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 across Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday, including a well-bred Dundeel (NZ) colt looking to win at his second start and Too Darn Hot (GB) and Harry Angel (Ire) colts look to kick off their careers with a win on debut on the Randwick-Kensington track.
Matamata, Race 4, 1.55pm AEDT (3.55pm local), AKW Farrier 2YO, $25,000, 1200m
Little Thief (NZ), 2-year-old colt (Dundeel {NZ} x Stolen Gem {Snitzel})
The well-bred son of Dundeel (NZ), Little Thief (NZ), is set to have his second start over 1200 metres for John Malcolm at Matamata, on the back of a very promising debut performance on the same track and over the same distance on February 29.
Little Thief is the second foal from Stolen Gem. She was a winner on the track as a juvenile and is out of the very quick mare De Lightning Ridge (Tale Of The Cat {USA}) she won the G2 Challenge S. at Randwick in track record time. She has left three individual winners including Stolen Gem herself.
Little Thief (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of New Zealand Bloostock
Stolen Gem has made a promising start to her broodmare career with her talented son To Catch A Thief (U S Navy Flag {USA}) showing lots of promise being stakes-placed six times and having the tag as one of New Zealand’s best maidens.
Stolen Gem has since foaled a yearling filly by Savabeel and a colt foal by Ribchester (Ire).
Randwick-Kensington, Race 1, 1.45pm AEDT, Bivouac First Yearlings H., $60,000, 1000m
Hezdarnhottoo (NZ) , 2-year-old colt (Too Darn Hot {GB} x Rosa Carolina {NZ} {Savabeel})
Hezdarnhottoo (NZ), a son of Darley Stud’s shuttling stallion Too Darn Hot, will make his debut at Randwick-Kensington for Bjorn Baker on Wednesday.
Hezdarnhottoo is the third foal from the Savabeel mare Rosa Carolina (NZ), who was a three time winner and also Listed-placed in the South Pacific Classic at Randwick. She has so far produced two winners including Sinister Sauce (The Autumn Sun) and Diva Carolina (Tivaci).
Hezdarnhottoo (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of New Zealand Bloodstock
Rosa Carolina’s dam is the three-time Listed winner and Group 1-placed mare Ombre Rose (NZ) (O’Reilly {NZ}) she has been a very handy broodmare leaving three individual stakes-placed progeny in Rosa Carolina, Court Order (NZ) (Pins) and Room For Excuse (NZ) (No Excuse Needed {GB}).
Hezdarnhottoo was a NZ$170,000 purchase by Bjorn Baker Racing/Clarke Bloodstock (FBAA) from the draft of Elsdon Park at the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale.
Randwick-Kensington, Race 4, 3.30pm AEDT, The Agency Real Estate Plate, $100,000, 1100m
Cassiel, 3-year-old colt (Harry Angel {Ire} x Tears Of Gold {USA} {Medaglia D’Oro {USA}})
The well-bred Harry Angel colt Cassiel is set to make his debut over 1100 metres for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden on the Randwick-Kensington track, on the back of winning three of his four trials in preparation for this debut run.
Cassiel as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Cassiel is a son of Darley Stud’s shuttle stallion Harry Angel and is out of the Medaglia D’Oro (USA) mare Tears Of Gold (USA) . She was a winner at 1300 metres on the track but is well bred with her dam Cry And Catch Me (Ire) (Street Cry {Ire}) winning three-times but also being Group 1-placed. Tears Of Gold is also a sister to the five-time stakes winner Souper Escape (USA) (Medaglia D’Oro {USA})
Tears Of Gold since producing Cassiel has left a yearling colt by Merchant Navy and was most recently served by Pinatubo (Ire) last spring.
Cassiel was a $180,000 purchase by Snowden Racing/William Johnson Bloodstock (FBAA) from the draft of Bell River Thoroughbreds at the 2022 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Our selections for Tuesday fared okay with Lulo Rose (Russian Revolution) finishing third in Race 4 at Warwick Farm. Willabelle (Snitzel) ran eighth at Goulburn and Wexford Miss (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}) ran third at Goulburn.
