G3 TABTOUCH Prince Of Wales S., $150,000, 1000m
Race summary
The Simon Miller-trained Valour Road (Frosted Giant {USA}) scored his first win since January as he stormed home to win here.
The gelding settled fourth in the run and as front runner Mervyn (Henny Hughes {USA}) weakened, Valour Road kicked past to win by 0.15l.
Essential Spice (Gingerbread Man) and Rock Magic (Redoute’s Choice) also made late runs to score second and third respectively.
Pedigree notes
A $60,000 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale graduate from the draft of Yarradale Stud, Valour Road is the only winner for the Street Sense (USA) mare Melba Avenue.
She is a half-sister to the two-time Group 3 winner Raspberries (Lonhro) and the second dam is the Listed Emancipation S. winner Ice Cream Sundae (Sovereign Red {NZ}).
She produced five winners including Flavour (Rubiton), who won the G1 Salinger S. and is a half-brother to the dam of the G1 Queensland Derby winner Sonntag (Teofilo {Ire}).
G3 Hosemasters Asian Beau S., $150,000, 1400m
Race summary
The Grant and Alana Williams-trained and Bob Peters-owned Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man {GB}) scored her first stakes win in style here.
The 5-year-old mare missed the start and was forced to settled three-back on the fence but class got her over the line as she weaved her way through the field and won by 0.3l.
Listed Warrnambool Cup winner Too Close The Sun (Carlton House {USA}) finished off well to land second while Red Can Man (Gingerbread Man) was another 0.6l away in third.
Pedigree notes
Inspirational Girl was purchased by John Chalmers Bloodstock for $190,000 at the New Zealand National Yearling Sale from the draft of Jamieson Park.
She is out of Zabeel (NZ) mare Be Inspired (NZ), making her a half-sister to Listed winner Reuttiger (Duporth).
Further back, this also the family of G3 Naturalism S. winner Rainbow Styling (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) and dual stakes winner Zingaling (NZ) (Redoute’s Choice).
Listed John Letts Cup, $100,000, 1800m
Race summary
The Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained Regalo Di Gaetano (Supreme Idea) secured his first stakes victory as he settled back and wide in the 1800 metre event and rocketed home in the straight to win by 0.5l.
Blow Torch (All Too Hard) looked the winner in the straight before he was overrun and Danon Roman (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was another 0.2l away in third.
Pedigree notes
Regalo Di Gaetano is the only winner from three to race out of winning Regal Shot mare Regalina.
His third dam is the multiple stakes-placed Princess Calabrina (Native Prince {USA}), who is also responsible for G3 Spring S. third Euclase Pat (Euclase). Further back, this is the family of Listed Oaklands Plate runner-up Miss Blevitone (Blevic).
