Saturday, June 30, 2018

Scandal and Melody

Midweek racing this week were at the tight circuits of Canterbury and Moonee Valley. While in Queensland we saw another possible two year old star by Zoustar, in Zoustyle, trounce his rivals at Doomben by five lengths.
Smart Melody -- The Smart Missile filly exploded away from her opposition on straightening which surprised jockey Brenton Avdulla and after the race said "he had'nt seen one show that much turn of foot in awhile."Kris Lees could have a contender for some spring prizes here.
Sepoy and I Am Invincible --In an earlier race we saw Yarraman Park Stallion, I Am Invincible record his 19th two year old winner for the season with Ducale scoring. This puts the stallion clear for the most two year old winners this season . Following yesterdays win at Wyong by 2yo colt, Salsa Man. Ducale is out of the group three winning daughter of Galileo, Saint Minerva. Jockey Jay Ford was impressed by her improvement from last start. The first on the card saw the Sepoy filly, Sweet Scandal ridden by Blake Shinn victorious even though she didnt appear to handle the wet conditions. She is out of that good producing Encosta De Lago mare, Bachanal Woman. Which makes her a half to Chris Waller's other good galloper, Sir Bachus.
Bel Esprit --At the Valley saw the sprinting prowess of the Bel Esprit's come to the fore. Jockey Craig Williams in the first over 1200m got the Shea Eden, Bright Eyes home. After not handling the real heavy track at Swan Hill last start. The breed do go well at the Valley and it wasnt long in the day before they had another winner when Belwazi continued on her winning way with young Stephanie Thornton in the saddle. Todays 1000m dash gives the four year old mare, six wins from twelve starts. 
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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Jen Rules the Seasons

   The main meeting this Wednesday was at Canterbury with a heavy track so was'nt expecting much but there were a few, worth the mention. The first one was the Peter and Paul Snowden trained Jen Rules. Then the following two races produced some quality as well, with the last of the High Chaparral's in Thinkin Big successful and the Sebring's continued their stellar run with the filly Seasons, blowing them away. 

Jen Rules -- This Redoutes Choice filly, looked strong with a last ditch lunge which gained her the verdict, over the Zoustar filly, Mizzy. I can see her improving in dryer conditions and maybe a bigger track. She is out of the Encosta De Lago mare, Fate Rules. She was sold at the 2017 Inglis Easter yearling sales for $500,000. Runner up worth keeping an eye on as well. 
Thinkin Big -- The Waterhouse /Bott trained colt, scored over 1100m pointing to a positive future for the last of the High Chaparral's. The short trip and tight track would not have been to his liking so to come up with a victory was a noteworthy effort. Jockey Blake Shinn was also very impressed by the colt and Adrian Bott said an ATC Derby was definately on their radar next Autumn.  While Blake scored again, in the following race, with the Sebring filly, Seasons, trained by Les Bridge.He controlled the race from the front on her and kicked clear on straightening for an easy win. She is out of the Al Maher mare, Acoumplamas which makes her a half sister to the promising I Am Invincible colt, The August. 


Run Gypsy Run -- In the benchmark 78 for fillies and mares at Echuca saw this Fastnet Rock mare, get home by a breath, she loves it when she can control from the front and a great ride by Michael Walker saw her prevail . She may not be a real consistent proposition but on her day has some ability. 
Okay Boss -- In the Super Vobis two year old event over 1200m at Echuca we saw the Street Boss gelding, Okay Boss get home. This made it his second win at the 1200m. The breed really do excel over it. He was ridden by Chris Parnham and is out of the Bel Esprit mare, Belaura. Chris also scored with the 4yo mare, Miss Siska, for Tony Mcevoy in race 6, under 61kg. The So You Think mare is in excellent form this prep. Later in the day the win of Liberty Song over the 1200 was worth a mention as the 4yo gelding is out of the Bel Esprit mare, Music in the Park.

