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.
On Friday, we look at a Deep Field filly from a well-related female family, while at Moe, we pay attention to a colt from the immediate family of Music Magnate (NZ) (Written Tycoon). At Murray Bridge, we’ve got a gelding from a half-sister to Kinky Boom (Spirit Of Boom).
Bathurst, Race 7, 4.44pm AEDT, Bathurst Glass & Windows Mdn, $27,000, 1400m
Turbo Charged, 3-year-old filly (Deep Field x Marmi {NZ} {Lion Heart {USA}})
This Deep Field filly is a daughter of the stakes-placed mare Marmi (NZ), herself a daughter of Lion Heart (USA) and the Desert Prince (Ire) mare Hidden Passion. Marmi is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Prince Of Passion (Desert Prince {Ire}), in turn, the dam of the Listed John Dillon S. winner Open Minded (NZ) (Jimmy Choux {NZ}).
Turbo Charged was consigned by Meredith Park to the 2021 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, where she sold to the Freedman Brothers for $100,000.
Turbo Charged as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
She is trained at Rosehill by Richard and Will Freedman and, to date, has had a pair of trials at Rosehill. Turbo Charged will have jockey Andrew Adkins in this race from barrier 10.
Moe, Race 2, 1pm AEDT, TM&H Mitre 10 Mdn, $37,500, 1100m
King’s Taj, 3-year-old colt (Written Tycoon x Taraji {Bramshaw})
Three-year-old King’s Taj is from the Bramshaw mare Taraji, a half-sister to the brilliant Music Magnate. Music Magnate won the G1 Doomben 10,000 and a further three Group races, while further along this is the family of the G2 Wellington Guineas winner Marrok (NZ) (Casual Lies {USA}), and the South African Group 3 winner Appeal Process (Volksraad {GB}).
This colt was consigned by Newgate Farm to the 2021 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, where he was bought by Anthony Freedman Racing and Julian Blaxland Bloodstock for $240,000. Before that, he was a $185,000 graduate of the 2020 Inglis Australian Weanling Sale.
King's Taj as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
King’s Taj is trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman at Flemington and he’s been handy in a pair of jump-outs, finishing fourth and second respectively. He has drawn barrier four and will come in to three in this debut with jockey Damien Thornton.
Murray Bridge, Race 2, 1.15 pm AEDT (12.15pm local time), New Beginnings at Newbridge Mdn, $22,000, 1000m
Tickety Boom, 3-year-old gelding (Spirit Of Boom x Tanita {Churchill Downs})
This unraced gelding is from the nicely named winning mare Tanita, who is a half-sister to the Spirit Of Boom filly Kinky Boom. Kinky Boom won the R. Listed Inglis Premier in 2018, while this is also the family of the Group 1-placed Brianna (NZ) (Sudurka), in turn, the dam of Moana (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}), twice third at Group 2 level.
Tickety Boom was consigned by Raheen Stud to the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, where he was passed in with a reserve of $30,000.
Tickety Boom as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
He is trained at Murray Bridge by Kristi Evans, and he was second in a handy trial debut at Morphettville Parks on October 7. He has drawn barrier seven, jumping from gate six following a scratching, for his first race and will be ridden by apprentice rider Teagan Voorham.
Looking Back
On Thursday, Uptown Boy (Savabeel) and Bokeem (Rubick) were both out of the money at Kembla Grange, while The Unicorn (Choisir) will have to wait another day for her debut after the Ballarat meeting was abandoned.
