The full sister to multiple group 1 winner Habibti was very popular with punters on debut, and was backed into $1.50.
Driver Blair Orange kept those same punters happy by steering the 3yr-old to a 1 length win, putting a smile on the face of her trainer, Paul Nairn.
''I had to ask Blair, but it looked like she did it nice enough and she's got a bit of potential this one, hopefully with the breeding and everything,'' Nairn said.
However, the Love You filly is still getting her game together, and Nairn decided on some last-minute work on Saturday morning to ensure she was sharp for Saturday's 2000m assignment.
''I haven't been very happy with her later on this week - she wasn't trotting very well at all,'' he said.
''But I brought her down earlier and gave her a wee bowl around and I was a bit happier - it was a relief, really.
''That was her first run on the grass - she had worked around the paddock at home and seemed to like it, to be honest, but it was always a bit of a test.''
When asked if the filly was a Trotting Oaks prospect, Nairn replied: ''I hope so.''
Habibti Ivy was joined in the well-bred winners' corner by Maverick, although their journey towards maiden wins were a little different.
Maverick, by Bettor's Delight, is out of former Auckland Cup winner Kate's First, the elder sister of Christian Cullen.
The 3yr-old colt, raced by Tony McGrath and Ken and Anne-Marie Spicer, still has a few lessons to learn, his regular driver, Bob Butt, said.
''He mucks around a little bit. He's still half-green coming up the straight and doesn't know to dig in - but once he gets there, he'll win a couple more,'' Butt said.
Maverick was having his first start on the grass on Saturday and Butt said he and his parents, David and Catherine, were unsure how the colt would handle the different surface after six starts on the all-weather surface.
''The odd time on the grit he's galloped and mucked around, but it obviously didn't hurt him - he paced a treat.''
