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Saturday summary: Golden Rose glory for In The Congo, Zaaki untouchable in Underwood

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In The Congo (Snitzel) stepped up to the big time in style in the G1 Golden Rose at Rosehill, while Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) lived up to expectations with a dominant G1 Underwood S. performance at Sandown.

Cover image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

Race-Day Recap

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In The Congo (Snitzel) broke the race record for the G1 XXXX Golden Rose with a power-packed front-running performance at Rosehill.

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Boom horse Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) announced his arrival in Melbourne with a commanding victory in the G1 Quayclean Underwood S.

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The Everest could be on the agenda for Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) after an impressive return to racing in the Listed Heritage S.

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After 10 months on the sidelines, jockey Glyn Schofield made a triumphant comeback with an upset win aboard Yonkers (USA) (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}) in the G2 Ned Whisky Shannon S.

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A timely victory by Vangelic (Vancouver) in the G2 Keeneland Golden Pendant may have put her in the frame for next month’s $2 million The Invitation.

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Rising star Kiwi gelding Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) picked up the sixth win of his seven-start career in the G3 Ladbrokes Sandown S. and is on target for the G1 Toorak H.

Record-breaking Rose for In The Congo

Hall of Fame trainer Gai Waterhouse boasts an unparalleled seven wins in the G1 Golden Slipper S., and now she has a G1 Golden Rose to sit alongside them on the mantelpiece.

In The Congo (Snitzel), trained by Waterhouse in partnership with Adrian Bott, delivered a supreme front-running performance to win Rosehill’s spring showpiece in a time of 1:21.46 – breaking the previous race record of 1:21.83 set by Exosphere in 2015.

Many expected the Golden Rose to be at the mercy of impressive G2 Run to the Rose winner Anamoe (Street Boss {USA}), but instead it was In The Congo who stole the show.

In The Congo takes out the G1 Golden Rose S. with a superb leading display, in race record time | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

Ridden by Tim Clark, In The Congo never gave his rivals a look in and kept up a strong gallop all the way to the finish line, holding on to beat the late-finishing Anamoe by 0.2l.

Still in his very first preparation, In The Congo has now had six starts for three wins, three second placings and more than $800,000 in stakes. He won last month’s G3 San Domenico S., and placed in the Run to the Rose and the Listed The Rosebud.

“He wears his heart on his sleeve every time he steps out, and he deserved a tough victory like this,” Bott said.

"He (In The Congo) wears his heart on his sleeve every time he steps out, and he deserved a tough victory like this.” - Adrian Bott

“We weren’t concerned about the 1400 metres, we knew he had that high cruising speed. He has the ability to sustain that, and that was what we wanted to do today – make it a real test for a few of those, take away some of their brilliance and bring in his assets, like his high cruising speed and that toughness that he’s got.

“Every start he has stepped out he has continued to impress me and improve. We have kept raising the bar from when he stepped out in the off season in the winter and through the early stages of the spring. We set him goals and he kept delivering. He’s still been putting it all together but he has put it all together in a big way now.”

Superb start to Snitzel’s season

In The Congo has been a key contributor to a remarkable run for Arrowfield Stud’s stellar stallion Snitzel, who sired his 16th and 17th career Group 1 winners this weekend with Wild Ruler in the Moir S. and In The Congo at Rosehill.

Within the first eight weeks of the season, Snitzel has also been represented by Group 2 winners Splintex and Four Moves Ahead, Group 3 winner Bruckner, and Listed winner and Group 2-placed Mr Mozart.

Four-time Champion Sire Snitzel | Standing at Arrowfield Stud

Super Saturday for trainer-jockey team

In The Congo’s Golden Rose victory capped a big day for Waterhouse, Bott and Clark, who also teamed up to win the G2 Keeneland Golden Pendant with Vangelic (Vancouver) and the G3 Drinkwise Colin Stephen Quality with Entente (Dundeel {NZ}).

“We’ve built up a really strong partnership,” Clark said. “It’s a real honour to be riding for the stable, and days like today are very special.”

In Melbourne, Waterhouse and Bott also picked up an additional black-type win with Queen Of Dubai (Pride Of Dubai) in the Listed Jim Moloney S.

Zaaki masters Melbourne debut

Powerhouse wins in Brisbane and Sydney have earned Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) the biggest reputation in Australian racing this spring, and on Saturday he added a Group 1 victory in Melbourne to his increasingly spectacular streak.

Zaaki headed into the G1 Quayclean Underwood S. at Sandown with snowballing hype surrounding him, having won the G2 Hollindale S., G1 Doomben Cup, G2 The Q22 and G2 Tramway S. by a combined margin of more than 12l in his four previous appearances.

Only four horses dared to oppose him in Saturday’s weight-for-age feature, which was the first Group 1 race staged at Sandown in over two decades. And it soon became obvious that the $1.18 favourite would be untouchable for the fifth time in a row.

Zaaki (GB) | Image courtesy of Bronwen Healy

Multiple Group 1 winner Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) chased bravely along the inside down the straight, but Zaaki kicked away under minimal urging from jockey Craig Williams and cruised to victory by 2l.

“Oh, he’s good,” Williams said. “For me, the thing that makes him feel so good is that I think he reads his form and he knows he’s good. He pumps his chest up, and when the jockey gets on when it comes to raceday, he’s a real racehorse.

“In the morning, on his own, he just floats around. Obviously he covers the ground that well – he’s that athletic – that you don’t actually realise what he’s doing to his opposition. Probabeel, the four that lined up today, they’re all Group 1 winners.

“He’s really exciting and I’m grateful for the opportunity.”

Trainer Annabel Neasham will now aim Zaaki towards the G1 Caulfield S. on October 9 before the Cox Plate two weeks later, for which he is a commanding favourite.

Home Affairs makes blistering return

A shot at the $15 million The Everest is a possibility for exciting 3-year-old Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) after a brilliant seasonal debut in Saturday’s Listed Heritage S. at Rosehill.

The winner of the G2 Silver Slipper and placed in the G2 Todman S. earlier in the year, the Chris Waller-trained colt dominated from the front and scored an emphatic victory by 1.5l over the favourite Paulele (Dawn Approach {Ire}).

Waller already has Nature Strip (Nicconi) as a confirmed runner in The Everest, and he won the race with 3-year-old Yes Yes Yes in 2019. The champion trainer would like to see Home Affairs considered for owners Coolmore’s 2021 The Everest slot.

