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.
Wednesday's Seymour meeting in Victoria and New South Wales's Kembla Grange meeting will play host to three well-related debutants.
Kembla Grange, Race 3, 3.10pm AEDT, Peroni Super Mdn Plate, $60,000, 1400m
Late Night Talking, 3-year-old filly (Harry Angel {Ire} x Prismatic {Street Sense {USA}})
The Annabel Neasham-trained Late Night Talking will debut at Kembla Grange on Wednesday.
Late Night Talking as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
The 3-year-old filly is the third foal from the unraced Street Sense (USA) mare Prismatic. She is a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Paulele, who stands at Darley, Victoria. Also hailing from this family is Corniche (Fastnet Rock), a victor of the G2 Skyline S., the multiple Group 1 winner Merchant Navy and the recent G1 Thousand Guineas victress Joliestar (Zoustar).
Late Night Talking was a $150,000 purchase by Tricolours Racing from the draft of Widden Stud at the 2022 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Seymour, Race 2, 2.10pm AEDT, Fowles Wines 3YO Fillies Mdn Plate, $37,500, 1100m
Migratory, 3-year-old filly (Exceed And Excel x Dowitcher {USA} {Lonhro}})
On Wednesday at Seymour Migratory - a daughter of Exceed And Excel - will debut for Godolphin’s head trainer, James Cummings.
Exceed And Excel | Standing at Darley
The filly is the first foal from the North American bred Dowitcher (USA), a daughter of Lonhro, who was placed in Great Britain. She is a half-sister to Subscribe (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), who would be sold to Hong Kong and raced under the moniker of Vengeance Of Rain to 10 victories, including the G1 HKJC Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
Migratory is also related to the G1 Australian Oaks victress Dizelle (Zabeel {NZ}) and G1 VRC Oaks winning daughter Pinot (Pierro).
Seymour, Race 3, 2.45pm AEDT, G.D and S.L O’Sullivan Builders Mdn Plate, $37,500, 1300m
Ceremonious (NZ), 3-year-old gelding (Pierro x Save The Date {NZ} {Savabeel})
Ceremonious (NZ), a son of Coolmore Stud’s Pierro, will make his raceday debut on Wednesday at Seymour.
Pierro | Standing at Coolmore
The Chris Waller-trained 3-year-old is from the four-time winner Save The Date (NZ), a daughter of Savabeel. She descends from the family of the Champion 3-Year-Old Starcraft (NZ), a victor of the G1 Australian Derby and the G1 Chipping Norton S. alongside his international triumphs in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. at Newmarket and the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp.
Ceremonious was a $120,000 purchase by Chris Waller Racing and Guy Mulcaster Bloodstock from the draft of Cheltenham Stables at the 2022 Inglis Ready2Race Sale.
Looking Back
The Written Tycoon filly Sienna Clare was our only selection to run on Tuesday. The 3-year-old filly made it a perfect one from one at Wangaratta. However, Rishiri (NZ) (Staphanos {Jpn}) was scratched at the venue.
