Jockey McEvoy hospitalised after fall
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been hospitalised after falling from Tintookie (Winning Rupert) in the G3 Birthday Card S. at Rosehill on Saturday. McEvoy was treated on the track by paramedics and was conscious after the fall, however, was assessed for injuries to his hip and back. He was taken to hospital for scans.
Tintookie with his strapper and jockey, Kerrin McEvoy | Image courtesy of Brad Widdup Racing
Tintookie sustained a fracture in the fall and was euthanised on humane grounds. Our condolences to the staff at Brad Widdup Racing, and all connections associated with the 4-year-old mare.
Chain Of Lightning finds form in Birthday Card
Chain Of Lightning (Fighting Sun) won the G3 Birthday Card S at Rosehill on Saturday paying $16. The 5-year-old mare won six of her first seven starts as a 3-year-old but has mixed her form in much stronger company since then, having not won since 2022. Trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, Chain Of Lightning is raced by Ramsay Pastoral and is one of five stakes winners for her sire.
She has now won seven races with three third placings, all in group races, with earnings over $830,000.
Orchestral form strong in Alister Clark
Kiwi 3-year-old gelding Antrim Coast (NZ) (Roc De Cambes {NZ}) was second to boom 3-year-old filly Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) in the G1 New Zealand Derby prior to coming into Saturday’s G2 Alister Clark S at Moonee Valley, and took that form to the winner’s circle. He will now head to a Derby. “I’d say Adelaide more likely is the best option,” stable representative Dean Williams told Racing.com.
“Sydney looks pretty strong and we need to avoid Orchestral and I don’t think the Aussies will know what will hit them when she turns up.”
A homebred for The Oaks Stud in New Zealand, Antrim Coast now has three wins from 12 starts with earnings over $500,000. The G2 Alister Clark was his first stakes winner, giving his sire six stakes winners in total.
Favourite wins Clare Lindop S for Moody
Trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman’s $2.40 favourite 3-year-old filly Quickster (Shamus Award) made it two in succession when winning the Listed Clare Lindop S at Morphettville on Saturday.
A homebred for Rosemont Stud, Quickster is a full sister to Group 1 winner Mr Quickie.
New stakes winner for Zoustar in Listed Matrice S
Climbing Star (NZ) (Zoustar) romped home by 2.7l in the Listed Matrice S at Morphettville on Saturday to give her sire his 51st stakes winner. Trained by Phillip Stokes, Climbing Star was the $5.50 second favourite and it was her second win from 12 starts with her other win coming on debut.
Climbing Star (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Sold by Widden Stud at the 2021 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, Climbing Star was purchased by Phillip Stokes and Rick Connolly Bloodstock for $600,000. She is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Sansom (NZ) (Charm Spirit {Ire}) and her dam is a winning half-sister to Group 1 winner Triple Honour (NZ) (Honours List {Ire}).
Not many options for Epona S winner
Imported Osmosa (Fr) (Zoffany {Ire}) won her first group race in Saturday’s G3 Epona S. justifying co-trainer Adrian Bott’s choice to keep her fillies and mares races, but he might have to search for other options going forward. "I've always wanted to keep her in mares' company, whether we can look to change that around now or whether she is sharp enough to come back to a Queen Of The Turf Stakes, a strong mile at Randwick,” Bott told racingandsports.com.au.
"There's not a lot around for mares, whether we could be tempted by something like that or whether we've got to step into open company over a bit of ground.”
Osmosa won two of her first three starts in France as a 2-year-old, but this is her first time back in the winner’s circle since then. Her record now reads three wins and five placings from 16 starts, with nine of those starts in Australia. She was sold to Australian buyers First Light Racing and Howson & Houldsworth at the 2022 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale for €160,000 (AU$267,000). Osmosa became the 60th stakes winner for her sire.
Haggas does it again with another stayer
Trainer William Haggas has found another good stayer with Post Impressionist (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) who won the G3 NE Manion Cup on Saturday at Rosehill and will head to the G1 Sydney Cup next. “He spelled great and in quarantine. William knows how to get the right horses, he was well-acquired by the Williamses and Issy’s (Paul) done a fantastic job just guiding another horse through,” jockey Tom Marquand told Racingnsw.com.au.
Marquand won’t be on board for the G1 Sydney Cup with Post Impressionist given 50kg for the race on April 13. “I’d love to be on him at two miles, sadly I’m a little bit too heavy, but it’s exciting for the team.”
Post Impressionist won his final start in the UK back in September before being set for the G1 Sydney Cup. All up, the 5-year-old gelding has won four of his 14 starts, and this win doubled his earnings. Sold as a yearling at the 2020 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) by Corduff Stud Ireland for 260,000gns he was purchased by Shadwell Estate Company who onsold him as a 2-year-old in their dispersal sale for 54,000gns where he was bought by Stevenson Bloodstock. He was offered again in 2023 as a racehorse dispersal sale but was withdrawn.
Around the nation on Saturday
3-year-old filly Monte Supreme (I Am Invincible) took her record to two wins from four starts on Saturday at Kembla Grange. She was an $800,000 purchase by Roughwood Park from Yarraman Park Stud’s 2022 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale draft. She is the first winner for her Listed winning dam, Sassy ‘n’ Smart (Smart Missile).
Team Hawkes’ 3-year-old gelding Briasa (Smart Missile) made it two from two at Kembla Grange on Saturday.