Home Affairs | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

“It certainly will be discussed, I’m sure,” he said. “Hopefully not at too much length, because the talent’s there and we’ve seen how 3-year-olds perform in the race.

“I think today’s race was a pretty good field to say he’s up to a very high level.”

Home Affairs was bought for $875,000 by Tom Magnier from Torryburn Stud's draft at the 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Out of a half-sister to Group 1 winner and sire Russian Revolution, the colt has had two wins and two placings from five starts to date.

Schofield back on top

Less than a week after returning to riding following 10 months on the sidelines with a neck and shoulder problem, Glyn Schofield marked his comeback with an upset win aboard Yonkers (USA) (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}) in Saturday’s G2 Ned Whisky Shannon S.

Sent out as a $41 outsider, the Chris Waller-trained Yonkers charged home from third-last to score a thrilling victory over Discharged (Snitzel).

Glyn Schofield aboard Yonkers | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

“It’s great to be back,” Schofield said. “I am pain-free for the first time in a long time. I suppose that does sort of help me get back on the horses, and being able to do your best. I rode one winner through the week, and now to ride one on Saturday is even better.

“Obviously I’ve got a lot of people to thank, particularly Chris (Waller) and his team who’ve allowed me to ride trackwork for quite some time before I made my return. Then they’ve given me a horse like this to ride – obviously he’s a push-button horse.”

The Invitation on Vangelic’s horizon

Bigger and better things could be in store for Vangelic (Vancouver) after a timely win in Saturday’s G2 Golden Pendant.

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are hoping to secure an invitation for the inaugural $2 million The Invitation for fillies and mares at Randwick on October 23.

Vangelic | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

“We would love an invitation – that was the plan in coming here today,” Bott said. “We thought this would be the nice race second-up where she could improve and try to win, and we thought today was crucial in getting that invitation. Even though her record has been consistent, we needed a win like that today to state our case, and hopefully she has done that for us.”

Bought for $400,000 from Segenhoe Stud’s draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Vangelic has now had 14 starts for two wins and five placings. She had previously placed in the G1 Surround S., G1 Flight S., G2 Tea Rose S., G2 Percy Sykes S. and Listed Moonee Valley Pearl S.

Toorak next for ever-improving Elephant

Three weeks on from his first taste of defeat in a tight finish to the G2 Feehan S., New Zealand’s emerging star Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) returned to his winning ways with an emphatic performance in Saturday’s G3 Ladbrokes Sandown S.

Ridden by Damian Lane, Elephant settled in third place among a six-horse field before working through his gears in the straight and striding clear to beat Romancer (NZ) (Redwood {GB}) by 1.25l.

The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained 5-year-old has now had seven starts for six wins and a second, and the G1 Toorak H. at Caulfield on October 9 looms large on his horizon.

Elephant (NZ) makes an imposing sight | Image courtesy of Bronwen Healy

“I was pretty nervous, to be fair, but he was super,” David Browne said. “He kept kicking to the line well. I think there is a bit more improvement in him yet. He’s strengthened up a bit, and his coat has got a bit to go still. Hopefully he can carry on with it.

“He (Elephant) kept kicking to the line well. I think there is a bit more improvement in him yet." - David Browne

“In all his races, in the last bit he always finds a bit more and lengthens out really well. That’s where he gets it over the rest of them.

“I think we’re going to head to the Toorak in a couple of weeks. That’ll be the plan, and we’ll see where we end up.”

Bred and part-owned by Andrew Fowler, Elephant is a half-brother to the multiple Group 3 winner and Group 1 placegetter Melt (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}).

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Sale standouts deliver dream double

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Two special sons of Snitzel have combined to deliver the type of weekend that dreams are made of for Newgate Farm Managing Director Henry Field.

In a dizzying period spanning just under 20 hours, Newgate and long-time allies such as the China Horse Club and Go Bloodstock struck stallion-making Group 1 gold in both Melbourne and Sydney.

Wild Ruler (Snitzel) provided the first leg of the massive double on Friday night with a tenacious performance to narrowly win the G1 Charter Keck Cramer Moir S. at Moonee Valley.

Newgate Farm Managing Director, Henry Field

The following afternoon at Rosehill, 3-year-old colt In The Congo (Snitzel) added a Group 1 sparkle to his very first racing preparation with an all-the-way win in race-record time in the XXXX Golden Rose.

“It’s been huge,” Field told TDN AusNZ. “It’s been a great weekend for our colts, and that’s what it’s all about for us.

“It’s been a great weekend for our colts, and that’s what it’s all about for us." - Henry Field

“I’m very proud of the horses and delighted for all of our partners in the syndicate. It’s a great group of people who have stuck together over a number of years now. We’ve had some terrific success during that time, and this has been another very special weekend to share with them. We always love winning big races in those red and yellow colours of the China Horse Club.

“Wild Ruler and In The Congo were a pair of aces. To me, they were the absolute standout colts at the Easter Sale, one year apart, and for them to do what they’ve done this weekend is fantastic.

“It’s also notable that Sir Owen Glenn (Go Bloodstock) named both of these horses. He should name all of the horses we race together – the ones he names seem to always turn out to be pretty decent!”

Sire of both Group 1-winning colts, the four-time Champion Sire Snitzel | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

In The Congo a special colt

Field has vivid memories of In The Congo, who was bought by Newgate and the China Horse Club for $350,000 from Newhaven Park’s draft at the 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

A son of the three-time Group 1-winning champion South African sprinting mare Via Africa (SAF) (Var {USA}), In The Congo was bred by Nordic Racing and Breeding. The mare has since produced a filly by Vancouver, bought for $260,000 at this year’s Easter Yearling Sale by Ryan Bloodstock, followed by another filly foal this season by Arrowfield Stud's Golden Rose-winning stallion The Autumn Sun.

A breakthrough performer this spring, In The Congo has now had six starts for three wins, three second placings and more than $800,000 in stakes. Saturday’s Golden Rose triumph followed on from a victory in last month’s G3 San Domenico S., along with placings in the G2 Run To The Rose and Listed The Rosebud.

In The Congo as a yearling

"I’m not really one to write down inspection notes about yearlings that I look at – my belief is that if you can’t remember a horse, they’re not going to be worth bidding on,” Field said.

