Laced Up Heels downs Amelia’s Jewel
Laced Up Heels (Toronado {Ire}) brought an end to the unbeaten record of Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni {Fr}) after the Luke Fernie-trained filly landed the Listed Queen Burgess S. at Ascot on Tuesday.
Amelia’s Jewel came into having won all four of her career starts, but she was forced to surrender that unblemished record when Laced Up Heels defeated her by 0.4l.
By Swettenham Stud resident Toronado (Ire), Laced Up Heels is out of A City Girl, who is herself a daughter of Exceed And Excel and became the second stakes winner for the stallion as a broodmare sire, with G3 The Hong Kong Jockey Club S. winner Larkspur Run (Shamardal {USA}) his other.
The filly was purchased by Craig Rounsefell of Boomer Bloodstock (FBAA) for $100,000 from the Supreme Thoroughbreds draft at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in 2021.
La Crique goes out
The 4-year-old Kiwi mare La Crique (NZ), who gave Vadamos (Fr) a rousing victory in the G1 Arrowfield Stud S. at Matamata last month, will be spelled after her fourth-placed finish to Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls {NZ}) in the G1 Empire Rose last Saturday. Katrina Alexander, who co-trains the mare with her husband Simon, said the decision to spell was a good one.
La Crique (NZ) | Image courtesy of Trish Dunell
“Talking to James (McDonald) after the race, he thought she’d lost a bit of her ping, especially on the Soft track,” Alexander said. “If it had been a dry track, it might have been a slightly different story, but he thought she was possibly looking for 2000 metres the way she flattened down once he asked her to go.”
Long range Cup plan for White Marlin
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable hope to be back at Flemington in 12 months' time with White Marlin (Ire) (Mastercrafsman {Ire}) contesting the G1 Melbourne Cup.
White Marlin stretched his unbeaten streak to five with an emphatic win in The Macca's Run at Flemington on Tuesday.
“He just keeps getting better,” Bott said. “He was very impressive today (Tuesday). He's gone to a new level, up in class, up in trip, he was very dominant.
“It's very pleasing to see and for the connections going forward.
“We're mindful of it being his first preparation over here and obviously the long-range plan is to be back here in 12 months' time. We'll see how that 12-month program will look and we'll see if that run again fits in.
“He's shown us enough potential today (Tuesday) and we'll do what feels right for him.”
Trans-Tasman stakes winner
The 8-year-old Defibrillate (NZ), a son of Shocking, was an appropriate winner for his Melbourne Cup-winning sire on Tuesday with a second-up win in the G3 Balmerino S. over 2050 metres at Pukekohe. The gelding was last seen at Caulfield in May, and his last win was in February this year at Caulfield when he won the Listed Mornington Cup Prelude over 2000 metres.
“That was an absolute thrill and well done to all my partners in the horse and the staff,” said Graham Richardson, who co-trains Defibrillate with Rogan Norvall.
Defibrillate (NZ) winning the G3 Balmerino S. at Pukekohe Park | Image courtesy of Trish Dunell
The gelding is likely to remain on a weight-for-age road, with both the G1 Zabeel Classic or the G1 Herbie Dyke S. in mind this preparation.
Subzero result appropriate
It was a special win with Love Tap (Tapit {USA}) for the Rosehill co-trainer Will Freedman on Tuesday in the 1400-metre Subzero H. at Flemington on Cup Day. The race is named in honour of the horse that his father, Richard Freedman, co-trained for his 1992 Melbourne Cup win.
“It’s fantastic,” Freedman told Racing.com. “A big thrill. Last time I can remember being at a spring carnival I was at a Muswellbrook meeting, so this is a little bit of a rise in grade and pressure. But it’s a privilege to win a race named after Subzero. He was really special for my family and to win it for Dynamic (Syndications), who gave me my first winner, makes me really happy.”
The 5-year-old grey gelding Love Tap, a son of Tapit (USA), was a winner of the G3 Gloaming S. two years ago. He’s won seven races from 20 starts and just over $500,000 in earnings.
Young fellas fill the Cup placings
The Melbourne Cup’s minor placings on Tuesday were the 6-year-old Kingman (GB) gelding Emissary (GB) and the 6-year-old mare High Emocean (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}), and both were piloted respectively by the 28-year-old Patrick Moloney and 24-year-old Teo Nugent. The pair was having their second ride in the famous two-miler.
“To run third in the ‘biggy’, especially on her (High Emocean),” Nugent told Racing.com. “She gave me one of the first city winners in town at Caulfield and to come here today, I am so thankful.”
Nugent rode Floating Artist (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) to fourth in the Melbourne Cup last year, while Moloney rode Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man {GB}) last year.
Dreamloper offered at Keeneland
The multiple French Group 1 winner Dreamloper (Ire), a 5-year-old daughter of Lope De Vega (Ire), will likely contest this weekend’s G1 Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland before jumping into the catalogue two days later for the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. She will be offered as a racing or breeding prospect by her trainer Ed Walker, acting as agent.
“Dreamloper has been amazing,” Walker said. “She’s just got better and better as time has gone on. She’s an incredibly good-moving, athletic filly with an electric turn of foot. She’s very sound, very tough and very genuine. She’s fabulous.”
Dreamloper will be offered in Book 1 of the sale, which will kick off at 1pm local time in Kentucky on November 7.