Sebring Stands at Widden Stud

Sebring - Widden Stud

"A Champion Two-Year-Old and Golden Slipper heros by two-time Champion Champion Sire of Two-Year-Olds More Than Ready, Sebring is one of Australia's most exciting young sires." Sebring is out of a mare by Flying Spur, a son of Danehill, but has done well when crossed over mares from other branches of Danzig.
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Saturday, June 16, 2018

King of the Sprinters Bel Esprit


    Just a brief review of the midweek racing for this week. Where wet tracks were in play for Sydney and at Sandown we saw some imports successful on Australian soil. First it was the Mike Moroney trained Hang Man and then Al Galayel, the Zoffany gelding who won the BM70 over 1600m. It was his third win from three starts and a great debut in Australia.  In the sprint events the Bel Espit breed were to the fore.

   In the BM70 1600m event at Sandown the filly, Ice Girl ,caused a boilover and gave Jason Baldcock his first city winner, for many years. He returned to race riding in March and the Bel Esprit filly gave him a good ride today, storming home for victory and making trainer, Tommy Hughes, one happy man. She is out of the Flying Spur mare, Titanic Jill. Then in the 1000m BM70 the Bel Esprit mare, Queen Annabel was a good winner for jockey Damian Oliver and trainer Rebecca Kelly.

Blue Diamond Stakes winners ! Redoutes Choice 1999 and Bel Esprit 2002


   In Warwick Farm we saw heavy conditions and the Hinchinbrook two year old filly Bubble'n'Troubles break clear of the pack for victory over 1200m. She was ridden by Corey Brown for Chris Waller. The breed love the wet tracks and the off season class drop is perfect for them. Chalmers kept his consistent record going by winning the BM73 over 1600m. The Mossman gelding is out of the Redoutes Choice mare, Nephtys and was ridden by James Mcdonald for Kris Lees could easily win again although I notice a win loss win pattern emerging with him. While in the last race the Commands mare, Popular secured another victory for James Cummings with Tye Angland in the saddle. It is the fillies second win at the track.   
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Thursday, June 7, 2018

Fighting Sun and Barbados


  Our Wednesday summary for Gawler, Canterbury and Sandown races is a short one, this week. Limited talent going around but felt i had to mention the continued success of the Sebring clan. A treble by the Redoute's Choice stallion, Barbados also caught my eye and when I checked the dams of the winners. The name Hussonet came to my attention. 
  • Barbados -- A winner at Canterbury in the maiden over 1250m for the 3yo gelding, My Blue Jeans, started the day off well, for jockey James Mcdonald and the Barbados breed . Then at Gawler there were two of them successful with Galcrum in the 1150 maiden, for fillies and mares. The filly sat deep, most of the trip and still forged clear down the straight under hard riding by Jeff Maund. She is out of the Hussonet mare, Hushabye. While in the last over the 1100m with Jamie Kah in the saddle, Atlantica, another filly, scored in the BM60. She was heavily backed and won easily. Its interesting to note she is out of the Host mare, Hot Senora. Host is by Hussonet who is a Mr Prospector stallion. Barbados has a connection to the great grey's Emancipation and Gunsynd through his dam Virage De Fortune and Stands at Ducatoon Park in South Australia.

  • Sandown -- Fighting Harada won the 2yo event in great style and could be worth following.The first season stallions to racing progeny go, the Fighting Sun's, do show potential and I would rate them second behind the flying, Zoustars. He won with plenty in hand and is still learning. Layel the winner of the Clanbrooke Racing Handicap is worth a mention being by Reward For Effort out of the Stravinky mare, Dalayel. He was ridden well by Michael Walker for Mick Price to just hold on and win from a desperately unlucky, Grey Shadow.
  • Sebring -- Once the carnivals over the Sebring's come out to play and over the last few weeks they have been cleaning up, all over the shop. Yesterday was no different with a good win by Florida Keys on the Sandown track. He sat wide and finish well to score under strong riding from Rhys Mcleod. At Canterbury it was another James Mcdonald ride that saw the Sebring gelding, Bringagem win the last, BM70 over 1900m.
     Fighting Sun the Northern Meteor Stallion
 Stands at Sun Stud Victoria  .
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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Wanted Smart Missile

We will take a quick look at our midweek races this week relating to the Fastnet Rock stallions, Smart Missile and Wanted. While the Encosta De Lago mare, Essence of Success produced sisters to take out a double. 

