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 runners in focus for Tuesday are at Wyong and Ballarat-Synthetic. We kick off in New South Wales with a juvenile from Not A Single Doubt’s final crop. Next, is another 2-year-old at Wyong, this time a Russian Revolution filly with a big American pedigree. In Victoria, a well-related Merchant Navy 3-year-old debuts in the Seymour Bloodstock silks for Andrew Noblet.
Wyong, Race 2, 12.45pm AEST, Become A Wyong Race Club Member For Just $55 Mdn Plate, $40,000, 1350m
He’s A Player, 2-year-old gelding (Not A Single Doubt x Courtesan {NZ} {Mastercraftsman {Ire}})
Bred by OTI Racing, He’s A Player was offered by Yarraman Park Stud at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Bennett Racing went to $250,000 for him.
The gelding is from a half-sister to the Group 1 winner and Group 2 producer Monaco Consul (NZ), as well as the stakes performer So Divine (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}).
He's A Player as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Other stakes winners on He’s A Player’s page include Military Plume (NZ) and Frivolous Lass (NZ) (In The Purple {Fr}).
Trained by Annabel Neasham, the gelding has had four trials and finished third at the most recent of those.
Heavelon Van Der Hoven will be in the saddle.
Wyong, Race 3, 1.20pm AEST, Magic Millions - Club Sponsor 2022-2027 2YO Fillies Mdn H., $40,000, 1000m
Russian Showgirl, 2-year-old filly (Russian Revolution x Craft Show {USA} {Creative Show {USA}})
A homebred for Wilf Mula’s Aston Bloodstock, this filly is from a winner at two in the US and she herself is a three-quarter sister to the stakes winners Giant Oak (USA) (Giant’s Causeway {USA}), Apple Martini (USA) (Giant’s Causeway {USA}) and Oak Brook (USA) (Giant’s Causeway {USA}).
Russian Revolution | Standing at Newgate Farm
Russian Showgirl’s second dam, Crafty Oak (USA) (Crafty Prospector {USA}), was a very good mare, winning eight races, including a Group 3.
The John Thompson-trained filly, who will be handled by Keagan Latham, failed to place in three trials ahead of her debut.
Ballarat-Synthetic, Race 4, 2.30pm AEST, Polytrack Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1200m
Whyemca, 3-year-old filly (Merchant Navy x Turnstiles {NZ} {Anabaa {USA}})
Bred by Ian Smith, this filly was consigned by Edinburgh Park Stud at the 2021 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale. She was knocked down to Andrew Noblet Racing for $140,000.
Whyemca is from a Listed placegetter and is a half-sister to the stakes performers Revolving Door (Sebring) and Golden Spin (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}).
Whyemca as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
The filly’s grandam is the Group 3 victress and Group 2 placegetter Zabeel’s Angel (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) and, as well as Turnstiles (NZ), she has thrown the stakes performers Angel Bee (NZ) (Pins) and O’Angel (NZ) (Cape Blanco {Ire}). Angel Bee is the dam of Vangelic (Vancouver) - a Group 2 winner and Group 1 placegetter, who fetched $1.5 million at this year’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
The Noblet-trained filly will be ridden by Jarrod Fry.
Looking Back
From Sunday, Constant Cafe (More Than Ready {USA}) was unplaced at Grafton, while Spring Bird (Capitalist) was scratched from Race 1 at Kilcoy.
