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 massive Saturday of exciting racing sees three well-related juveniles make their debuts. Among them is a daughter of a G1 Blue Diamond S. victress.
Randwick, Race 7, 4pm AEDT, R. Listed Inglis Millennium, $2,000,000, 1100m
Catonahotinroof, 2-year-old filly (Too Darn Hot {GB} x Catchy {Fastnet Rock})
Randwick-based trainer Anthony Cummings is set to unveil Catonahotinroof, a daughter of Darley’s Southern Hemisphere first-season sire Too Darn Hot (GB).
Catonahotinroof is the third foal from the outstanding Catchy, a daughter of Fastnet Rock. Catchy won six races, including the G1 Blue Diamond S. and the G2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint.
Before her retirement, Catchy was also placed in the G1 Caulfield Guineas and the G1 William Reid S. Catchy’s first foal, Dakota Vroom (I Am Invincible), has won three races and placed once from six starts. Meanwhile, her second foal, Floozie, a daughter of Zoustar, has won once and placed twice from four starts.
Catonahotinroof as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Catchy foaled a filly by Pinatubo (Ire) in August and was served by Blue Point (Ire). Catonahotinroof’s second dam, Cats Whisker (Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}), also won six races, including the G2 Let’s Elope S., the G2 Rose Of Kingston S. and the G3 Cockram S.
Catonahotinroof was a $550,000 purchase by Anthony Cummings Thoroughbreds from the draft of Bhima Thoroughbreds at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Randwick, Race 2, 1.05pm AEDT, Listed Darley Lonhro Plate, $200,000, 1000m
Kingdom Undersiege, 2-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Rose Of Choice {Choisir})
On Saturday, at Randwick, Kingdom Undersiege, a son of Australia’s reigning Champion Sire I Am Invincible, will debut for Peter and Paul Snowden in the Listed Darley Lonhro Plate.
Kingdom Undersiege is the fifth foal from the Choisir mare Rose Of Choice. She won seven races, including the Listed Jungle Dawn Classic and was placed in the G3 Hong Kong Jockey Club S.
Kingdom Undersiege as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
All three of Rose Of Choice’s foals to race have won, headed by the five-time winner Vendidit (Hinchinbrook). Kingdom Undersiege’s third dam, Rose Of Dane (Danehill {USA}), was also a classy mare. She won five races, including the Listed Summoned S. and filled placings in the then G1 Karrakatta Plate, the G2 Edward Manifold S. and the G2 Anthea Crawford S.
The colt was an $800,000 purchase by China Horse Club, Newgate, Go Bloodstock and Trilogy from the draft of Yarraman Park Stud at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Randwick, Race 2, 1.05pm AEDT, Listed Darley Lonhro Plate, $200,000, 1000m
Celerity, 2-year-old filly (Exceed And Excel x Ellicazoom {Testa Rossa})
Godolphin’s Head Trainer, James Cummings, will debut a rare Godolphin yearling purchase, Celerity, on Saturday in the Listed Lonhro Plate at Randwick, after being scratched at the barriers on debut last Saturday in the G3 Widden S.
Celerity is a daughter of Darley’s brilliant Exceed And Excel, a noted source of juvenile precocity, while she is the second foal from the classy Testa Rossa mare Ellicazoom. Elilicazoom won three races at 1400 metres, including the G3 Cockram S. and the Listed Burgess Queen S.
Celerity as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
In addition, Ellicazoom was also placed in the G1 William Reid S., the G2 Angus Armanasco S. and the G2 Western Australian Guineas. An auction house veteran, she was initially sold for $180,000 to Neville Parnham Racing at the 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and finally was sold for $1.45 million at the 2022 Inglis Chairman’s Sale to Sheamus Mills Bloodstock (FBAA) and Longwood Thoroughbred Farm.
Ellicazoom is the daughter of the tenacious Ellicorsam (Fimiston), who won 10 races, including the G1 Swettenham Stud S. and the then G2 Winterbottom S.
Celerity was an $850,000 purchase by Godolphin Australia from the draft of Kitchwin Hills at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Rockabottle (Fastnet Rock) provided our selections with best result when he was placed at Colac. Meanwwhile, Sunshineinmypocket (NZ) (Proisir) was scratched from the same event at the venue. Rounding out Friday's selections was Moaksun (Akeed Mofeed {GB}), who was unplaced at Moonee Valley's night meeting.
