Zenno Rob Roy’s top performing mare Zennista gained a sixth black-type victory when she won her second consecutive G3 Sofitel Stakes at Ellerslie.

Zennista was the winner of the G3 feature on Melbourne Cup Day last year for trainer Lisa Latta and rider Mark du Plessis and the combination replicated the result this year.

Zennista was racing in the colours of Wellfield Lodge, who recently purchased the mare. She is believed to be in foal to Wellfield stallion Alamosa.

“She has done very well for the stable and she will only have a couple more runs,” commented Latta. “

It was great to get another stakes win for Wellfield and if we can pick our races she could carry on.”

“She might go to Tauranga for the race she won two years ago. She was a little unlucky in it last year and that was after winning at Auckland.”

Zennista has won nine times including three G3 successes and three Listed wins in New Zealand and Australia.

She has also been G1 placed in the New Zealand Oaks and has earned $636,549.

Zennista is out of Zarnitsa (Maroof), a half-sister to Listed winner Chartreuse (St Petersburg) who is the dam of recent stakes winner Platinum Witness (California Dane).

Latta purchased Zennista for only $20,000 at the 2009 Karaka Festival Sale from Oxford Thoroughbreds.