“In The Congo is one that I remember very clearly. Obviously that year’s Sale was impacted by COVID, but myself and Gavin Murphy drove down and brought a few horses out of their boxes to have a look at. I took one look at him and said, ‘We’ll buy this horse.’

"I took one look at him and said, ‘We’ll buy this horse.’" - Henry Field

“He had great muscle, he was beautifully balanced, he had incredible strength over his spine and a good eye. He was raised by John Kelly at Newhaven Park, who does a terrific job.

“This colt was out of a brilliant mare who was a champion sprinter in South Africa, and it was just obvious that he was an absolute gun colt. For him to achieve everything that he’s achieved in his very first racing campaign is really special and a credit to (trainers) Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

“There are probably three options now in terms of what could be ahead for him in the next few months – The Everest, the Coolmore Stud S. or the paddock.

“We do have to remember that it’s still his first preparation, so he’s done an incredible job and he’s probably entitled to go to the paddock. But Gai and Adrian will let the horse do the talking. If he’s bucking around all over the place over the next week or so, he might carry on towards something like The Everest or the Coolmore.”

The Everest looms for Wild Ruler

Next month’s $15 million The Everest is certainly on the agenda for Wild Ruler, who is set to become the Newgate-China Horse Club partnership’s very first runner in the world’s richest turf race.

“It’s great to have done a deal with Yulong to have Wild Ruler race in their slot in The Everest,” Field said. “Newgate, China Horse Club and all our partners are very excited, as we believe Wild Ruler has a top chance to take out the race.

“The ownership group and Yulong have a terrific relationship, we share a lot of synergies with what we’re trying to achieve in the racing and bloodstock world, so it is great to share this experience as partners.

“Sir Owen Glenn has a burning desire to win The Everest, so hopefully 2021 is the year to achieve it!”

“Sir Owen Glenn has a burning desire to win The Everest, so hopefully 2021 is the year to achieve it!” - Henry Field

A son of multiple American Grade 2 winner and G1 Test S. runner-up Gypsy Robin (USA) (Daaher {Can}), Wild Ruler was bought for $525,000 from Kia Ora Stud’s draft at the 2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

“Like In The Congo, he was our number-one pick for that sale,” Field said. “I remember him having a great shoulder and being very athletic, with terrific muscle definition. He was another real gun colt.

Wild Ruler as a yearling

“We were a little surprised that we were able to secure him for the price that we did, because we thought he might make more than that.

“Our neighbours at Kia Ora always raise their horses so well, and we’re very comfortable buying off them.

“Wild Ruler’s always had plenty of leg and scope to him, and it’s only now that he’s really starting to come together physically. He’s still got it all ahead of him, so it’s very exciting.”

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The Everest

The Everest confirmed for Moir pair

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Written by Richard Edmunds

Hours after they locked horns in a thrilling finish to the G1 Moir S. on Friday night, Wild Ruler (Snitzel) and The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) have both clinched spots in the starting gate for the $15 million The Everest at Randwick on October 16.

Wild Ruler and The Inferno fight out the G1 Moir S.

The winner of five of his 12 previous career starts headed by the G2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint and Roman Consul S., Wild Ruler took his emerging sprinting career to new heights with a breakthrough Group 1 success under the Moonee Valley lights on Friday night.

The 4-year-old was quickly snapped up by The Everest slotholder Yulong, whose slot was used by Redzel (Snitzel) in 2018 for the second of his back-to-back victories in the first two runnings of the world’s richest turf race.

Yulong won the 2018 running of The Everest with Redzel

“We are delighted to have Wild Ruler running in our slot in next month’s The Everest,” said Yulong Operations Manager Sam Fairgray.

“He’s already shown his exceptional speed against some of Australia’s best sprinters and is racing in top form, so we’re confident he will provide an excellent chance for us in the race.

“The Everest day in 2018 provided one of the greatest racing highlights for Mr Zhang, his family, and the entire Yulong team when Redzel took out the race. We are excited to share the experience this year with our good friends who own Wild Ruler.”

Wild Ruler will be the first runner in The Everest for Newgate Farm, China Horse Club, and its racing partners.

Inferno runs for Harron

Meanwhile, former Singapore champion The Inferno lost no admirers with his powerful finish from last to just miss in the Moir S., coming up 0.1l short of catching Wild Ruler.

The winner of the G2 McEwen S. in his previous start, the Cliff Brown-trained runner will represent the slot owned by James Harron, who coincidentally had Redzel race in his slot for his 2017 victory in the inaugural running of The Everest.

“The Inferno appeals to me as a sprinter that will be suited by the Randwick 1200 metres,” Harron said. “I was impressed by his win in the McEwen S., and he backed that up with a very good second in Moir S.

“He wants 1200 metres now, he is ready to go and I have got a great vibe from his trainer, Cliff Brown. It’s a relief to get the deal done and we have a good chance for The Everest.”

Cloud over Libertini

However, fortunes have fluctuated wildly over the last two days for multiple Group 2 winner Libertini (I Am Invincible), whose The Everest prospects are now under a cloud.

Aquis confirmed Libertini for their Everest slot after a trial at Randwick on Friday, but trainer Anthony Cummings later reported to Racing NSW stewards that the 5-year-old pulled up poorly after the trial and was displaying lameness in her near foreleg.

Libertini, who finished eighth in The Everest last year, will be inspected by vets again on Monday.

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International News

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United Kingdom

Benbatl breaks record in Joel

2018 G1 Caulfield S. winner Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) made his first trip to the winner’s enclosure since February 2020, an impressive one with a course record-breaking win in the G2 Unibet You’re On Joel S. at Newmarket.

Finishing third in the 1600-metre race last year after winning in 2019, Benbatl was out for revenge and played a prominent part in the race from the start. He took command as they entered the final 200 metres and put leader Pogo (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}) away from there to win by 0.75l. Master Of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) was 0.5l behind in third with Laneqash (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) rounding out the top four.

“He's been a machine for a number of years,” Oisin Murphy told Thoroughbred Daily News. “He gave me my first ever Royal Ascot winner. We're in 2021 now and he's still winning Group 2s. He is the horse of a lifetime.”

Nechita daughter wins Princess Royal

Earning her first stakes victory two starts ago, Nechita's daughter Forbearance (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) added a Group 3 to her record in the G3 Unibet Princess Royal S. at Newmarket on Friday.

