Randwick: R. Listed Inglis Millennium, $2,000,000, 1100m
Recording a barnstorming win to remain undefeated after two starts, Learning To Fly (Justify {USA}) looks to be one of the country's best juveniles.
Hailing from the debut Australian crop of her Coolmore America-based, Triple Crown-winning sire (and one of his seven stakes winners), she was bred by Katom and purchased by Kia Ora Stud for $900,000 from the Coolmore Stud draft at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
She is the second foal for the G3 Chairman's S. winner Ennis Hill (Fastnet Rock) whose dam is the G2 Reisling S. winner Hips Don't Lie (NZ) (Stravinsky {USA}) - also dam of the Listed winners Lake Geneva and Acrobat, both also by Fastnet Rock.
Served last spring by Snitzel after foaling an I Am Invincible filly, Ennis Hill also has a Pierro filly who is catalogued as Lot 117 at this year's Inglis Easter sale.
Learning To Fly boasts a cross of the wonderful mare Crimson Saint (USA) (Crimson Satan {USA}) via her grandson Storm Cat (USA) and son Royal Academy (USA).
G2 Light Fingers S., $250,000, 1200m
Part of a good day for her Yarraman Park-based sire (and one of his 90 stakes winners) and for her owners Godolphin, In Secret (I Am Invincible) was gutsy winning the fifth race of her seven-start career - doing well at her first run since taking out the G1 Coolmore Stud S. at Flemington in late October.
Bred by Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia and Saconi Thoroughbreds and purchased by Godolphin from the Segenhoe draft for $900,000 at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, she is the second foal and second winner for the dual Group 3 winner Eloping (Choisir) whose three-quarter brother Of The Brave (Starspangledbanner) won a G3 Blue Diamond Prelude.
After foaling another I Am Invincible filly last spring, Eloping was again served by that stallion. Her previous foal is a Snitzel filly whilst her Trapeze Artist 2-year-old (a $200,000 purchase for Price Racing and Breeding at last year's Inglis Premier Yearling Sale) has been named Comeau.
In Secret boasts an interesting pedigree with her sire bred on a Danzig (USA)/Sharpen Up (GB)/Biscay/Lunchtime (GB) cross whilst her damsire Choisir is Danzig/Sharpen Up/Lunchtime/Biscay.
G2 Apollo S., $250,000, 1400m
Royal Ascot beckons for Anamoe (Street Boss {USA}) who has kicked off what may be his final campaign in exciting fashion.
Part of a wonderful day for the Godolphin blue, Anamoe recorded his 12th win (all at stakes level) from 22 starts.
Anamoe is one of the 61 stakes winners and eight Group 1 winners sired by his Darley NSW-based sire, a horse who has been going from strength to strength in recent years; his service fee rising from $11,000 (inc GST) in 2015 to $77,000 (inc GST) last year.
Anamoe's dam is the G1 Australasian Oaks winner Anamato (Redoute's Choice) who was campaigned overseas by the David Hayes stable - finishing third in the G1 Hollywood Park American Oaks whilst locally she was also able to win the G2 Kewney S., the G2 Moonee Valley Oaks and the G3 SAJC Sires' Produce S.
Served last spring by, not surprisingly, Street Boss (USA), Anamato missed the previous year to him with her most recent foal being a Blue Point (Ire) filly.
Also dam of the Irish Listed winner Anamba (GB) (Shamardal {USA}) and the city winner Amitto (Lonhro), Anamato has two local daughters at stud - Amitto in late August producing a three-quarter brother to Anamoe (again served by Street Boss {USA}) whilst Outline (Lonhro) was served last spring by Street Boss after foaling a Bivouac colt.
Anamato is already the grandam of a stakes performer, one of her unraced daughters producing the G2 UAE Derby-placed Island Falcon (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}).
Anamato is out of the stakes-placed Voltage (Whiskey Road {USA}) - dam of the G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Drum (Marauding {NZ}) and grandam of the multiple Group 1 winner Grand Armee (Hennessy {USA}).
A highlight of Anamoe’s pedigree are strains of the close relations Machiavellian (USA), Halo (USA), Northern Dancer (Can) and Danehill (USA) - providing for crosses of the great mother and daughter Almahmoud (USA) (Mahmoud {Fr}) and Natalma (USA) (Native Dancer {USA}).
G3 Southern Cross S., $200,000, 1200m
Two stakes winners in a row for I Am Invincible, after his Group 1 success with Imperatriz in New Zealand, his sparingly raced 6-year-old son Quantico doing a great job winning this race at his first start since contesting last year's G1 Newmarket H.
Recording the seventh win of his 12-start career, he is now a dual stakes winner having been successful at Listed level down the Flemington straight in November 2021.
One of his sire's 90 stakes winners, Quantico was bred Yarraman Park Stud, J E Abrahams and Harry Mitchell and purchased from Yarraman's draft for $1,050,000 by China Horse Club, John O'Shea Racing and Boomer Bloodstock (FBAA) at the 2018 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
His dam is the triple Listed winner Hoss Amor (General Nediym) who has also produced the multiple city winner Poetic Charmer (Your Song) who has amassed over half-a-million dollars in stakes.
