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 will aim to give you something to follow.
On Wednesday, 3-year-olds by Not A Single Doubt and Snitzel aim to break their maiden at Bendigo, while at Ipswich, Tony Gollan seeks more success with the progeny of Spirit Of Boom.
Bendigo, Race 1, 1pm AEDT, Adroit Mdn, $35,000, 1100m
Honest Legend, a 3-year-old by Not A Single Doubt, makes his debut for John Sadler and owner Bon Ho having had a recent Caulfield jump-out, where he was ridden within his comfort zone to finish second behind a dominant winner.
He was purchased for $240,000 from the Supreme Thoroughbreds draft at the 2020 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale by Sadler. His dam, Z'Honor (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) has produced three winners including the Listed winner Honorable Spirit (NZ) (Charm Spirit {Ire}). His second dam, Honor Bound (NZ) (Honor Grades {USA}) won a G1 Easter H. in New Zealand and is a half-sister to Group 2 winner Greenback (NZ) (Mr McGinty {NZ}).
Honest Legend as a yearling
Bendigo, Race 2, 1.35pm AEDT, Bendigo Mazda Mdn, $35,000, 1300m
Anthony and Sam Freedman present the well-related Unforgiven (Snitzel) for the first-up assignment of his 3-year-old season. He had two starts as a 2-year-old for a fifth when well-backed on debut at Sale and then a fourth in a strong midweek race at Sandown. He comes into this race off a jump-out at Balnarring, where he finished a close-up third.
Raced by a syndicate led by James Harron, he is out of Rose Of Cimmaron (Bite The Bullet {USA}) who has produced two Group 3-winning sons of Fastnet Rock, Siege Of Quebec and Bull Point. Rose Of Cimmaron is a sister to Mica's Pride, who is the dam of Group 1 winners Criterion (NZ) (Sebring) and Comin' Through (Fastnet Rock).
Ipswich, Race 1, 2.53 pm AEST (1:53pm local), Crime Stoppers Ipswich Mdn, $37,000, 1200m
Tony Gollan knows a thing or two about training a Spirit Of Boom, having guided the sire himself to Group 1 glory and recently masterminding a G1 Manikato S. win for his son Jonker. Eureka Boom, a 3-year-old whose name creates no doubt as to who he is bred by, takes his debut in this Ipswich maiden having finished third in a recent Deagon trial.
Gollan and agent John Foote paid $130,000 for him through the 2020 Magic Millions March Yearling Sale where he was offered by Eureka Stud. His dam, Eureka Moment (General Nediym) has produced two winners and is out of Group 2 winner Kapsdan (NZ) (Kaapstad {NZ}).
Eureka Boom as a yearling
Looking Back
We had no luck with our Looking Ahead selections on Tuesday with both Willinga Stirling (Sebring) and Miss Connie (GB) (Exceed And Excel) both unplaced at Gosford.