Forbearance won by 2.5l over Sayyida (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) with Sea La Rosa (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in third.

G1 Coolmore Stud S. winner Nechita (Fastnet Rock) is also the dam of this filly’s Australian Group 3 winning full brother Harpo Marx (Ire) from her two winners from four to race. A $1.55 million Magic Millions purchase in 2013 by Tom Magnier, she was exported later this year to Ireland. She returned to Australia in December 2020 after being bred to Frankel (GB).

Gran Sabana outruns odds in Rising Star performance

Kingman (GB) daughter Gran Sabana (Ire) went off at 20-1 odds at Chantilly on Friday but came home a Thoroughbred Daily News Rising Star with a 1l debut win.

She showed a strong turn of foot to get to Andromede (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in the closing stages to win by 1l.

“We never really ask them to show us the truth at home, but we really hoped she would show us some good things today and she did so very nicely,” trainer Pia Brandt told Thoroughbred Daily News. “We'll see how she comes out of the race and hope she takes it well.”

The juvenile filly is out of stakes-placed Cascading (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), who is a half-sister to French champion and Widden Stud shuttle stallion National Defense (Ire). The family also includes this year’s G1 Cazoo Derby winner Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}).

France

Onesto follows Gran Sabana to Rising Stardom

Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) earned Thoroughbred Rising Star honours at Chantilly with a 2.5l win.

The 1600-metre race saw him restrained early while racing keenly and he was happy to show his talent once released. With 300 metres to run, he showed he was going to be an easy winner as he powered away from Badge (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) for a debut victory.

Onesto is out of Onshore (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a three-quarter sister to G3 Easter Cup winner Jet Away (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}). That entire was raced in Australia for two years before returning to Europe to stand at stud in 2014. Onesto’s third dam Kerali (GB) (High Line {GB}) produced the great broodmare Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) among others.

Ireland

Dundalk produces Rising Star to end the day

Angels Wrath (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) made headlines on Friday night at Dundalk in Ireland when she easily won by 3.25l for a Thoroughbred Daily News Rising Star tag.

The 1400 metre synthetic race proved to be her coming-out party when Ben Coen released her in the stretch. She showed some greenness once taking over the lead but had plenty of talent in hand to stay well in front with Kitty Kitana (GB) (Bobby’s Kitten {USA}) settling for second and West Coast (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) in third.

“She was still plenty green, so there's a lot to work on,” Coen told Thoroughbred Daily News. “We liked her coming here, as she quickened very smart in her barrier trial and that experience was a big help to her."

A homebred for Newtown Anner Stud, the filly is out of a half-sister to Fastnet Rock’s stakes winner Naughty Or Nice (Ire) and Group 3-placed Dark Crusader (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}). The extended family includes G3 Moonga S. winner Lord Of The Dance (Ashkalani {Ire}).

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Black type results: Rosehill Gardens

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Cover image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

G1 Golden Rose, $1,00,000, 1400m

Part of a great weekend for Newgate Farm, the gallant all-the-way winner In The Congo (Snitzel) became his sire's second G1 Golden Rose S. winner, after the success four years ago of Trapeze Artist.

Snitzel's 17th Group 1 winner, the Nordic Racing and Breeding-bred flashy chestnut fetched $350,000 at the 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. He is the second foal and second winner for the imported Via Africa (SAF) (Var {USA}), whose first foal Pleasant Endeavour (Redoute's Choice) races at Sha Tin today.

A triple Group 1 winner named South African Champion Sprinter, Via Africa is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Elusivenchantment (SAF) (Elusive Fort {SAF}) from the family of South African Champion 3-Year-0ld Mythical Flight (SAF) (Jet Master {SAF}).

Whilst Snitzel is bred on a Danzig (USA)/Storm Bird (Can) cross, Via Africa is Storm Bird (Can)/Danzig (USA), and another strength of In The Congo's pedigree is his 7 X 7 cross of the outstanding mare Grey Flight (USA) (Mahmoud {Fr}) via her son Misty Day (USA) (Nasrullah {Ire}) and her star daughter Misty Morn (USA) (Princequillo {Ire}).

G2 Golden Pendant, $400,000, 1400m

It was a Group 2 running double of sorts for Medaglia D'Oro (USA) with Yonkers (USA) winning the Shannon S. whilst Vangelic is by the former shuttler's G1 Golden Slipper S.-winning son Vancouver.

Part of a great day for the Waterhouse/Bott stable, Vangelic is that Coolmore Stud resident's sixth stakes winner amongst his first 102 winners.

Boasting a cross of the wonderful mare Special (USA) via her grandson Sadler's Wells (USA) and son Nureyev (USA), he was bred by Segenhoe Thoroughbreds and sold at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $400,000.

His Group 3-placed dam Angel Bee (NZ) (Pins) sadly died last spring with a Written Tycoon colt her final foal. Her dam is the Group 3 winner Zabeels Angel (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) who produced another stakes placegetter amongst her seven winners; the good broodmare Turnstiles (NZ) (Anabaa {USA}) who has produced two Group 3 placegetters - Revolving Door (Sebring) and Golden Spin (Medaglia D'oro {USA}).

Group 1 winners Alabama Whirly (Bold Rancher) and Shuka (NZ) (Bachelor Duke {USA}) also hail from this family which has deep colonial roots right back to the 1825 born mare Cornelia (Young Grasshopper {GB}).

G2 Shannon S., $200,000, 1500m

From a paddock in Kentucky to Rosehill, is the story of the Forging Oaks Farm bred Yonkers (USA), who was so strong to the line recording his first black-type victory at big odds.

The 155th stakes winner for El Prado's (Ire) multiple Group 1 winner Medaglia D'Oro (USA), the Chris Waller-trained 6-year-old is out of the dual stakes-winning Oasis Dream (GB) mare Anne Of Kiev (Ire), whose dam Top Flight Queen (GB) is a half-sister to the triple Group winner Sacrament (GB).

One of the eight stakes winners bred on a cross (4 X 7) of El Prado's stakes-placed grandam Cap And Bells (USA) (Tom Fool [USA}) (whose son Drone (USA) is the damsire of Oasis Dream's dam sire Dancing Brave (USA)), Yonkers, who is also line-bred to the wonderful mare Lalun {USA}, hails from the family of the Group 1 winner Chorist (GB) and fellow stakes winners Mac Monarch (Ire), Sennockian Star (GB), Gospel Choir (GB), Crucial (GB), Icelandic (Ire), Icicle (GB) and Ginmann (Ire).

