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.
Saturday’s first selection is the King’s Gambit (I Am Invincible), who makes his debut in the Listed Debutant S. at Caulfield, while our second selections, Youthfull (So You Think {NZ}) and Tradition (Fankel {GB}), both look to break their maidens at Scone.
Caulfield, Race 1, 12.15pm AEDT, Listed Debutant S., $175,000, 1000m
King’s Gambit, 2-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Sultry Feeling {Encosta De Lago})
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained King’s Gambit will make his debut in the Listed Debutant S. at Caulfield and he will jump from barrier six with Blake Shinn booked to take the ride.
The son of I Am Invincible is out of the Group 3-winning, Group 1-placed mare Sultry Feeling, who has already produced one winner in the shape of Wholesome Delight (Exceed And Excel).
I Am Invincible | Standing at Yarraman Park Stud
Sultry Feeling herself is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Swift Alliance (Don Eduardo {NZ}) as well as stakes-placed New Day Rising (Fastnet Rock) and Tzu Hsi (Quest For Fame {GB}), the dam of Group 2 winner Rock Sturdy (Fastnet Rock).
Scone, Race 1, 12.55pm AEDT, Good Luck Spiranac Mdn H., $40,000, 1600m
Youthfull, 4-year-old mare (So You Think {NZ} x Fullazz {Redoute’s Choice})
This well-related daughter of So You Think (NZ) will look to get off the mark at Scone on Saturday and she will be ridden by Mitchell Bell from barrier four.
Trained by Brad Widdup, Youthfull is out of Listed-winning Redoute’s Choice mare Fullazz making her a sister to Group 1 winner and Bowness Stud-based sire D’Argento, while she also counts stakes-placed Fullazaboot (Sepoy) among her half-siblings.
So You Think (NZ) | Standing at Coolmore
Youthfull was purchased by BK Racing for $375,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in 2020.
Scone, Race 2, 1.30pm AEDT, Good Luck Fender Mdn H., $40,000, 1600m
Tradition, 3-year-old gelding (Frankel {GB} x Wedding Veil {Ire} {Dubawi {Ire}})
Having the fourth start of his career, the James Cummings-trained Tradition will jump from barrier six with Zac Lloyd in the plate.
By Juddmonte’s superstar sire Frankel (GB), the 3-year-old gelding is out of the unraced Dubawi (Ire) mare Wedding Veil (Ire), who is herself a daughter of G1 Irish Guineas winner Gossamer (GB) (Sadler’s Wells {USA}).
Frankel (GB) | Standing at Juddmonte Farms
Gossamer produced seven winners headed by Group 1 winner Ibn Khaldun (USA) (Dubai Destination {USA}), while this is the same family as Group 3-winning pair Sound And Silence (GB) (Exceed And Excel) and Mischief Magic (GB) (Exceed And Excel).
Looking Back
Our first selection on Friday, He’s A Legend (Snitzel) finished second, while the other pick, The Extreme Cat (Extreme Choice), was scratched before the race.
