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 Godolphin homebred stepping out at Wyong, while at Mornington we're in the corner of a Mike Moroney-trained filly and a $650,000 yearling purchase by China Horse Club and Newgate Bloodstock.
Wyong, Race 1, 2pm AEDT, Book Your Christmas Party Maiden, $35,000, 1000m
Godolphin homebred Reverse (Exceed And Excel) is out of G1 Sires’ Produce S. and G1 Australia S. winner Virage De Fortune (Anabaa {USA}), who is also responsible for G3 Gloaming S. runner-up and G1 Caulfield Guineas fourth Subedar (Sepoy).
Exceed And Excel, sire of Reverse | Standing at Darley
Virage De Fortune was purchased by Darley Australia for $3.4 million at the 2007 Inglis Broodmare Sale and she is a sister to multiple stakes winner Avenue and a half-sister to the stakes-placed Glasnost (Red Ransom {USA}), Censor (Elusive Quality {USA}) and Lorna May (Redoute’s Choice).
Mornington, Race 3, 2.10pm AEDT, Modtech Plate, $35,000, 1200m
The Mike Moroney-trained Seattle Dancer (Redoute’s Choice) was purchased by Paul Moroney Bloodstock and Ballymore Stables for $500,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale from the draft of Newgate Farm and is out of G1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce S. winner Fleur De’here (NZ) (Dehere {USA}).
Seattle Dancer as a yearling
Seattle Dancer is also a sister to Listed Valley Pearl winner and G1 Blue Diamond S. third Zamzam while she is also a three-quarter sister to Lipari (Redoute’s Choice), the dam of G1 Australian Derby winner Levendi (Pierro) and stakes winners Wu Gok (Sebring) and Marcel From Madrid (Sepoy).
Mornington, Race 8, 5.05pm AEDT, Oasis Turf H., $35,000, 1200m
Last start winner Strategist (Written Tycoon) was a $650,000 yearling purchase by China Horse Club and Newgate Bloodstock, before being bought by Amy Johnston Bloodstock for $27,500 in the Inglis Digital May Sale.
Strategist as a yearling
He is out of stakes-winning Exceed And Excel mare Baby Corn, making him a half-brother to dual Group 1 placegetter Cornrow (Duporth). His second dam is G3 Matriarch S. winner Sweet Corn (Scenic {Ire}), while he is also related to the multiple stakes placegetter Double You Tee (Written Tycoon).