The ancestress of this family is Fancy Free (GB), dam of the G1 Epsom Derby hero Blue Peter (GB).

G3 Colin Stephen Quality, $160,000, 2400m

It was a third stakes success and an easy one for Entente (Dundeel {NZ}) who proved that the Australian-bred stayer can still prove competitive against the imports.

Bred Mr P.L Bennett and Mrs S. Bansemer-Brown, Entente made his way through the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale ring, purchased by trainer Shaun Dwyer for $105,000. He trialled for Shaun before being transferred to the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott stable.

One of Arrowfield Stud's Dundeel's (NZ) 15 stakes winners, he is a three-quarter brother to the Group 3-placed High 'N' Dry (High Chaparral {Ire}) out of the two time-winning Stratum mare Nextess, who sadly died having produced just those two foals.

Nextess' dam is the stakes-placed Regal Tess (Bluebird {USA}) whose dam Knight's Contessa (NZ) (Eldag {USA}) was Group 3-placed on two occasions. Entente is one of the 22 stakes winners carrying a cross of Luskin Star.

G3 Gloaming S., $200,000, 1800m

A breakthrough winner for Coolmore Stud's American Pharoah (USA), the 12th US Triple Crown winner, Head Of State is his sire's first Australian stakes winner and his 23rd overall.

Bred by Brad Crismale and sold at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $850,000, the colt racing in the Coolmore navy silks is a half-brother to the dual Group winner Man From Uncle (Uncle Mo {USA}) out of the Danehill Dancer (Ire) mare Derelique.

Recently foaling a full brother to Head Of State, Derelique is out of a half-sister to the stakes winners Shania Dane (Danehill {USA}), Scintillation (Danehill {USA}) and Risk Aversion (Encosta De Lago).

Bred on a 4 X 4 cross of Storm Cat (USA), Head Of State also claims amongst his relations the stakes winners Northwest Passage (So You Think {NZ}), Order Of The Sun (Encosta De Lago), Beauty (Smart Missile), Get To Work (Snippets), Summer Passage (Snitzel) and Excitable Boy (More Than Ready {USA}).

Listed Heritage S., $140,000, 1100m

Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) edged closer to a lucrative stud career with this dominant performance, his second at stakes level on the back of his G2 Silver Slipper S. success in February.

An $875,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale graduate bred by Torryburn Stud, Home Affairs is a half-brother to the G1 Caulfield Guineas runner-up Aysar (Deep Field) out of the three-time winning Flying Spur mare Miss Interiors.

Served last spring by Dundeel (NZ) having produced a colt by that stallion last October, Miss Interiors is a half-sister to the dual Group 1-winning sprinter Russian Revolution and the Group 3 mare Turbo Miss (Sebring).

Hailing from one of the great international families (one which also produced his dam sire Flying Spur), Home Affairs has as his fifth dam the famed Northern Dancer (Can) mare Fanfreluche (Can), who earned a number of titles including Canadian Horse of the Year, US Champion 3-Year-0ld Filly and the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Broodmare.

Remembered as much for her time off the scene (she was kidnapped in 1977 in foal to Secretariat (USA); fortunately located five months later) as her contribution to racing, she produced four stakes winners (including the Group 1 winner L'Enjoleur (Can)) and is an ancestress of such high-class gallopers as Flying Spur, Encosta De Lago, Aube Indienne (Fr), Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) and Majestic Roi (USA).

Home Affairs is one of the four I Am Invincible stakes winners out of Flying Spur mares, noting that I Am Invincible's grandsire Green Desert (USA) is bred on the same Danzig (USA)/Sir Ivor (USA) cross as Flying Spur.

Black Type Results
Rosehill Gardens
Entente
Yonkers
Vangelic
In The Congo
Head Of State

Black type results: Ladbrokes Park Hillside

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Cover image courtesy of Bronwen Healy

G1 Underwood S., $1,000,000, 1800m

An intriguing G1 W.S Cox Plate clash with Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed {NZ}) awaits Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) who was virtually untouched recording his second elite-level victory.

Bred by Kirsten Rausing's Lanwades Stud at Newmarket, the 40000 gns (AU$76,000) yearling was purchased for the Annabel Neasham stable for 150,000 gns (AU$286,000) at the 2020 Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale.

He is one of 25 stakes winners and three Group 1 winners sired by the multiple Group 1 winner Leroidesanimaux (Brz), who was once slanted to shuttle but it did not eventuate. Zaaki is out of the two-time winner Kesara (GB) (Sadler's Wells {USA}) who has also produced the Singapore-based stakes-placed and seven-time winner Kirks Ryker (GB) (Selkirk {USA}).

A half-sister to the dual Listed winner Persona Grata (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}), Kesara is a descendant of the influential matriarch Marchetta (GB) (Marco {GB}) who features several times in the pedigree of Leroidesanimaux's dam Dissemble (GB) (Ahonoora {GB}).

G3 Sandown S., $200,000, 1500m

Big in name and big in talent, Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) made it six wins from just seven starts, and there looks to be Group 1 success in his future.

The 14th stakes winner of Rich Hill Stud's Group 1 Melbourne Cup winner, the imposing 5-year-old bred by C.J Cochrane & W.A Fowler is the second Group 3 winner for the dual-Listed winning Maroof (USA) mare Ticklish (NZ), also dam of the G1 Eclipse S. winner Melt (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}).

Served last year by Vadamos (Fr), Ticklish hails from the family of the G1 VRC Derby hero Omnicorp (NZ) (Grosvenor {NZ}) and the Group winners Pharostan (NZ) (Imposing), Crimson (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), Abidewithme (NZ) (Redoute's Choice), Wildly (Hurricane Sky), Suavity (Akaaber {USA)) and Eight Till Late (Lonhro).

By a stallion bred on a Petingo (GB)/Danzig (USA) cross out of a mare bred on the opposite, Elephant is also line-bred to the outstanding mares Natalma (USA), Almahmoud (USA), and Chandelier (Ire).

