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.
Thursday at Wyong, we look at a pair of smartly bred horses, including a Pride Of Dubai gelding from the lovely race mare Vormista (Testa Rossa), and a Redoute’s Choice colt from the brilliant family of the matron Miss Jakeo (Unbridled’s Song {USA}). At Pakenham, we give some love to a So You Think (NZ) colt from a stakes-performed family.
Wyong, Race 1, 12.20pm AEST, The Bellbirds & Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Association 3YO Mdn, $40,000, 1350m
Jumeirah Beach, 3-year-old gelding (Pride Of Dubai x Vormista {Testa Rossa})
The unraced Jumeirah Beach is a son of the Testa Rossa mare Vormista, who was a winner of the G2 Rose Of Kingston S. during her career, as well as second in the G1 Manikato S., G1 Australia S. and G1 BTC Cup. She was a very smart filly and this gelding is a half-brother to the Redoute’s Choice mare Reemah, who was second to Pride Of Dubai in the G1 Blue Diamond S. in 2015.
Jumeirah Beach was consigned by Coolmore Stud to the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, and he was picked up by Dynamic Syndications and Dean Watt Bloodstock (FBAA) for $80,000.
Jumeirah Beach as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
The gelding is trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at Randwick, and he has been very promising in trials, finishing third at Hawkesbury and second in his last two outings at Randwick and Hawkesbury again. In this debut he will have jockey Regan Bayliss from barrier six.
Wyong, Race 4, 2.15pm AEST, Bishop Collins & Austbrokers 2YO Mdn, $40,000, 1300m
Parsonage Lane, 2-year-old colt (Redoute’s Choice x The Hamptons {Encosta De Lago})
This unraced colt is from the final crop of Redoute’s Choice and he’s the sixth foal from the Gerry Harvey-owned mare The Hamptons, who herself was unraced but packs plenty of punch as the sister and half-sister to four stakes winners. They include the G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Mrs Onassis (General Nediym), the G3 How Now S. winner Miss Judgement (Strategic), the G3 Matron S. winner Fifth Avenue Lady (Encosta De Lago) and the G3 Ming Dynasty H. winner Aussies Love Sport (Redoute’s Choice). This family has kicked on heavily through Miss Judgement, who is now the dam of stakes winners Missrock (Fastnet Rock) and her full sister, Passive Aggressive.
Redoute's Choice
Parsonage Lane was consigned by Harvey’s Baramul Stud to the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, where he sold for $370,000 to Tony Fung Investments and Phoenix Thoroughbreds.
The colt is trained by Annabel Neasham at Warwick Farm and he’s been a late bloomer. He was a last-start trial winner at home on July 6, and he has drawn barrier seven in this debut with jockey Brenton Avdulla.
Looking Back
Our Looking Ahead selections for Wednesday were very unlucky. At Warwick Farm, Galactic Legend (Deep Field) was a scratching, as was Moveitmoveit (Maurice {Jpn}) at Doomben. At Sandown, Attrition (Churchill {Ire}) was a respectable third.
