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 kick off at Donald with a gelded son of a Listed-winning mare, who steps out for his first start. We then head to Newcastle, where an American Pharoah (USA) gelding and a homebred Sidestep filly for Godolphin will debut.
Donald, Race 2, 1pm AEST, Pacific Fuel Solutions Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1624m
Mickio, 3-year-old gelding (Tosen Stardom {Jpn} x Jennio {O’Reilly {NZ}})
This gelding was bred and is raced by Cape Schanck Stud.
Mickio is from a four-time winner who is a half-sister to the Listed victress Jennifer Lynn (High Chaparral {Ire}) and his second dam is the Listed scorer Espurante (Flying Spur).
Tosen Stardom (Jpn) | Standing at Zenith Stallion Station
Other stakes winners on the gelding’s page include Hussousa (Husson {Arg}), Red Eclipse (Red Dazzler) and La Rose Noir (NZ) (Centaine).
Trained by the Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and JD Hayes, Mickio will be ridden by Declan Bates.
Newcastle, Race 1, 1.20pm AEST, Jennings Print Midway 3YO Mdn Plate, $45,000, 900m
Drums Of War, 3-year-old gelding (American Pharoah {USA} x War Heroine {USA} (Lonhro))
Dynamic Syndications and Dean Watt Bloodstock paid $70,000 for this gelding, who was bred by Kia Ora Stud, then consigned by it at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
The Jason Deamer-trained Drums Of War is the first foal of a Group 2 victress and his grandam, War Tigress (USA) (War Chant {USA}), saluted in Listed company. War Tigress is a half-sister to the stakes performer Tiger Bourbon (USA) (Big Brown {USA}).
Drums Of War as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Drums Of War heads into his debut having won a Muswellbrook trial on August 17.
Top jockey Tim Clark has been engaged.
Newcastle, Race 5, 3.50pm AEST, The Lawn Shed F&M Mdn Plate, $42,000, 1300m
Study, 3-year-old filly (Sidestep x Philosophy {Street Cry {Ire}})
A homebred for Godolphin Australia, Study is the second foal from a six-time winner.
The filly’s second dam is the Group 2-winning Lonhro mare Renaissance and she is a sister tio the stakes winners Sessions and Haunted. The former of that pair is a Group 2-producing sire. This is also the family of the Group 3 scorer Whiskey Neat (Denman) and the stakes performer Aditi (Exceed And Excel).
Sidestep | Standing at Telemon Stud
The James Cummings-trained Study, who won a Kembla Grange trial on August 9, will be partnered by apprentice Zac Lloyd.
Looking Back
In Race 1 at Wyong, Countyourblessings (I Am Invincible) finished second, while Yarravalille (Impending) was third. At Moe, Grinzinger Ace (Lonhro) was touched off in Race 1.
