More to come from Miyoshi
Miyoshi (Denman) handed Irishman James Quinn his first win at his home track – Warwick Farm – on Wednesday.
Following a second-placed effort at the same venue when on debut a fortnight ago, Miyoshi touched off Godolphin debutant Aft Cabin (Astern), who did a super job after being re-plated at the start. Glint Of Silver (Rubick) was third.
“It was a brilliant performance by her,” Quinn told Sky Thoroughbred Central. “It’s brilliant to get one at my local track, this is my first winner at Warwick Farm. This is where we get up and train everyday and you’re amongst your own around here, so it’s really good. We actually have her full sister now in work as well, so that’s going to add value to her."
Miyoshi ran the 1200-metre journey in 1:14.26 on a track rated a Heavy 10. Quinn believes she will be better suited over further.
Mimi’s Award to break drought at The Valley
It has been over 12 months since Mimi's Award (Shamus Award) last tasted success but the Lindsay Park stable expect the mare to have the right conditions at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Mimi's Award lost a race on protest at Flemington two starts ago after being first past the post, while a sit and sprint affair brought about her undoing at that track at her most recent outing.
"She was very unlucky two starts back to lose the protest, but I must say I had my trainer's hat on for that result," co-trainer Ben Hayes said.
"You never like losing that way as you want the best for your horses. Last time was a bit frustrating. They absolutely walked and she rolled forward in a sit-and-sprint race.
"She was outsprinted, not outstayed. The one positive out of the race was they went so slow, it was only a 700-metre sprint home. She's come out of that race really well. We're dropping back in class to 78 grade, which is the easiest race she has run in for a long time, and we're also claiming.
"She's going to get weight relief in weaker competition and she's in great order.”
Corstens high hopes for Umgawa
Team Corstens are hoping Umgawa’s (Shamus Award) consistency can see him get his head in front when he lines up at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Despite a nine-run campaign which saw the son of Shamus Award kick-off back in December, Josh Richards will give the gelding 2kg of weight relief in the Ladbrokes H.
Umgawa
“He’s a ripper, he steps out every time and seems to run a nice, bold race,” Malua Racing assistant trainer Dom Sutton said.
“He has been up a long time but showing no signs at home he’s had enough. He has got some form around some decent horses. Last start at Flemington I think the weight just got the better of him. But he is showing no signs of going backwards.”
Winter Challenge for Snippy Fox
Joe Pride will be hoping Snippy Fox (Foxwedge) can snare some valuable black type when she tackles the rescheduled Listed Winter Challenge at Rosehill this weekend.
High-class import Gold Trip (Fr) (Outstrip {GB}) has again been paid up to make his Australian debut while there are also some new entries, including the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Cross Talk (NZ) (Keano {NZ}).
Pride believes the latest version of the race probably boasts more depth, but he remains keen to see how Snippy Fox handles her first trip to Rosehill.
"It was probably a more attractive race for her last week when the scratchings came out," Pride said.
"She has never been to Rosehill and she has won at Randwick, but the way Rosehill plays, you would like to think it will suit her.
"It's a tough assignment for her. When you put mares in stakes races you are rolling the dice a little bit, but it's worthwhile if it all comes off."
Caulfield Cup plan for Delphi
Last year’s G2 Herbert Power S. winner Delphi (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) will be aimed at the G1 Caulfield Cup this preparation.
The Irish import only had two runs in the autumn and was one of several horses from the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable that jumped out at Mornington on a wet Wednesday morning.
“He just trialled over 900 metres, we basically just treated it as a gallop,” Sam Freedman told Racing.com.
Delphi (Ire) | Image courtesy of Bronwen Healy
“He’s due to resume in the Heatherlie, so he’s got a little bit of time until then, but actually, Jamie Kah rode him this morning and said she could’ve nearly led up on him, he was ready to go and was up and about.
“He seems to have come back in good order, he had a good spell after his last preparation, for whatever reason, he didn’t really come up, so we gelded him and gave him a good break.
“We’re really targeting the Caulfield Cup this year, if he can hit the Caulfield Cup in the form that he hit the Herbert Power, then it looks a nice race for him.”
Regal Roller for Lombardo
Lombardo (I Am Invincible), who was last seen winning G1 The Goodwood, will kick off this preparation in the Listed Regal Roller S. at Caulfield on August 1.
“He’ll kick off in the Regal Roller, so he’s come back from a little breather after The Goodwood,” co-trainer Mick Price told Racing.com.
“He sort of went a bit grubby in the coat quickly, wintery, but I’ve dropped right off his work and got the good feed punching into him at the moment, so he is improving.
“He’ll probably run in the Regal Roller, he’ll trial next Monday and then into the Regal Roller and then into the Memsie, if all is well.”
Cap De Joie excites Ryan
Nick Ryan will take small steps with promising Irish import Cap De Joie (GB) (Farhh {GB}) which he hopes will lead to the rising 4-year-old playing a part in the spring.
A daughter of Farhh (GB) was sourced by Ryan’s stepfather and renowned bloodstock agent Jeff Gordon, Cap De Joie impressed at Bendigo winning in her first Australian outing and is likely to return to the same track on Sunday.
“We will be mindful of throwing her in the deep end,” Ryan professed.
“She looks as though she’s come on really well. Certainly not a surprise (winning first-up) but it was a big assignment for her.
Nick Ryan
“She hadn’t run for a long time and first-up in Australia over 1300 metres and she is a filly that is going to get over a lot further than that.
“So to do that, she ran good sectionals, she looks promising.
“We will give her one more run and then target something, there is a nice race for her on Oaks Day so we will give her one more run, freshen and target her for Cup week.”
Race conditions confirmed for King Of The Mountain
Race conditions for the inaugural King Of The Mountain at Toowoomba have been confirmed was confirmed on Wednesday.
Queensland’s newest slot race will be run for $750,000 over 1200 metres at Toowoomba’s Clifford Park on Saturday, December 31, 2022.
The race will be contested as a Set Weights and Penalties event. A field of 12 will assemble for the first King Of The Mountain, with 10 of the 12 slots to be drawn by ballot. The 10 slots will be drawn from a ballot of applicants run by the club, in conjunction with Racing Queensland.
An application fee will cost prospective slot holders $250.
If an applicant is one of 10 drawn in the ballot, a slot in the race will cost $40,000, and they will have that slot for the next three years.
McEvoy picks up German Oaks ride
Kerrin McEvoy has picked up the ride on Australian Bloodstock-raced Toskana Belle (Fr) (Shamalgan {Fr}) in Sunday week’s G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks).
McEvoy will be in Europe riding in the Shergar Cup at Ascot a week on Saturday and will extend his stay in the Northern Hemisphere for one day to jump on board the Marian Falk Weissmeier-trained 3-year-old filly.
Toskana Belle landed the Listed Henkel-Stutenpreis on May 14 and was last seen running a good third behind Wagnis (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) in the G3 Diana Trial at Hoppegarten on June 5.
