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.
Victoria's Geelong racetrack will host a standalone meeting which includes the inaugural running of the Rex Gorell Geelong Diamond will occur, where two well-related juveniles will contest the event. While on the Gold Coast in Queensland, a filly trained by Tony Gollan will debut.
Geelong, Race 2, 12.45pm AEDT, Rex Gorell Geelong Diamond, $150,000, 1100m
Trunk, 2-year-old colt (Snitzel x Acquired {NZ} {O’Reilly {NZ}})
A bluebood by the multiple Champion Sire Snitzel, Trunk will debut for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable on Saturday at Geelong. The 2-year-old colt will contest the Rex Gorell Geelong Diamond, which carries a golden ticket for the winner into the G1 Blue Diamond S. in February.
Trunk is the ninth foal from the proven producer Acquired (NZ). The daughter of O’Reilly (NZ) won seven races and was placed in the G2 Dane Ripper S., and the Listed Bright Shadow H. Acquired is a half-sister to the brilliant Hips Don’t Lie (NZ) (Stravinsky {USA}), the dam of the two stakes winners and Coolmore’s exciting young stallion Acrobat. Acquired is also related to the star juvenile Learning To Fly (Justify {USA}), a granddaughter of Hips Don’t Lie.
Trunk as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Acquired is the dam of the Splintex, a full brother to Trunk, who won seven races, including the G2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint S. and the G2 Bobbies Lewis Quality. The daughter of O’Reilly has also produced the Listed Starlight S. victress Invictus Salute (Exceed And Excel).
Trunk was a $1.3 million purchase by Yulong from the draft of Highgrove Stud at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Gold Coast, Race 3, 2.58pm AEDT (1.58pm local), AQUIS Gold Pearl, $150,000, 1100m
Moulin Miss, 2-year-old filly (Spirit Of Boom x Je Suis Tycoon {Written Tycoon})
Queensland’s premier trainer Tony Gollan will chase entry into the $3 million R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast with the Spirit Of Boom filly Moulin Miss. The filly will contest the AQUIS Gold Pearl on Saturday.
Moulin Miss is the second foal from the Written Tycoon mare Je Suis Tycoon. She won three races, including once as a juvenile. Je Suis Tycoon claimed the VOBIS Gold Strike at Warrnambool and was placed in the VOBIS 2YO Gold Rush at Bendigo.
Moulin Miss as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Je Suis Tycoon is a full sister to Hightail, who won the G3 Gold Coast Guineas and the Listed Gosford Guineas. He was also placed in the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic and the R. Listed Magic Millions Guineas.
Furthermore, Moulin Miss is related to the Group 1 placegetters Osborne Bulls (Street Cry {Ire}) and Zapateo (Brazen Beau).
Moulin Miss was a $170,000 yearling purchase by Gollan Racing Stables and John Foote Bloodstock (FBAA) from the draft of Eureka Stud at the 2023 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Geelong, Race 2, 12.45pm AEDT, Rex Gorell Geelong Diamond, $150,000, 1100m
Declichy Boulevard, 2-year-old filly (Snitzel x Red Velvet Swing {Star Witness})
The Simon Zahra-trained Declichy Boulevard will step out at Geelong on Saturday in the Rex Gorell Geelong Diamond.
The filly is the second foal from the well-related Star Witness mare Red Velvet Swing. She won two races from 1600 to 2200 metres and is a half-sister to the dual Group 1 winner Stratum Star and Kia Ora’s freshman sire Prague. Prague, who claimed the G3 Pago Pago S. and the G3 Canonbury S. and was placed in the G1 Sires’ Produce S., will be represented by his first yearlings this year. Red Velvet Swing’s first foal, Redzoust (Zoustar), has won three races from 1100 to 1200 metres.
Declichy Boulevard as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Declichy Boulevard was withdrawn by Kulani Park from the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Weanling Sale and reoffered by them at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, where Waltrin paid $380,000.
Looking Back
There wasn't much luck for Friday's selections. The best result was Speed Personified (Capitalist) who ran third at Canterbury. While Mrs Maree (Written Tycoon) was also unplaced at the venue and Puzzle Miss (Rubick) failed to run a place at Stawell.
