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.
For Tuesday, our trio of runners all head to the races for the first time. We kick off in the first at Flemington with a beautifully bred Exceed And Excel 2-year-old, before heading to Kembla Grange where we have two 3-year-olds in action - a Capitalist gelding and a Zoustar gelding.
Flemington, Race 1, 10.45am AEDT, G3 Darley Maribyrnong Plate, $200,000, 1000m
Exposition, 2-year-old colt (Exceed And Excel x Cry If I Want To {Street Cry {Ire}})
Bred by Bill Frost, this colt was consigned to the Widden Stud draft at this year’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, He was bought by Chris Waller Racing for $400,000.
Exposition is from a three-time winner, while his grandam, Zarita (NZ) (Pentire {GB}), won seven stakes races, including two at Group 1 level.
Exposition as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Zarita is a half-sister to Group 2 winner Run Like The Wind (NZ) (Pins) and Hong Kong Group 1 hero Joy And Fun (NZ) (Cullen).
James McDonald has the ride aboard Exposition, who has had one trial ahead of his debut.
Kembla Grange, Race 1, 12.05pm AEDT, The Big Dance At Royal Randwick Mdn Plate, $40,000, 1000m
Promising Prospect, 3-year-old gelding (Capitalist x Orchestrator {USA} {Bernstein {USA}})
Bred by Rothwell Park, this gelding was first offered by Fairview Park Stud at the 2021 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. He was purchased by JGR Bloodstock for $85,000. Later that year, he was a member of Blake Ryan Racing’s draft at the 2021 Inglis Ready2Race Sale, where Warwick Farm trainer Amanda Turner went to $370,000 to secure him.
Promising Prospect as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Promising Prospect is from a Grade 3 winner in the US, while his second dam, Lucky Socks (USA) (Temperence Hill {USA}), was a two-time winner, who is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Beau’s Town (USA) (Beau Genius {Can}).
Louise Day has been booked to partner the Turner-trained gelding, who has had three trials.
Kembla Grange, Race 6, 3.55pm AEDT, PFD Food Services Mdn H., $40,000, 1200m
Zoucan Toucan, 3-year-old gelding (Zoustar x Candika {Sebring})
Kia Ora Stud bred this gelding and he was a member of their draft at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. He was knocked down to Chris Waller Racing/Mulcaster Bloodstock for $520,000.
Zoucan Toucan is the first foal of a Listed winner, who is a three-quarter sister to Group 3 winner Ulmann (Sebring).
Zoucan Toucan as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
The gelding’s second dam, Divya (Danzero), won three races and is a three-quarter sister to Listed victress Woppitt (Danzero) and a half-sister to Group 2 winner Astrodame (Danzero).
Zoucan Toucan is raced by the Flannerys - the owners of Saturday’s G1 Victoria Derby hero Manzoice (Almanzor {Fr}) - and will be ridden by Lee Magorrian.
Looking Back
From Sunday, Shut It Down (Lonhro) was unplaced at Mornington, while Flying Temptress (Capitalist) was scratched from the same venue.
