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.
Two well-related thoroughbreds are set to debut on Saturday across Australia. Including a colt by the exciting first-season sire, Tassort.
Rosehill, Race 7, 4.10pm AEDT, Inglis Golden Gift, $1,000,000, 1100m
Trafalgar Square, 2-year-old filly (Churchill {Ire} x Amnesiac {Excellent Art {GB}})
Churchill’s (Ire) daughter Trafalgar Square has been trialling up a storm, and the David Payne-trained juvenile will kick her career off in the $1 million Inglis Golden Gift on Saturday at Rosehill.
Trafalgar Square is the third foal from the unraced Excellent Art (GB) mare Amnesiac. The filly is related to the G1 Tatt's Tiara victress, Prompt Response (Beneteau); she won six races in addition to her Group 1 success; among her other victories was the G2 Emancipation and the G2 Breeders’ Classic.
Trafalgar Square as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Prompt Response’s full brother, Prompt Return, won seven races, including the G3 Maribyrnong Plate.
Trafalgar Square was offered by Coolmore Stud on the 2022 Inglis Digital May (Late) Online Sale, where AT Racing paid $19,000. Telemon Thoroughbreds reoffered the filly at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, which saw Payne Racing purchase her for $110,000.
Ascot, Race 1, 3.34pm AEDT, (12.34pm local), Magic Millions Plate, $43,840, 1100m
Onemoretwomany, 2-year-old colt (Tassort x Hazlebrook {Hinchinbrook})
Newgate Farm’s first-season sire, Tassort, has already made a super start to his career siring the G3 Gimcrack S. winner, Manaal. On Saturday, Tassort will be represented by the Neville Parnham-trained Onemoretwomany at Ascot’s Perth.
The colt is the third foal from the Hinchinbrook mare Hazlebrook. She won once at 800 metres and is the dam of Wollombi (Extreme Choice), a four-time winner of the G3 Vanity S. She was also placed in Listed Mona Lisa S.
Onemoretwomany as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Hazlebrook is closely related to the Listed victress Everage (Zizou), who placed in the G3 Kindergarten S.
Bred by Kingstar Farm, Onemoretwomany was offered at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Weanling Sale, where he sold to Premium Bloodstock Services (FBAA) for $12,000. Ruby Racing and Breeding reoffered the colt at the 2023 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale where he sold to Fantail Holdings for $70,000.
Looking Back
There was not much luck for Friday's selections. Yamamai (Kingman {GB}) and Bourne Ready (Better Than Ready) were both unplaced at the Pakenham and the Sunshine Coast respectively. While Shal Exceed (Shalaa {Ire}) was scratched from his engagement at Hamilton.