  • Smart Missile -- At Warwick Farm in the BM 70 Sweet Victory came down the centre of the track to triumph over his opposition . He was ridden by Josh Parr for trainer Mark Newman. The Smart Missile 3yo filly is out of the Encosta De Lago mare, Essence of Success. In the first at Sale one of his two year old fillies, Propelle, won easily for the Ellerton/Zahra team ridden by in form jockey Damian Lane.

  • Exceed and Excel and Reward For Effort -- In the second at Sale, Miss Norway, the four year old Reward For Effort mare,poked her tongue out to win and made it three wins from five starts. She certainly knows where the winning post is. In the BM71 1300m race at Warwick Farm, Thrilled, trained by James Cummings, got up to win. The Exceed and Excel 3yo gelding keeps the good record of the breed going from over the last few weeks. Even Thursday there was success for them with Exflytations winning the BM64 at Pakenham, for mares over 1600m for the Price / Walker combo.

  • Balaclava -- In Adelaide I thought I would mention the sister to Sweet Victory who scored in the 1050m maiden. Masipeg is by Congrats out of Essence of Success. The four year old mare was one of four winners for jockey, Jamie Kah on the card. In the previous maiden over 1400m she won on Mintha another Ryan Balfour trained horse. The filly is by Redoutes Choice from the Encosta mare, Hades. Lynch Mob in the BM60 won well for the Tony Mcevoy camp. The Wanted 4yo geldings win was followed by another Mcevoy/Kah success when Rockarral the High Chaparral 3 year old, scored again and now getting over the 2200m could well be one to follow. He is out of the Fastnet Rock mare, Teardrop Rock.
  • Master of Design -- The Redoutes Choice stallion Master of Design got a double at the Tuesdays Geelong meeting with a maiden win by the Weir trained, Milford and in the F&m BM 58 the 3yo filly Caths Village, won for Lachie King /Weir combination. Its worth noting that Darren does train a lot of the breed with positive results. Master of Design is now standing at Greta west Stud . 
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Reward For Effort and Canniness

     Midweek racing this week came from Ballarat and Canterbury with a heavy track at the former. Australian racing is strongly influenced by the Fastnet Rock or Encosta De Lago blood or as i reference a bit later in this post. The Canny Lad influence as well ! While Exceed and Excel has his day in the sun at times with his sons Helmet and Reward For Effort who both get regular winners, like the Dubai World Cup winner, Thunder Snow by Helmet . It was the later of his sons who opened and closed the Ballarat meeting on Wednesday. 
  • Reward For Effort  -- book ends the meeting at Ballarat as his four year old son, Pakaya Prince finished the meeting with a win for Chatswood Stud and the John McArdle and Lachie King combination. He is out of the Galileo mare, Vonnie. The opener was won by My Boy Greg with jockey Damien Oliver in the saddle for an emotional trainer, Janet Wicks to record her first winner.


  • Sepoy --  His daughter is a rising star. Anjana relished the heavy conditions after settling midfield on the inside before taking the lead in the straight, under easy riding by jockey, Ben Allen and then with an explosive turn of foot stormed clear to win the 2YO Fillies 1200m event at Ballarat. Jockey Ben Allen, said "I think she's pretty nice because there's a few horses in there that have run in some handy races and performed well." Just wanted to point out the Canny connection on the Sepoy dams side. Almost all of the top Australian stallions have the Canny family line. I Am Invincible, the half brothers Redoutes Choice and Manhattan Rain through Canny Lad's blue hen daughter, Shanthas Choice. Then there is Snitzel, Australias new champion sire who is the son of Redoutes Choice. Sepoy has the connection through, the lads ,half sister, Canny Miss. Canny Lad was a champion two and three year old and his greatest run was his third, in the 1990 Cox Plate when over the 2000m, he sat wide and was left a sitting duck for Better Loosen Up. Canny Lad was buried next to his old mate Octagonal at Woodlands Stud. The Canny's have left their DNA on Australian racing and its going to last for a long time.  
  • Pedicel -- A Redoutes Choice 2yo filly purchased by the Coolmore operation for $360,000 scored at Canterbury for Lindsay Park Racing and James Macdonald when she had to dig deep to out last Reginae down the straight.The in form James Macdonald said "She's a lovely filly and will be even better as she matures and gets out to a mile,". She could be one to watch in the future.

