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 Beaumont-Newcastle with a well-related colt by Australia’s premier stallion. Then, at Horsham, we have a couple of nicely bred first starters in Race 2; a Snitzel colt with an international pedigree, and a Deep Field gelding.
Beaumont-Newcastle, Race 1, 1.40pm AEST, Coastline Pool & Spa CG&E Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1150m
Invincible Whip, 3-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Crystal Whip {Lonhro})
Yarraman Park Stud bred this colt and offered him at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Yearling Sale. He was bought by Australian Bloodstock for $100,000.
The Kris Lees-trained Invincible Whip is from a half-sister to the Group 3 winner Crystal Dreamer (Stratum) and the stakes performer Fast Talker (Fastnet Rock). The latter has produced the stakes winners Persuader (Zoustar) and The Actuary (Sebring).
Invincible Whip as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Crystal Wit (Distorted Humor {USA}) is the colt’s grandam and she scored in Listed grade. She is a half-sister to the G1 Golden Slipper S. heroine and Champion 2YO in Australia in 2009/10 Crytal Lily (Stratum), as well as the Listed winners Amaethon (Al Maher) and Crystal Web (Hard Spun {USA}).
Invincible Whip heads into his debut after three trials. He finished third at the first of those - at Muswellbrook on May 10.
Apprentice Dylan Gibbons will ride the colt.
Horsham, Race 2, 2pm AEST, Horsham Harness 29 Sept 3YO Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1100m
Barker, 3-year-old colt (Snitzel x Port Vendres {Jpn} {Daiwa Major {Jpn}})
This colt was consigned by his breeder - Arrowfield Stud - at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. He was purchased by Rosemont-Victorian Alliance, Suman Hedge Bloodstock (FBAA) and David Redvers Bloodstock for $500,000.
Barker is the first foal of a Group 3 placegetter who is a half-sister to the Group 3 placegetter Les Planches (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).
Barker as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
The colt’s grandam, Lady Deauville (Fr) (Fasliyev {USA}), was a Group 3 winner in Europe. She is a half-sister to the Group 1 heroine Fabulous La Fouine (Fr) (Fabulous Dancer {USA}) - the dam of the Group 2 scorer Gustave Cry (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}).
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace train Barker, who won a Cranbourne trial on August 7.
Horsham, Race 2, 2pm AEST, Horsham Harness 29 Sept 3YO Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1100m
Deep Core, 3-year-old gelding (Deep Field x Chilled Rose {Artie Schiller {USA}})
This gelding was not offered at public auction. He is from a half-sister to the Listed winner Medal Kun (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}), who raced in Singapore as King Louis, as well as the stakes performer Bound To Blush (Strategic). The latter is the dam of the Listed winner Final Award (Smart Missile), who raced in Macau as Gon Sai Baau.
Deep Field
Deep Core’s second dam, Run For Roses (Danehill {USA}), is an unraced sister to the elite-level scorer and Group 1-producing sire Keeper, and is closely related to the Group 1 winner Metal Bender (Danasinga).
The gelding is trained by Ben, Will and JD Hayes.
Looking Back
From Sunday, 3-year-old filly Everlasting Kiss (Justify {USA}) finished third in the Kennedy Oaks preview, while Hell Of A Show (Hellbent) was scratched from his assignment at Taree.