Listed Jim Moloney S., $160,000, 1400m

A thoroughly Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum product is Queen Of Dubai (Pride Of Dubai), he bred not only her but also her sire Pride Of Dubai and her dam Jezzabba (Fastnet Rock).

The 12th stakes winner for her dual Group 1-winning sire who resides at Coolmore, Queen Of Dubai is the second foal and second black-type performer for her dam, a dual-city winner whose first foal is the stakes-placed Dubai Star, also by Pride Of Dubai.

Recently producing another colt by that stallion, Jezzabba is out of the Group 1 mare Piavonic (Scenic {Ire}) who is best remembered for conquering the mighty Sunline (NZ) (Desert Sun {GB}) in the Manikato S. at Moonee Valley.

Also dam of the Group 2-winning and G1 Golden Slipper S. runner-up Von Costa De Hero, Piavonic is out of the stakes-placed Piave Girl (Brave Salute) from the family of stakes winners Emlozza (Encosta De Lago), Doppio (Umatilla), Mio Dio (God's Own), Bellonic (Redding) and Bel Thor (God's Own).

Queen Of Dubai is one of the six Pride Of Dubai stakes winners line-bred to Danehill (USA), featuring a 3 X 3 cross which is supported by strains of Danehill's high achieving relatives Northern Dancer (Can), Machiavellian (USA) and Halo (USA).

Listed Testa Rossa S., $160,000, 1300m

The day's most apt winner, Chaillot (Testa Rossa) was great recording a barnstorming victory in the race named in honour of her now-retired six-time winning sire.

Bred by Gerry Harvey and sold at the 2018 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale for $25,000, Chaillot is one of her sire's 66 stakes winners. Her dam, Mary Of Modena (Encosta De Lago), now resides in New Zealand, served last spring by Tarzino (NZ).

Mary Of Modena is a full sister to the dam of Singapore stakes winner Lim's Racer (Red Giant) from the family of the Group 1 winners Isolda (NZ) (Sir Tristram {Ire}), Waikuku (Ire) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) and Grand Arch (USA) (Arch {USA}).

Chaillot boasts a fascinating pedigree with the presence of three siblings; her grandsire Perugino (USA) being a three-quarter brother to the full brothers Fairy King (USA) and Sadler's Wells (USA).

Black Type Review
Results
Sandown

Black type results: Belmont, Toowoomba and Awapuni

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Cover image courtesy of Western Racepix

Belmont, Listed Black Heart Bart S., $125,000, 1200m

It was a second stakes success for Uni Time (Universal Ruler), a lightly raced 6-year-old who really knows how to find the line, winning seven of his 25 starts.

A homebred for the Roberts family, the son of Scenic Lodge's Group 3-winning sprinter Universal Ruler - one of his nine stakes winners is out of the multiple city winner Darntime (Danetime {Ire}).

Recently foaling a full sister to Uni Time, Darntime from a family light on close up black type is also dam of the multiple city winner Regal Gleam (Alfred Nobel {Ire}).

Uni Time is bred on a 7 X 7 cross of the outstanding mare Rough Shod II (GB) (Gold Bridge {Fr}) via her descendant Sadler's Wells (USA) and son Lt Stevens (USA) (Nantallah {USA}).

Toowoomba, Listed Weetwood H., $150,000, 1200m

Half of the six wins recorded by talented galloper Apache Chase (Better Than Ready) have come at stakes level, this win in Toowoomba's most famous race coming at his first outing since an unplaced run in the G1 Stradbroke H.

Bred by Eureka Cambooya Thoroughbreds and sold for $50,000 to Michael Sherrin at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, Apache Chase is one of the five stakes winners sired by Lyndhurst Stud's four-time Listed-winning stallion Better Than Ready.

He is a half-brother to the G2 Bill Stutt S winner Churchill Downs and he is the final foal produced by the imported Silken Whisper (USA) (Diesis {GB}) whose dam is the Listed winner Yaguda (USA) (Green Dancer {USA}).

This year's G1 Surround S. winner Forbidden Love (All Too Hard), who ran unplaced in Saturday's Listed Golden Pendant S., also hails from this family.

Awapuni, G3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile, NZ$80,000, 1600m

Wellfield Lodge's Alamosa (NZ) has been somewhat of a quiet achiever, yesterday represented by his 20th stakes winner in the shape of House Of Cartier.

Bred in Australia by Mr W.J Gleeson (her managing owner), Pee Gee Bloodstock and Nearco Stud, House Of Cartier has an Australia Group 1 placing on her record having finished a close up third behind Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) in the 2019 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville.

She is the second foal and second stakes winner for the NZ Champion Stayer Shez Sinsational (NZ) (Ekraar {USA}) whose first foal is the Listed winner Sinarahma (Darci Brahma {NZ}).

Served last spring by Almanzor (Fr), Shez Sinsational won 12 races, four of those at Group 1 level. She is a daughter of the stakes-placed Original Sin (NZ) (Shinko King {Ire}), also grandam of last season's Group 3 winner Our Hail Mary (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}).

A descendant of the legendary Pretty Polly (GB), House Of Cartier boasts crosses of three great mares within seven generations; Lalun (USA), Sans Tares (GB) and Chenille (GB).

Black Type Results
Belmont
Uni Time
Toowoomba
Apache Chase
Awapuni

Foal Showcase

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Kingman (GB) x Another (filly) born at Vinery Stud

Street Boss (USA) x Armed For Action (filly) born at Vinery Stud

Snitzel x Baby Pink (filly) born at Vinery Stud

Flying Artie x Bail Out (filly) born at Vinery Stud

Headwater x Bright Eyes (filly) born at Vinery Stud

Looking Ahead - September 26

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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 that has trialled particularly well, we will aim to give you something to follow.

On Sunday, we kickstart proceedings with a progressive Robert Hickmott-trained galloper in the third event at Benalla before following up with an exciting OTI-owned entire in the following race.

We will round the day out with a daughter of Vinery Stud sire Headwater on debut at Port Macquarie.

Benalla, Race 3, 1.40pm AEST, Specsavers Benalla Mdn H., $35,000, 1606m

Shalaga (Shalaa {Ire}) looks well-placed here third-up after two pleasing performances at Sandown and Bendigo respectively.

The Robert Hickmott-trained 3-year-old will relish the extra 200 metres on offer and should figure prominently with luck from barrier seven.

