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 racing on Tuesday, we have found two interesting runners at Wyong. The first is a well-related Menari colt, who debuts in Race 2, with the second being a Lonhro filly with a lovely pedigree, who will line up in Race 4.
Wyong, Race 2, 1.50pm AEDT, Amtote CG&E Mdn H., $40,000, 1100m
Mission Ridge, 3-year-old colt (Menari x Star Of Helicon {Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}})
This colt was consigned by Newhaven Park at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, where he was passed in at $85,000, with his reserve $100,000.
The colt is from a three-time winner, who has had one runner to the races, that being the Narromine maiden winner Lord Of Helicon (Excelebration {Ire}).
Mission Ridge’s second dam, Alpine Echo (Danzero), was unraced and is a sister to the Listed victress Pinezero, and a three-quarter sister to the stakes performer Wealthy (Danehill {USA}). Alpine Echo produced the handy mare Johannapine (Johannesburg {USA}) - a three-time winner.
Mission Ridge as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Other stakes winners on the page include Schubert (Salieri {USA}), Downhill Racer (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), Recast and Gonski.
The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained colt has won one of his three trials and will be handled by Brenton Avdulla.
Wyong, Race 4, 3.05pm AEDT, Lincoln Electric Mdn Plate, $40,000, 1300m
Social Butterfly, 3-year-old filly (Lonhro x Belladini {Bernardini {USA}})
A homebred for Milburn Creek, this filly is trained at Rosehill by Richard and Will Freedman.
Social Butterfly is from a Canterbury placegetter, who is a half-sister to the Listed winner Mrs Kipling (Exceed And Excel) and the three-time scorer Sacha Royale (Fasliyev {USA}) - the dam of the Group 3 victress Ana Royale (Anacheeva).
Belladini has thrown the stakes performer Balaabel (Not A Single Doubt).
Lonhro | Standing at Darley
The filly’s second dam, Dora Maar (Royal Academy {USA}) was unraced and is a half-sister to the stakes winners Easy Rocking, Fairy King Prawn (Danehill {USA}) and Crevette (Danehill {USA}). The Group 1 winner Easy Rocking would become a Group 2-producing sire, while the Listed winner Crevette has produced the Group 1 victress Cosmic Endeavour (Northern Meteor).
Twiglet (Twig Moss {Fr}) is the filly’s third dam and she won in Group 2 class and was named Australian Broodmare of the Year in 2001.
Social Butterfly has failed to place in any of the four trials ahead of her debut.
Looking Back
Going all the way back to Friday, Tannhauser (Dundeel {NZ}) ran third in Race 1 at Canterbury, while Duchy Of Cornwall (Hallowed Crown) was a debut winner at Wagga. Be Alive (Vancouver) was scratched from Race 4 at Canterbury.