  • Augustus and The Avenger -- Some other Canterbury winners were the Waller trained, Snitzel ,3yo Augustus who put in a courageous effort, to win by a breath over Base Camp . A well judged ride by Tye Angland saw him get home . While in the last we saw another Chris Waller trained galloper successful when The Avenger kept Smart Missile's great recent success story in tact ! The Fastnet Rock stallion is still one of the best value stallions around. He was ridden by Lee Magorian and is out of the El Prado mare, Certain Promise. 
  • Miss Leonidas -- The I Am Invincible 3yo filly and her jockey, Dwayne Dunn took inside lanes after the rising star missed the kick by four lengths in the A.R. Creswick Series Heat 1 to secure an easy victory. She is out of the Barathea mare, Happy Play. That Sadlers Wells line love the wet. Trainer Shaun Dwyer was thrilled with the win ! It gave Dwayne ride of the day award.

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Friday, May 18, 2018

Weir and Waller Show


All Too Hard -- James Macdonald made his return to race riding after a 18 month suspension today and in the opening event, at Warwick Farm he got the Waller team off to a flying start, when Cormac, scored in the 1400m maiden. The 3yo gelding is out of the Galileo mare, St Minerva. It was the first of two winners for this combination when later in the day a Savabeel gelding, Monasterio ,scored over 1600m in the BM 80. The Savabeels really love that mile ! This was also a start of a double for the stallion All Too Hard on the day because in the 2yo 1000m race at Sandown the filly Riviera scored for the Hawkes/Dunn combination. 
He is half brother to Black Caviar 
by the Flying Spur stallion Casino Prince

Fifty Stars --  The Sea the Stars colt has to be awarded the most superior victory of the day as he sat three wide most of the journey in the 1400m BM70 race at Sandown and still won in easy fashion, to keep his unbeaten record, intact. Trained by Darren Weir and ridden by Brad Rawiller. The dam of Fifty Stars is Swizzle Stick a daughter of Sadlers Wells. This colt could measure up in group races over a trip being by Sea The Stars. Where 1600m and beyond could see him claim a major win in the spring for the Darren Weir team.

So You Think -- The progeny of So You Think have been showing their inherited talents over the last racing season and it continued on Wednesday when Heavenly Thought scored in the final race on the Sandown card to give Darren Weir, four for the day. The 3yo colt was again ridden by Brad Rawiller . His other success for the day was at Murray Bridge when Bad Wolf saluted over 1200m for the Bowditch/Kennewell combination. 

Hectopascal and Sandown -- This 4yo Pins mare is certainly in love with the Sandown track as she gave Darren Weir another winner, when she flashed through a gap to score, in the last few strides of the 1400m mares race. This makes it four wins from her five starts at Sandown. The stallion Pins stood at Waikato Stud and was laid to rest last month under the trees at the Waikato stud alongside fellow champions O'Reilly, Centaine and Pompeii Court.He sired the 2007 Cox Plate victor El Segundo. 

       Chris Waller --  Just a couple more winners worth mentioning in this weeks review of midweek racing and they are both trained by Chris Waller. Pembroke Castle is an I Am Invincible 2yo colt and could well be one for the future as he is out of the Redoutes Choice mare, Callista. He finally opened his account in the 1200m two year old event after four tries.The other is Almighty Crown who got up in the BM75 2100m event. He is a Street Cry gelding, out of Sesenta an Encosta De Lago mare and was ridden by an under rated Jock in Tim Clarke.    
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