Shagala as a yearling

A $120,000 2020 Inglis Ready2Race Sale purchase by Robert Hickmott Racing, Shalaga is out of the unraced Antalaga (NZ) (Duelled).

This is the family of champion mare Winx (Street Cry {Ire}) and G2 Wakeful S. runner-up Vegas Jewel (Shocking).

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Benalla, Race 4, 2.23pm AEST, Rangedale Drainage & Industrial Sales BM64 H., $35,000, 1606m

Eagles Crag (Ire) (Fastnet Rock) should take a power of beating here after a strong first-up showing behind the promising Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) at Sandown in a BM70 contest.

The lightly raced Archie Alexander-trained 5-year-old maps awkwardly from the far outside draw, barrier 11, but should prove too good dropping back in class.

Fastnet Rock, sire of Eagles Crag (Ire) | Standing at Coolmore Australia

A private purchase by OTI Racing, Eagles Crag is out of La Salina (Ger) (Singspiel {Ire}), thus making him a sibling to German Group 3 winner La Saldana (Ger) and a half-brother to the Listed-placed La Dawa (GB) (Dansili {GB}).

La Salina herself is a half-sister to three-time Group 1 winner Lomitas (GB) (Niniski {USA}) and stakes winners Los Rinos (GB) (Beldale Flutter {USA}) and Loco (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells {USA}).

Port Macquarie, Race 2, 2.05pm AEST, Gemlife F&M Mdn Plate, $24,000, 1100m

Oakfield Blossom (Headwater) steps out on debut as a 4-year-old after three impressive trials. The Kristen Buchanan-trained mare won her most recent trial at Wyong by 1.8l and should prove hard to hold out with luck from barrier 10.

Oakfield Blossom is out of four-time winner Oakfield Rose (Danewin). Her grandam Whimper (Imperial Prince {Ire}) is responsible for G2 Magic Night S. winner Pipiwar (Marscay).

Headwater, sire of Oakfield Blossom | Standing at Vinery Stud

This is the family of G3 Triscasy S. winner and G1 Tattersall's Tiara third placegetter Sweet Deal (Casino Prince) and G2 Western Australian Oaks winner Royal Drive (Victory Drive {USA}).

Looking Back

Our first selection, Antonio Giovanni (All Too Hard) finished back in the field in the opening event at Goulburn.

Our next pick I Am Nefertiti (American Pharoah {USA}) finished fourth on debut in race four on the program.

Our third and final selection, Jungle Magnate (NZ) (Tarzino {NZ}) failed to measure up in the third event at Sandown, finishing eighth.

Looking Ahead

Virtual Stallion Parades

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Missed out on viewing one of the Virtual Stallion Parades in our editions?

Don't worry, we've compiled them below for you:

Arrowfield Stud's Virtual Stallion Parade

Coolmore Australia's Virtual Stallion Parade
Cornerstone's Virtual Stallion Parade
Darley Virtual Stallion Parade
Kia Ora's Virtual Stallion Parade
Spendthrift's Virtual Stallion Parade
Vinery Stud's Virtual Stallion Parade
Widden Stud's Virtual Stallion Parade

Widden Victoria's Virtual Stallion Parade

Daily News Wrap

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Menari sires first winner

Newgate Farm stallion Menari made a perfect start to his stud career with a win by Menari Magic at Toowoomba on Saturday.

The very first runner from Menari’s first 2-year-old crop, the Paul Butterworth-trained filly scored by 0.2l in the Toowoomba Truck Spares Pat O’Shea Plate.

Butterworth paid $30,000 to buy Menari Magic from the draft of Gleeson Thoroughbred Connections at this year's Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Menari, who stands for a service fee of $11,000 (inc GST) this season, had a first crop of 19 foals.

Group 1 target for Chaillot

Archie Alexander is targeting the G1 Empire Rose S. at Flemington with Chaillot (Testa Rossa), who scored an impressive victory in the black-type race named in her sire's honour at Sandown on Saturday.

Ridden by Declan Bates, the 5-year-old came from third-last in the Listed Testa Rossa S. with a rapid late run to beat Begood Toya Mother (Myboycharlie {Ire}) by 0.1l. Chaillot has now had nine starts for five wins and a placing.

Archie Alexander

“She knows exactly where the line is, so it was very good return and well done to Dec, he knows her very well,” Alexander said. “We’ve never had a horse with a turn of foot like that. It just gets you out of trouble all the time.”

Chaillot’s next start is likely to be in the G3 Ladies’ Day Vase at Caulfield on October 13.

Head Of State turns McDonald's day around

After a frustrating run of big-race placings aboard favourites Paulele (Dawn Approach {Ire}), Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) and Anamoe (Street Boss {USA}), champion jockey James McDonald bounced back late in the day at Rosehill on Saturday with a victory in the G3 ACY Securities Gloaming S.

McDonald scored aboard Head Of State (American Pharoah {USA}), who edged out Profondo (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in an exciting finish.

“That was a huge effort against the bias,” McDonald said. “He was very up and about before the start, so there’s still more to come. He loved that fast ground.

“Anamoe was super (second in the G1 Golden Rose). It was deflating, but at the same time, very proud of the horse. He was primed for the race, he looked fantastic, he went great. Disappointing we went down, but he will live to fight another day.”

Metropolitan on Entente’s radar

A week on from a highly creditable third in the G3 Kingston Town S. behind She’s Ideel (Dundeel {NZ}) and Montefilia (Kermadec {NZ}), talented stayer Entente (Dundeel {NZ}) backed up and went to a new level in Saturday’s G3 Drinkwise Colin Stephen Quality – and he might not be done yet.

Co-trainer Adrian Bott has not ruled out backing the 5-year-old up for a third Saturday in a row to take a shot at next Saturday’s G1 Metropolitan H. at Randwick.

“There’s potential,” Bott said. “I will obviously have a chat with Gai (Waterhouse) during the week and (owners) Peter and June Dunn and see what they’d like to achieve with the horse.

“There are a couple of other options further down the track that we could look at, so we’re in no rush just yet. We’ll see how he comes through it. He did it very well and showed a good turn of foot, so it opens up a few more options for him going forward.”

Queen Of Dubai all the way

A bold front-running performance in Saturday’s Listed Jim Moloney S. at Sandown has put Queen Of Dubai (Pride Of Dubai) firmly in contention for next month’s G1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and racing in the colours of Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Queen Of Dubai won a maiden at Kembla Grange in July before heading to Melbourne, where she finished seventh and fifth in two clashes with the previously undefeated Zouzarella (Zoustar) at Moonee Valley.