Last year returning to I Am Invincible, Hoss Amor foaled a Bivouac filly last spring with her previous foal being a Hellbent colt who was purchased for $300,000 by Gollan Racing and John Foote Bloodstock (FBAA) at this year's Magic Millions. Gollan also has the Hellbent 2-year-old out of her, the yet to race Hearts Are Racing who was second in a Deagon trial last spring.
Hoss Amor is a granddaughter of the triple Listed winner Loving Cup (Bluebird {USA}) from the family of the stakes winners Star Of Bombay (NZ) (Atlante), Royal Rumble (New Approach {Ire}) and Celeris (NZ) (Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}).
G3 Triscay S., $200,000, 1200m
A win at double-figure odds for Po Kare Kare (NZ) (Savabeel) who is showing decent ability - this success her fourth from just nine starts; coming at her first crack at stakes company.
Bred by Dalanna Bloodstock Pty Ltd and Tunstall Bloodstock, she was purchased for NZ$100,000 by Ellerslie Lodge from the Curraghmore draft at the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale.
The 131st stakes winner for her Waikato Stud-based sire, she is the first live foal produced by the two-time winner Suadela (Encosta De Lago) who changed hands online in March 2021 for just $3500.
Her dam Mukka Damarto (Mukaddamah {USA}) is a daughter of Sunset Beach (Kenmare {Fr}) whose other daughter Mardi's Magic (Kenny's Best Pal) is the grandam of today's Sandown stakes winner Glint Of Silver (Rubick)... a good day for the family!
Bred on a 5 X 5 cross of the great mare Special (USA) (Forli {Arg}), Po Kare Kare can also count amongst her relations the multiple Group 1 winner Racing To Win (Encosta De Lago) and the Group winners Purrealist (Tale Of The Cat {USA}), Classique Legend (Not A Single Doubt) and Aethero (Sebring).
Ascot: Listed Challenge S., $125,000, 1500m
Yet to run a bad race, Feels Playful (Playing God) was deserving of this stakes success - giving a nice kick in the run home to record the third win of her six-start career.
The 11th stakes winner for her Darling View Thoroughbreds-based sire, she was bred by Dr CG Davey out of the unraced mare Feels Like Spring (Dr Johnson {USA}).
Also dam of the G3 Western Australian Oaks runner-up Feels Danish (Danehill Express), Feels Like Spring was served last spring by A Lot (USA) having had the two previous seasons off.
Feels Playful is a granddaughter of the multiple city winner Scenic Cruise (Don't Say Halo {USA}) whose dam Between The Stars (Paint The Stars) and grandam Haulpet (Haulpak) were also metropolitan winners, the latter producing the Listed Beaufine H. winner Star Pet (Paint The Stars).
G1 Railway S. winner Covertly (Metal Storm {Fr}) also hails from this family.
Listed Cyril Flower S., $125,000, 1200m
My Bella Mae (Deep Field) put on a display her considerable will to win here, digging deep to record the fifth success of her six-start career - and her second at Listed level.
A homebred for the Tufilli family who passed her in for $70,000 at the 2021 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, My Bella Mae is one of the 24 stakes winners for her Newgate Farm-based sire.
She is the second foal for the multiple city winner Mae West (NZ) (Sir Percy {GB}) whose first born son Mr Papera (Winning Rupert) has run a couple of placings.
Now in New Zealand - served in 2021 by Belardo (Ire) - Mae West also has a yet to be named 2-year-old colt by Ribchester (Ire).
Mae West is a half-sister to the G3 Canterbury Gold Cup winner Who Dares Wins (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}) out of the stakes-placed Wee Tipple (NZ) (Centaine).
Morphettville: Listed Premiers Plate, $107,250, 2019m
He had been out of the winner's circle for a while but Farooq (Frankel {GB}) now looks a leading G2 Adelaide Cup chance on the back of this tough performance.
The 107th stakes winner for his Juddmonte-based star sire, the 10-time winning 7-year-old was bred by Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum.
He is the second stakes winner produced by the G1 Robert Sangster S. winner Rostova (Testa Rossa), also dam of the four-time Group-winning sprinter Anaheed (Fastnet Rock).
Late last year foaling a filly by Wootton Bassett (GB), Rostova had not enjoyed the best of luck at her previous couple of seasons with her most recently named foal being the unraced 3-year-old Red Strand (Fastnet Rock) who was served last spring by Home Affairs.
Grandam of the stakes-placed Intrepidacious (Shooting To Win), Rostova is a half-sister to the dam of the Singapore stakes winner Mystic Master (Snippetson) from the family of stakes winners Born Priceless (Pricelessly {USA}), The Heavyweight (Zeditave), Amalfi Prince (Sebring), Simply Adorable (Blackfriars), Scenic Silver (Scenic {Ire}), So Anyway (General Nediym) and Zedrich.
Farooq's great-grandsires Sadler's Wells (USA) and Perugino (USA) are three-quarter brothers - providing for a 4 X 4 cross of the terrific mare Fairy Bridge (USA) (Bold Reason {USA}).
