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.
We head to Sale in country Victoria on Tuesday, where a couple of well-related 3-year-olds - one by Capitalist, the other by Tavistock (NZ) - are on debut. Then, it’s off to Queanbeyan, where a Written By colt steps out for the first time.
Sale, Race 2, 2pm AEDT, Colmac Homes Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1008m
Capital Lover, 3-year-old gelding (Capitalist x Carry On Cutie {More Than Ready {USA}})
Bred by Bylong Park, this gelding made $115,000 at the 2021 Inglis Australian Weanling Sale. The Lofty Group bought him from Davali Thoroughbreds’ draft.
The Alex Rae-trained gelding is the 11th foal from Carry On Cutie (More Than Ready {USA}). She was a brilliant juvenile, winning the G1 Champagne S. and the G2 Sweet Embrace S. in 2005. Carry On Cutie, who is a sister to the stakes performer Legislature, has thrown five winners from six to race.
Capitalist | Standing at Newgate Farm
Capital Lover’s page also features last year’s Listed Village S. victress Hypothetical (Pride Of Dubai), the 2018 G3 Maribyrnong Plate winner Vinicunca (I Am Invincible), as well as the elite-level scorer and Group 3-producing sire The Mission.
Capital Lover was fourth of eight over 800 metres in a Sale trial on November 1.
Sale, Race 4, 3pm AEDT, Colmac Homes Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1419m
Maysiarni (NZ), 3-year–old filly (Tavistock {NZ} x Aotearower {NZ} {Shamardal {USA}})
Brendan and Jo Lindsay bred this filly and she was consigned by Cambridge Stud at the 2022 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale. Kavanagh Racing Stables signed for her for $110,000.
Maysiarni (NZ) is out of a four-time winner who was third at Group 3 level.
Maysiarni (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
The filly’s grandam, Kaatoon (NZ) (Kaapstad {NZ}), notched four victories, including a Group 2 and Group 3, and she is a sister to the seven-time winner and Group 2 placegetter Black Panther (NZ), and a half-sister to the six-time scorer and Listed placegetter Cross Roads (NZ) (Cape Cross {Ire}).
Other stakes winners on Maysiarni’s page include Extra Sexy Psychic (USA) (Freud {USA}) and Extrasexyhippszter (USA) (Stroll {USA}).
Apprentice Tom Prebble has the ride.
Queanbeyan, Race 4, 4.05pm AEDT, Walsh’s Hotel Mdn H., $27,000, 1200m
Forbidden Tycoon, 3-year-old colt (Written By x Coco de Mer {Lonhro})
Grand Syndicates / Ible Racing paid Goodwood Farm $22,000 for this colt at the 2022 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Highway Session.
Forbidden Tycoon is from a winless mare who is a sister to the dual Listed scorer Launay and the stakes performer Beau Vallon. Coco de Mer has thrown two winners from two to race.
Forbidden Tycoon as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Other noteworthy close relations include the Group 2 winner Storm (Dahar {USA}), the Group 3 victress Regal Sea (NZ) (Dahar {USA}) and the Group 3 victor Runaway Groom (NZ) (Nassipour {USA}).
The Joseph Ible-trained colt, who has finished in the top three at his past two trials, will be handled by Lousie Day
Looking Back
From Sunday, 2-year-old Spirit Of Boom colt Thundering Soul won on debut at Scone, while, Sapphire Point (NZ) (Blue Point {Ire}) was fourth in the same race. At Mornington, Capital Lover (Capitalist) was scratched and is slated to debut on Tuesday.
