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.
Friday at Goulburn, we’ve got a pair of horses to look at, the first a half-sister to a Group 3 winner, and the second a very interesting colt that was a million-dollar yearling last year. At Geelong, we give some love to a filly whose dam is a full sister to the prolific Away Game (Snitzel).
Goulburn, Race 6, 2.55pm AEST, Goulburn Soldiers Club Mdn H., $24,000, 1000m
Flashy Gift, 3-year-old filly (Frosted {USA} x Fartoo Flashy {Galileo {Ire}})
This roan filly is a half-sister to the G3 Chairman’s S. winner Waging War (Rebel Raider), who was also multiple-times stakes-placed in a useful career. This is also the family of Lagerphone (Fastnet Rock), who was stakes placed, and the stakes winner Devon Duke (Kaoru Star).
Flashy Gift appeared in the draft of Mill Park Stud at the 2020 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale, where she was sold to Breeze Up Bloodstock for $30,000. Interestingly, her full sister was sold at this year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale for substantially more, selling to Ryan and Alexiou Racing for $185,000.
Flashy Gift as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Flashy Gift is trained by Brad Widdup at Hawkesbury and she’s had two trials this preparation. This race will be her first, and she has drawn barrier two with jockey Jean Van Overmeire booked to ride.
Goulburn, Race 7, 3.35pm AEST, Goulburn Mulwaree Council Mdn, $24,000, 1300m
Enviable, 2-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Villa Verde {Not A Single Doubt})
This juvenile colt is a high-priced debutant for the Annabel Neasham yard. He is a son of the excellent filly Villa Verde, who won the G2 Challenge S. and two Listed races, but who was also sharp enough to place in the G2 Reisling S. and G1 The Galaxy H. Villa Verde is a three-quarter sister to Miss Sharapova (NZ) (Ustinov), the dam of Doubtland and stakes winner Pretty Fast (Not A Single Doubt).
Further along in this pedigree there is Rory’s Jester, so there is plenty of 2-year-old speed on the female page. As such, this grey colt was a particularly attractive yearling. Consigned by Kia Ora Stud to the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, he was sold to Neasham and Brian McGuire for $1 million.
Enviable as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Goulburn is a soft start for Enviable, who’s had a pair of trials this preparation. In his debut race he will have jockey Shaun Guymer from barrier three.
Geelong, Race 3, 2pm AEST, Comfy Pod Super Vobis 2YO Mdn, $35,000, 1125m
Wonderwall, 2-year-old filly (Sebring x Modern Wonder {Snitzel})
Two-year-old Wonderwall has a very topical pedigree right now. She is the first foal from the Listed Dequettville S. winner Modern Wonder, who is a full sister to the recent, $4 million-selling Away Game. This page is stacked with black type that includes Liberty Rose (Royal Academy {USA}), the dam of Grand Jardin (Redoute’s Choice), and G1 Randwick Guineas winner Inference (So You Think {NZ}), among others.
Wonderwall was bred by Kia Ora Stud and consigned to the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. She sold to Ciaron Maher Bloodstock and Paul Roach for $300,000, a proverbial steal if Away Game is anything to go by.
Wonderwall as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
This filly is trained at Ballarat by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, and she will have jockey Harry Coffey from barrier 11. She’s had a number of jump-outs in two preparations, the latest of which was a win on May 24 at Horsham.
Looking Back
Our Thursday selections fared only reasonably for Looking Ahead. At Wyong, Stellar Moment (Kermadec {NZ}) was unplaced while Miss Mya (Smart Missile) was second. At Wangaratta, Mishima (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) was a scratching.