Queen Of Dubai defied $25 odds and turned the tables on that rival on Saturday, leading all the way and staying just out of Zouzarella’s reach to score by 1l.

“I think the winkers were a good addition,” jockey Jordan Childs said. “Once they started to join her, she dug deep, and she took a bit of effort to pull her up as well. I think the horse is going very well.

“She won impressively today. As long as Gai is happy with her, I can’t see why she couldn’t step up to that level (the Thousand Guineas).”

Out of a half-sister to the G1 Golden Slipper S., Caulfield Guineas and Australian Guineas placegetter Von Costa De Hero, Queen Of Dubai was a $500,000 purchase from Segenhoe Stud’s draft at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Previously run at Caulfield, the Jim Moloney S. has been won by a subsequent Group 1 winner in two of the last three years. The 2018 winner Mystic Journey (Needs Further) added the Australian Guineas later that season, while Odeum (Written Tycoon) used last year’s race as a springboard to Thousand Guineas glory at her next start.

Queenslander on Golden Eagle path

Victory by Apache Chase (Better Than Ready) in Saturday’s Listed Audi Centre Weetwood H. at Toowoomba was the first step along a road that trainer Desleigh Forster hopes will go all the way to the $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill on October 30.

The Weetwood was Apache Chase’s first start since he was unplaced in the G1 Stradbroke H. in June, having previously won the G3 Fred Best Classic and Listed Daybreak Lover, along with a placing in the G2 Queensland Guineas.

“He has a long campaign ahead of him, so he’s not wound right up yet,” Forster said. “He will go to Eagle Farm in two weeks’ time, and then he will go to the Golden Eagle after that.

“I think he’s a better horse than he was in the winter. Jimmy (Byrne, jockey) and those guys are telling us that.”

Four winners for Price

Apprentice jockey Ben Price celebrated his first four-win day on a metropolitan track with a bumper afternoon at Morphettville on Saturday.

Price scored aboard Max Fire (Star Turn), Philonize (Reward For Effort), Star Of Uma (I Am Invincible) and Alleboom (Spirit Of Boom).

“It has worked out so well and to get the support has been much appreciated,” Price said.

Turn Me Loose filly strikes

Triple Group 1 winner and Windsor Park Stud stallion Turn Me Loose (NZ) sired his fifth winner when his daughter Wessex (NZ) scored in Saturday’s Transport Mechanical Waharoa 2YO at Matamata.

Ridden by Matthew Cameron for trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, the filly came from last with a strong finish to win by 0.75l.

The winner of one of her two trials prior to Saturday’s winning debut, Wessex was bred by Windsor Park Stud and is a daughter of the Group 1-placed Trepidation (NZ) (Falkirk {NZ}). Wessex was bought for NZ$150,000 at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale by Forsman and owner Ben Kwok.

“We’ve liked her since she first came into work,” Forsman said. “Ben had asked me to buy a couple of fillies for him at the Sale, and this was one I really liked.

“She is by Turn Me Loose, who I have a lot of time for as a sire, and she is a lovely athletic type with plenty of scope to her.”

Standing at Windsor Park Stud for a service fee of NZ$15,000 plus GST, Turn Me Loose has had five winners from 20 runners in his first two crops. Turn The Ace (NZ) has won two races including the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre S., while Verbek (NZ) placed in the Listed The Phoenix during the Queensland winter carnival. Ancient Girl (NZ), Bifrost (NZ) and Loose Love have also won races this year.

Group 3 gold for well-bred mare

A commanding come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s G3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile at Awapuni lifted well-related mare House Of Cartier (Alamosa {NZ}) to a new career pinnacle.

With an irresistible finish down the outside of the track, the 6-year-old collected the fourth win of her 33-start career, and her first at stakes level. She had previously placed in the G1 Schweppes Oaks and G2 Eight Carat Classic.

“It was a bit of a risk going fresh-up into a mile at this level, but she is just so well in herself for this campaign,” trainer Peter Didham said. “It’s the best I’ve had her since she got back from Australia, and her trial win was very impressive.

“I think this will most likely be her last campaign before she goes to stud, so I want to make sure we get it right for her. We needed to get the win today if we were even going to qualify for the G1 Livamol Classic next month, and she did the job in fine fashion.”

Retained by breeders Bill Gleeson and Pee Gee Bloodstock after being passed in at the 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, House Of Cartier is a daughter of four-time Group 1 winner and Queensland Derby and Queensland Oaks placegetter Shez Sinsational (NZ) (Ekraar {USA}).

Shez Sinsational is also the dam of Sinarahma (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}), who has won five races including the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ S., along with a second placing in the G1 Thorndon Mile.

Favourite ruled out

A setback forced Saturday's G3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile favourite Francesca (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}) to be scratched on the morning of the race.

Trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman for owner-trainer Greg McCarthy, the promising mare has won four of her seven starts, with all of those victories coming in her five most recent appearances. Saturday was set to be her first start in stakes class.

“She had swelling in her leg this morning that has blown up, so she must have a bit of a bug there,” Forsman said. “That put paid to her starting, so we’ve treated it with antibiotics and we have to hope she comes right.

“While there was a little question mark on the heavy track, I thought she was ready to run a big race, so it is disappointing we didn’t get her to the start.”

Daily News Wrap

2YO & 3YO Winners By Sire

First Season Sire Runners & Results

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First Season Sires’ Results

Results: Saturday, September 25

First Season Sires’ Runners

Runners: Sunday, September 26

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Second Season Sire Runners & Results

Second Season Sires’ Results

Results: Saturday, September 25

Second Season Sires’ Runners

Runners: Sunday, September 26
Second Season Sire Results
Second Season Sire Runners

NSW Race Results

Rosehill Gardens (Metropolitan)

Goulburn (Provincial)

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NSW Race Results
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QLD Race Results

Toowoomba (Metropolitan)

Aquis Park Gold Coast (Provincial)

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VIC Race Results

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SA Race Results

Morphettville (Metropolitan)

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SA Race Results
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WA Race Results

Belmont (Metropolitan)

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NZ Race Results

Matamata

Awapuni

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