Gritty mare Nicoletta is no longer a bridesmaid at the elite level after claiming her maiden Group One title in Saturday’s Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Te Aroha.

Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will head into the Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Japan NZ International Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga on Saturday armed with three strong chances.

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained mare Deals In Heels gave her sire Iffraaj his 63rd stakes winner she she won the Listed Matamata Cup on Saturday.

The powerful Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable completed a stakes double for the day when Nicoletta took out the Gr.3 Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera.

Cambridge trainer Murray Baker is no fan of set weights and penalties racing but concedes that conditions ideally suit his Group One-placed mare Nicoletta in Saturday's Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Japan-New Zealand International Trophy (1600m) at Matamata.