen to Lewis' interview with James Milman on Racing TV after the race: 

Syndicate Manager Tim Palin was quick to pay tribute to her trainer, Rod, in today's issue of the TDN: "We can't take much of the credit for Anthelia, as she was purchased by Rod for £6,000 and he's steered the ship all the way through the season. Whether that be the National Stakes or the Super Sprint and now the Dick Poole, Rod has made the calls." Read the full article via the link:  https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pdf/tdn/tdn250913e.pdf

Find the official gallery featuring her winning pictures via the link to Johnny Hathaway's website. Photographs will show when uploaded: https://www.onlinepictureproof.com/johnnyhathaway