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.
A son of Pierata will look to bring his first-season sire a winner; at the same time, a son of Spirit Of Boom will look to continue that sire's outstanding juvenile record at Eagle Farm. While at Newcastle, a well-related son of Per Incanto (USA) steps out on debut.
Newcastle, Race 8, 5.55pm AEDT, Tigerlight CG&E Mdn H., $42,000, 1200m
Rolling Magic (NZ), 3-year-old colt (Per Incanto {USA} x Not A Jaffa {NZ} {Iffraaj {GB}})
On Saturday, Richard and Will Freedman will unveil a well-related son of Per Incanto, Rolling Magic (NZ), at Newcastle.
The colt is the fifth foal from the Iffraaj (GB) mare Not A Jaffa (NZ). She was unraced and is a half-sister to the Tavistock (NZ)-sired Group 1 winners Werther (NZ) and Toffee Tongue (NZ).
Rolling Magic (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Werther was crowned Horse of the Year and Champion Middle Distance in Hong Kong in 2015/16. His full sister, Toffee Tongue, claimed the G1 Australasian Oaks.
Rolling Magic was a $100,000 purchase by Will Freedman from the draft of Sledmere Stud at the 2022 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Eagle Farm, Race 3, 1.48pm AEST (12.48pm local), Kobayashi At Aquis QTIS 2YO H., $85,000, 1000m
Boomroux, 2-year-old colt (Spirit Of Boom x Giroux {Sepoy})
The Chris Munce-trained Boomroux, a son of Spirit Of Boom, will debut on his home track on Saturday.
The colt is the third foal from the Sepoy mare Giroux. She won as a 2-year-old and is a half-sister to the R. Listed Inglis Nursery S. placegetter Canadian Spice (Vancouver).
Boomroux as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Giroux is a half-sister to Paprika (General Nediym), who claimed the Listed Tommy Smith Slipper and was placed in the R. Listed Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YO Classic.
Boomroux was a $225,000 purchase by Munce Racing and Arthur Hoyeau from the draft of Newhaven Park at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Eagle Farm, Race 3, 1.48pm AEST (12.48pm local), Kobayashi At Aquis QTIS 2YO H., $85,000, 1000m
Rockrata, 2-year-old colt (Pierata x Rock Robster {Fastnet Rock})
Rockrata will line up for start two at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
The Ryan Tyrell-trained juvenile will look to provide his Yulong-based first-season sire Pierata with his first race winner.
The colt is the fifth foal from the Fastnet Rock mare Rock Robster. She won three races, including the Listed Tasmanian Oaks.
Rockrata as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Although Rockrata’s dam won an Oaks, the family has plenty of precocity with the stakes-winning juveniles - Sun City and his dam Roulettes (Flying Spur) featured prominently on the page.
Rockrata was sold by Glastonbury Farms at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Weanling Sale to ASW Bloodstock for $120,000.
Reoffered at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale by Kia Ora, the colt made significantly less when selling to Tom Button for $60,000.
Looking Back
Friday's selections had little luck. Heart Of Glass (Impending) was scratched from Tatura when that meeting was abandoned due to wet patches on the course, while All Hands (NZ) (U S Navy Flag {USA}) was unplaced at Cranbourne.