Monte Supreme as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
The Narrabri Cup over 1200 metres on Saturday was won by 4-year-old gelding Crowie’s Shout (Xtravagant {NZ}) for trainer Marc Quinn, while over at the Sapphire Coast meeting, 3-year-old filly Mikki Shima (Mikki Isle {Jpn}) won on debut.
In Queensland, 6-year-old mare Fullham (Better Than Ready) remained unbeaten in winning her second race at the Gold Coast, while at Moranbah, Fab’s Cowboy (Greenwood Lake {USA}) won his 53rd race in his 151 start career and now has three wins in succession.
Dissident daughter takes out Group 2 in New Zealand
A wet track gave 4-year-old mare Diss Is Dramatic (NZ) (Dissident) her fourth black-type win in the G2 Japan Trophy at Tauranga on Saturday. She may head to the G1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ S. next. “We will take her home and sit down and have a think about things as there are a lot of races we could target,” trainer Lisa Latta told Loveracing.nz.
Diss Is Dramatic (NZ) (red cap) | Image courtesy of Kenton Wright (Race Images)
“The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes is an obvious one but races like the Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes or the Travis Stakes also hold a lot of appeal. Wherever we go we think she can be competitive.”
Diss Is Dramatic is one of six stakes winners for her sire, and now has a record of six wins and four placings from 21 starts with earnings over NZ$340,000. She was purchase by Go Racing from Cambridge Stud at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale for NZ$60,000.
Homebred takes out South Island Thoroughbred Breeders S.
White Robe Lodge’s homebred 5-year-old mare Burgie (NZ) (Ghibellines) has won the G3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders at Riccarton Park on Saturday. “It was great to see her come out and produce that performance today,” co-trainer Shane Anderton told Loveracing.nz. He trains in partnership with his father Brian. “She hasn’t had much luck go her way this season, but today was a good day for that luck to change a little bit.”
“We’ll let the dust settle on this before we decide what we do with her next. We could think about bringing her back to Riccarton for some of the other feature races later in the autumn, but we won’t rush into anything.” Previously a Listed winner, Burgie took her record to four wins and eight placings from 26 starts with earnings over NZ$220,000.
Two runners for Sieb in Wildcard
Trainer Danielle Seib will saddle two runners in Sunday's $150 000 Southern Wildcard at Goulburn, being $6.50 chance Associate (Star Witness) and $12 shot Sir Ming (Shalaa {Ire}). “It’s a testament to our team at home and all their hard work behind the scenes,” Seib told Racingnsw.com.au.
“It would be great for business to qualify a horse for the final but maybe more importantly a great reward to the connections of either horse and my hardworking staff.”
Associate was a winner two starts ago and then third in the SERA Country Championships qualifier at Moruya last start, while Sir Ming was sixth in the same race last start. He has a win and two seconds from his past four starts.
Fantastic Moon crowned 2023 German Horse of Year
G1 Deutsches Derby winner Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) has been crowned the 2023 German Horse of the Year. The award is voted for by the public and was declared on March 21. “We are very proud of this title. Fantastic Moon absolutely deserves it,” said Lars-Wilhelm Baumgarten, the co-founder of the colt's ownership syndicate Liberty Racing.
Lars-Wilhelm Baumgarten
“His magnificent victory in the 2023 German Derby and his superior victory as the first German horse in the Prix Niel in Paris have clearly shown that he is currently Germany's best horse, and the fans have now confirmed this with their vote for the Sea The Moon colt.”
Fantastic Moon is only the second Derby winner since his own sire in 2014 to win the Horse of the Year vote, and will remain in training in 2024 for his 22-member syndicate with his season debut likely to be the Listed Preis von Dahlwitz on Easter Sunday.
Prizemoney for world’s best race increased
The G1 Juddmonte International, rated the Longines World's Best Race in 2020, will be run for a record £1.25 million in 2024, York Racecourse and Juddmonte announced on Friday. “We are delighted to announce this boost to the prize fund of our flagship race, the Juddmonte International, to £1.25m, confirming it as the richest race ever run at York. Juddmonte Day on Wednesday, August 21 is a tremendous way to open the Sky Bet Ebor Festival, on the first of three World Pool racedays,” William Derby, chief executive and clerk of the course at York Racecourse told TDN Europe.
Qatar Racing contest to name trio of 2-year-olds
A competition to name three 2-year-olds owned by Qatar Racing closes on Sunday UK time (Monday morning AEDT). All three are by their first season sire and dual Group 1 winner Kameko (USA) (Kitten’s Joy {USA}). The colt is out of unraced mare Quads (Ire) (Shamardal {USA}) and will be trained by Archie Watson, while the Ripples Maid (GB) (Dansili {GB}) filly will be trained by James Ferguson. Ripples Maid was a Listed winner and is the dam of Group 2 winner Mikki Charm (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).
Of interest to Australian fans, the other 2-year-old filly is out of Con Te Partiro (USA) (Scat Daddy {USA}) who won the G1 Coolmore Classic and G1 Queen of the Turf S. Con Te Partiro was offered at the 2020 Keeneland Breeding Sale but passed in and later purchased privately by Qatar Racing for US$1.6 million (AU$2.45million).
The competition winners will be selected by Sheikh Fahad, chairman of Qatar Racing, and David Redvers. The prize will include two tickets for the opening day of the Qipco Guineas meeting, which commences on Friday, May 3. Follow Qatar Racing on social media (@Qatar_Racing on X or @qatarracingltd on Instagram) to enter by replying with your name suggestion. Names must be clean and no longer than 18 characters.
