Looking Ahead puts the spotlight on runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are a particularly well-bred or high-priced runner having their first or second start, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse which has trialled particularly well, we’ll aim to give you something to follow.
Today, we like the chances of a half-sister to the G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas winner who is second-up at Hawkesbury, while at Sale a son of Dundeel (NZ) steps out for Anthony and Sam Freedman, also at Sale is a NZ$320,000 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale graduate who runs for Mike Moroney.
Hawkesbury, Race 4, 3.05pm AEST, New Haven Farm Home H., $35,000, 1100m
The John O’Shea-trained All Hallows’ Eve (NZ) (Sacred Falls {NZ}) comes into the race off a 1.8l win on debut over 1100 metres at this track. She is out of Encosta De Lago mare Halloween (NZ), making her a sister to G3 Tibbie S. winner All Saints’ Eve (NZ) and a half-sister to G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas winner Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel).
The late Sacred Falls (NZ), sire of All Hallows' Eve (NZ) | Standing at Waikato Stud
Halloween herself is out of G1 Blue Diamond S. runner-up La Lagune (Danehill {USA}), who is also responsible for Generous Nature (Carnegie {Ire}), the dam of Group winners Savvy Nature (NZ) (Savabeel) and Addictive Nature (NZ) (Savabeel).
Sale, Race 2, 1.30pm AEST, Tac Mdn Plate, $35,000, 1006m
Purchased for $220,000 by Bahen Bloodstock at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Peregrinus (Dundeel {NZ}) is set to make his debut.
Peregrinus as a yearling
He will become the third foal to race out of winning Redoute’s Choice mare Margiela (NZ). Margiela is out of G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas runner-up Sarah Vee (End Sweep {USA}), making her a half-sister to Listed Wangoom H. winner Yesterday’s Songs (Henrythenavigator {USA}), G2 Wakeful S. runner-up Rahveel (Zabeel {NZ}) and the Group-placed Pure Scot (Purrealist).
Sale, Race 5, 3pm AEST, Turnbull Toyota Mdn Plate, $35,000, 1615m
The Mike Moroney-trained Wisaka (Tavistock {NZ}) was purchased by Paul Moroney Bloodstock and Ballymore Stables for NZ$320,000 at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale and is out of Sarvon (Zabeel {NZ}), making him a half-brother to the stakes-placed Swords Down (Camelot {GB}) and Savont (Exceed And Excel), who is responsible for G3 Cambridge Breeders S. scorer Vigor Winner (Declaration Of War {USA}).
Wisaka as a yearling
Sarvon herself is out of dual stakes winner Palia (Last Tycoon {NZ}), making her a half-sister to Group 1 winner Onemorenomore (Red Ransom {USA}), stakes winner Dr Green (Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}) and the stakes-placed Fury (Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}) and Roussay (Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}).
