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.
Our Looking Ahead selections for Tuesday are all 3-year-olds facing the starter for the first time. We kick off at Stony Creek with a Capitalist filly before heading to the Saphhire Coast where a Zoustar gelding debuts for Barbara Joseph, Paul and Matt Jones. We finish off in the West with a Pierro filly for leviathown owner-breeder Bob Peters.
Stony Creek, Race 3, 2.15pm AEDT, Fish Creek Hotel Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1000m
Hear Me Out, 3-year-old filly (Capitalist x Callistan {Hard Spun {USA}})
This filly was passed in at the 2021 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Trained by Leon and Troy Corstens, Hear Me Out is out of a 1500-metre winner who is a half-sister to the Group 3 winner Galaxy Pegasus (War Pass {USA}).
The filly’s grandam, Medicean Star (Galileo {Ire}), won over 1415 metres and is a sister to the Group 3 runner-up Bronislava (Galileo {Ire}).
Hear Me Out as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Other stakes winners on Hear Me Out’s page include Storm Cat (USA), Chapel Of Dreams (USA) (Northern Dancer {Can}) and Terlingua (USA) (Secretariat {USA}).
Jack Hill has been booked for the filly’s debut.
Sapphire Coast, Race 4, 4.04pm AEDT, Linray Finance And Leasing Country Boosted Mdn H., $30,000, 1200m
Zouatica, 3-year-old gelding (Zoustar x Axiomatic {O’Reilly {NZ}})
Bred and offered by Torryburn Stud, this gelding made $40,000 at the 2021 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, with Joseph and Jones Racing buying.
Zouatica is from a two-time winner who is a half-sister to the Group 1 winners-turned-sires Xtravagant (NZ) and He’s Remarkable (NZ).
The gelding’s second dam, Axiom (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), was unraced and is a sister to the stakes performers Maythehorsebemagic (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), World Exclusive (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) - the dam of the Listed victress Exclusive Lass (Nicconi), and Lucky Mascot (NZ) - the dam of stakes winners Flying Mascot (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) and Koala Bear (Exceed And Excel).
Zoutica as a yearling | Image courtey of Inglis
Zouatica’s third dam is the Group 2 victress Arletty (NZ) (Centaine), who is a sister to the Group 3 winner Firetaine (NZ), and a three-quarter sister to the Group 1 heroine Sixty Seconds (NZ) (Centaine) and the Group 3 winner Spottswoode (NZ) (Centaine).
Quayde Krogh has the ride aboard the Barbara Joseph, Paul and Matt Jones-trained runner, who placed third in a Canberra trial on December 11.
Geraldton, Race 1, 5.04pm AEDT (2.04pm local), Motion Pictures Mdn, $18,500, 1100m
Best Present, 3-year-old filly (Pierro x Treasured Gift {Big Brown {USA}})
This filly was bred and is raced by Peters Investments.
Best Present is the third named foal of an unraced mare, who has produced the stakes winner Treasured Star (Toronado {Ire}) and this filly’s sister Treasured Prize - a Pinjarra maiden winner.
Pierro | Standing at Coolmore
Two-time winner Fromm (NZ) (O’Reilly {NZ}) is the filly’s grandam and she has thrown the Group 3 victor Battle Hero (Stratum).
The Adam Durrant-trained Best Present has been to the trials twice, finishing third at Lark Hill at her most recent outing, and will be ridden by Chris Nicoll.
Looking Back
Going back to Saturday, Amur (Snitzel) was an impressive debut winner at The Valley, while Cathay Bracelet (NZ) (The Autumn Sun) was unplaced at Randwick and Cifrado (Encryption) failed to finish in the top three at Doomben.
