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.
Three exciting runners are set to hit the track at Goulburn on Tuesday, including a Russian Revolution filly chasing maiden success on debut, and Awtaad (Ire) and Snitzel fillies competing against each other over 1400 metres.
Goulburn, Race 4, 3.05pm AEDT, Hibernian Hotel Mdn, $27,000, 1000m
Lulo Rose, 3-year-old filly (Russian Revolution x Show Affection {Show A Heart})
Tuesday’s Goulburn meeting will serve as the starting point for the career of Lulo Rose, a well-bred daughter of Russian Revolution from the Matthew Smith stable.
Lulo Rose is the fourth foal out of the sprinting Show A Heart mare Show Affection. She was successful in metropolitan races in Brisbane on four occasions. She has been a solid reliable producer in the broodmare shed leaving three winners including the stakes-placed Grinzinger Love (Hellbent), the seven-time winner Soul Soldier - Grateful Heart (H.K.) (Written Tycoon), and the winners Enfolded (Capitalist) and Comments (Rich Enuff).
Lulo Rose as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Million
Show Affection’s latest progeny includes a Microphone yearling colt and an Exceedance filly foal, she unfortunately missed last spring.
Lulo Rose sold for $250,000 at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale with Matthew Smith Racing being the successful purchaser from the draft of Glenlogan Park
Goulburn, Race 6, 4.15pm AEDT, Southern Highlands Equine Centre Mdn, $27,000, 1400m
Willabelle, 3-year-old filly (Snitzel x Fenway {High Chaparral {Ire}})
Goulburn’s Tuesday meeting will serve as the starting point for the career of Willabelle, a beautifully bred daughter of Snitzel from the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou stable.
Willabelle is the fourth foal out of the beautifully bred High Chaparral (Ire) mare Fenway who was a star on the track winning the G1 Vinery Stud S. and the G2 W.H Stocks S. She has already excelled as a broodmare leaving the talented colt Williamsburg (Snitzel) who has been successful in the Group 3 Schweppervescence S. the Listed Dulcify S. and the Listed Fernhill H.
Willabelle as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
The second dam of Willabelle is the Zabeel (NZ) mare Deedra, she won two races over the mile distance and is a half-sister to the top-class Group 1 Winners Tuesday Joy (Carnegie {Ire}) and Sunday Joy (Sunday Silence {Jpn}) who then produced the superstar More Joyous (More Than Ready {USA}) who was victorious in eight Group 1 races.
Fenway has since foaled a 2-year-old filly named Qatars Choice (I Am Invincible), a yearling colt by Maurice (Jpn) and was most recently served by Maurice again in the spring.
Willabelle was a $180,000 purchase by TFI from the draft of Arrowfield Stud at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Goulburn, Race 6, 4.15pm AEDT, Southern Highlands Equine Centre Mdn, $27,000, 1400m
Wexford Miss (Ire), 3-year-old filly (Awtaad {Ire} x Wake Up {Ger} {Soldier Of Fortune {Ire}})
The well-bred Wexford Miss (Ire) is set to have her second start over 1400 metres for trainer John O’Shea at Goulburn, on the back of a solid debut performance at Hawkesbury on February 21 over 1400 metres.
Wexford Miss is a daughter of Shadwell Stud’s Irish sire Awtaad (Ire) and is out of Wake Up (Ger) (Soldier Of Fortune {Ire}). She was a two-time winner on the track over 2300 metres.
Awtaad (Ire) | Standing at Shadwell Stud
Wake Up has already had some great success as a producer, already leaving the Listed Wagga Wagga Cup winner Wicklow (Ire) (Twilight Son {GB}) and the three-time group-placed Waterford (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}).
Wake Up since producing Wexford Miss has left a yearling already named Loft Vega (Lope De Vega {Ire}) , a Maurice (Jpn) filly colt and was served by Widden Stud’s promising sire Zousain last spring.
Looking Back
Our selections for Sunday Luskaire (American Pharoah {USA}) and Divakara (Dundeel {NZ}) both won in impressive style. They both look handy types that you could follow from here.
