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 early in its career chasing maiden success, 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 on Tuesday, including a War Front (USA) runner looking to go one better this time after a runner-up placing last start and I Am Invincible and The Autumn Sun 3-year-old fillies having their first starts at Ballarat and Scone.
Scone, Race 3, 2.05pm AEST, Scone RSL Country Boosted Mdn Plate, $30,000, 1100m
In Summer, 3-year-old filly (The Autumn Sun x Traceability {Charge Forward})
The well-bred The Autumn Sun filly In Summer is set to make her debut over 1100 metres for trainers Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich on her home track at Scone, she has won two of her three trials in preparation for her debut run.
In Summer is out of the Charge Forward mare Traceability. She was unraced but is very well bred with plenty of Group 1 performers in her pedigree including the stallions Master Of Design, Danasinga, Cullen and Towkay. Other Group 1 performers that feature are Suntagonal (Octagonal {NZ}), Tracy’s Element (Last Tycoon {Ire}), Typhoon Tracey (Red Ransom {USA}), Kylikwong (Red Ransom {USA}) and Alligator Blood (All Too Hard).
The Autumn Sun | Standing at Arrowfield
Traceability has already had success at stud leaving the South African Listed winner in Traces (Snitzel), the three-time winners Windshadow (Redoute’s Choice) and Unravel (Snitzel) and the Group placed Spring Loaded (Redoute’s Choice).
Traceability since producing In Summer has left a 2-year-old filly named Keepsake (Snitzel), a yearling filly by Snitzel and was most recently served by Maurice (Jpn) last spring.
Sportsbet-Ballarat, Race 1, 1.30pm AEST, Eureka Concrete 3YO Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1100m
Vanishing, 3-year-old filly (I Am Invincible x Trail Of Secrets {Secret Savings {USA})
The well-bred Vanishing is set to make her debut start over 1100 metres for Chris Waller at Ballarat on the back of three educational trials in preparation.
Vanishing is a daughter of Australia's Champion sire I Am Invincible and is the eighth foal from the Secret Savings (USA) mare Trail Of Secrets. She was a winner over 1000 metres on the track and has proven to be a successful broodmare leaving five winners including Secret Trail (Denman) who won the Listed Bright Shadow H., she has since left Spywire (Trapeze Artist) who has won twice as a juvenile and been stakes-placed in the Wyong and Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
Vanishing as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Vanishing’s grandam Trail Of Gold (Danewin) was a very smart sprinter and was successful four times including the Listed James HB Carr S., as a broodmare, speed carried on in the family with her son (A) Gold Trail winning seven times at 1100 and 1200 metres including the G1 ARC Railway H., G2 Shorts H., and the Listed Canterbury Classic.
Vanishing sold for $500,000 at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale with Yes Bloodstock Pty Limited/Group 1 Bloodstock FBAA being the successful purchaser from the draft of Yarraman Park Stud.
Sportsbet-Ballarat, Race 3, 2.30pm AEST, Brandt Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1600m
Nakoa, 4-year-old mare (War Front {USA} x Liscanna {Ire} {Sadler’s Wells {USA}})
Ballarat’s Tuesday meeting will serve as the venue for Nakoa’s third start after charging home for fifth on debut on the Sandown-Hillside course over 1300 metres and then running well to finish runner-up at her second start.
Nakoa is by the top class American sire in War Front (USA) and has a strong international pedigree with her page full of influential stallions including Danzig (USA), Sadler’s Wells (USA), Danehill Dancer (Ire), Private Account (USA) and Be My Guest (USA).
Her dam Liscanna (Ire) was a two-time winner on the track which included the G3 Ballyogan S.
War Front (USA) | Standing at Claiborne Farm, USA
As a broodmare she has flourished and has produced eight winners including three Group 1 winners across the world. These are Opera Singer (USA) (Justify {USA}) the winner of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac, Brave Anna (USA) (War Front) who was victorious in the G1 Cheveley Park S., and Hit It A Bomb (USA) (War Front) who won the G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. Adding to this she has also produced two other stakes placegetters by War Front in Border Town (USA) and Threeandfourpence (USA).
Nakoa was a US$275,000 (AU$420,500) purchase by Mick Price Racing from the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. With that pedigree behind her, no matter what she does on the track she will be a very valuable broodmare when she heads to the breeding barn.
Looking Back
Ella's World (The Autumn Sun) ran greenly on debut placing sixth, she looked like she will improve with the experience. Top Act (Trapeze Artist) ran third at Grafton, she will get her maiden win at quick notice.
