Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Blue Sapphire for Written By

  •        The midweek racing at Caulfield with Blue Sapphire day and the Randwick meeting in Sydney where we saw the promising John Singleton owned Girl Tuesday continue on her winning way.
  • Written By -- The Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield saw a small field face the starter and another win for Written By. The ace, Written Tycoon colt never settled at all during the race but still had his opposition covered easily as they hit the line.

  • Girl Tuesday -- In the 1800m benchmark 76 the Waller trained Girl Tuesday continued her unbeaten run which now sits at four. It was Chris Waller's fourth win for the day and second for Hugh Bowman. Earlier in the day we saw a promising Redoute's Choice filly, Brazilica win her debut, in easy fashion for the pair. The other two winners for the stable were So Taken and Savacool both ridden by young Sam Weatherly. The later, a Savabeel four year old mare was an easy winner at 1550m at his third start this preparation and is a horse to follow. 
  • Manuel and Commands -- This gelding produces every preparation and today in the BM84 over 1400m he out sprinted the promising stayer from the Darren Weir stable Fifty Stars. Manuel is a quality Commands gelding and could be in for a few more wins. Follow! 
  • I Am Invincible and I Am A Star-- Its been another awesome campaign for I Am A Star. The mare recorded her tenth win of her career and third in a row in the group 3 Ladies Vase, over 1600m. Ben Melham controlled from the front and never really looked in danger on the daughter of I Am Invincible. In the listed Village Stakes over 1200m Brave Song was given a gem of a ride by James Mcdonald as he sliced through the field halfway down the straight for a well deserved victory.This Your Song gelding is a genuine trier and now has won five of his 13 starts. 

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Exceed and Excel Lonhro

The midweek meetings were at Warwick Farm,Bendigo and Strathalbyn with a treble to the Lonhro's as they took out the first two at the farm. Exceed and Excel's continue to do well for the Godolphin camp while Smart Missile and the Ambidexters continue to get winners most days. James Mcdonald was on fire with five winners yesterday and three of them were for the James Cummings operation.
  • Lonhro and Warwick Farm -- In the opening two races at the Farm we saw Lonhro and James Mcdonald to the fore. Firstly it was the 3 year old colt Roheryn who finished strongly to win in the heavy conditions for the Godolphin camp. He is the last foal of Mannington who was the daughter of Bint Marscay''s mating with Danehill and she has also produced the VRC Derby winner Benicio. The second maiden was won by Colombina, a filly by Lonhro out of the Commands mare,Mascareri. In the 1600m benchmark 76 saw the very well bred 4yo mare Aqua D'ivinia score a good win for the Matt Smith/Jason Collett combo. She is by Pierro out of that super group one winning Danehill mare, Aqua D'amore and now has 3 wins and 3 seconds from her six starts.
  • Exceed and Excels and Cummings -- The winner of the last Roosevelt, needs to be mentioned because of the enormous run the Exceed and Excels are having in Sydney and it also gave James Mcdonald five for the day. It was a benchmark 70 over 1100m and the three year old colt absolutely bolted in by six. He is out of the Canny Lad mare, Seances. 
Exceed and Excel doing it both hemispheres currently sixth on the top sire list in Europe
  • Sebrings and Ambidexters -- Another breed who have been recording alot of victories lately have been the Sebrings and yesterday they recorded a double with wins to the Darren Weir trained Ringadingding at Bendigo over 1400m with young Ben Allen riding.While at the farm it was the Waller camp who have such great affinity with the breed that added the 1400m bm70 to their tally when Velocita won for James Mcdonald. The Ambidexters continue to get winners nearly every meeting in South Australia and again yesterday as the mare First Kiss by Ambidexter broke her maiden status at her third start for the Phillip Stokes camp. There could be more wins in store for her.The four year old Lonhro gelding Rock Harbour broke his maiden status at Strathalbyn for the Jolly camp over the 1350m at his third start.
  • Beauty and Smart Missile -- The Tony Mcevoy trained Beauty showed plenty of tenacity to hold off a strong challenge in the BM 70 0ver 1100m at Bendigo. The Smart Missile fillies are really making their presence felt this spring with Maid Of Heaven winning the group one Champion Stakes, last Saturday and Smart Melody who will be trying to keep her unbeaten run going in the group one Thousand Guineas this Saturday.I would not be surprised to see this filly win in Saturday grade.

Sunday, October 7, 2018

Written Tycoons Fresh

Midweek racing was from Ballarat,Warwick Farm and Strahtalbyn in South Australia. A couple of horses to watch from these meetings are Spielberg a first starter who saluted for the Henry Dwyer stable and an unbeaten Snitzel colt called Mansa Musa at Warwick Farm. While Jamie Kah seems to have a good affiliation with the Krupts .
  • Waller and Warwick Farm -- In the benchmark 70 over 1600m saw the day begin well for the Chris Waller camp with Palmateer ridden by young apprentice, Sam Weatherly,score easily. The four year old Fastnet Rock mare is out of the Encosta mare Little Surfer Girl.While later in the day a mare by the name of Scratches won the 2100m BM70 for the Waller/Bowman combo. She is by the same sire as Winx and Zenyatta. The amazing Street Cry out of the Redoutes Choice mare, Kittens. 
  • The Exceed and Excel's continued their winning streak going on Sydney tracks with Deity who is having a great preperation making it three wins from six starts for the Cummings/Berry combo in the BM70. She is out of the good mare, Divine Madonna. 
  • Written Tycoon and Ballarat -- The opening race of the day at Ballarat saw a Written Tycoon colt, Spielberg win at his first start for trainer Henry Dwyer in the maiden over the 1000m and started a good day for young Damien Thornton. The breed perform so well at their opening runs after a spell. Damien also scored on Nessuna Fiducia  for Greg Eurell. In the class one over 1600m the Nicconi filly trained by Darren Weir and ridden well by young Ben Allen called Scenic Sight finished down the middle of the track to get the job done. Its her second win in her first preperation and looks a promising filly.
  •      Krupt and Strathalbyn -- There is a couple of races worth mentioning at Strathalbyn and they are the wins by the three year old filly Burn Off by Krupt who won the 1350m benchmark 60 in easy fashion for Jamie Kah. While an earlier maiden over 1200m was won by another of the Krupt breed a five year old mare called Containment also with Jamie Kah riding.  
Written Tycoon stands at Woodside Park 

Blue Sapphire for Written By

       The midweek racing at Caulfield with Blue Sapphire day and the Randwick meeting in Sydney where we saw the promising John Singleton ...