Doomben: G1 Doomben Cup, $1,000,000 2000m
Bois D'Argent (GB) (Toronado {Ire}) was tough recording his first Australian win and his second at stakes level on the back of his Listed Prix du Ranelagh win at Longchamp in October 2021.
One of the 33 stakes winners for his Swettenham Stud based sire, Bois D'Argent is out of the placed Madonna Lily (Ire) (Daylami {Ire}) who is also dam of the G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Grand Glory (GB) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) who earned a number of French and European Championship titles.
Madonna Lily is a daughter of the stakes placed Maria De La Luz (GB) (Machiavellian {USA}) who also produced the G2 Canadian S. winner Minakshi (Fr) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) from the same branch of the Pocahontas (USA) (Roman {USA}) family as the G1 VRC Oaks winning mother and daughter Arapaho Miss (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man {GB}).
Bois D'Argent's sire and dam sire are bred on the same Mill Reef (USA)/Mr Prospector (USA) cross and he boasts duplications of the terrific mares Natalma (USA) (Native Dancer {USA}), Almahmoud (USA) (Mahmoud {Fr}), Lalun (USA) (Djeddah {Fr]) and Somethingroyal (USA) (Princequillo {Ire}).
G2 The Roses, $300,000, 2000m
Recording the third win of her four start career and her first in stakes company, Scarlet Oak (Kermadec {NZ}) is going to prove hard to beat in the G1 Queensland Oaks. Part of a quinella for the Chris Waller stable, she is the eighth stakes winner for her Darley Victoria based sire.
Bred by M Brown, she is one of the five winners for the dual city winner Tactless (Commands) whose half-brother Complacent won the G1 Spring Champion S. and whose half-sister Ataraxia (Teofilo {Ire}) won the Listed Dulcify H.
Now in New Zealand, Tactless - who can count amongst her relations the Group 1 galloper Dracula - was served last spring by Profondo having produced at her previous two seasons colts by Tarzino and Contributer (Ire).
G3 BRC Sprint, $300,000, 1350m
Bringing his good Melbourne form to Brisbane, Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) recorded his third win at stakes level. Bred by The Sunlight Trust and sold by Cambridge Stud to Slade Bloodstock for $70,000 at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, he is one of his Rich Hill based sire’s 24 stakes winners.
He is a half-brother to the Listed Turn The Ace (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) out of the two times winner Frescoes (Lonhro) who died last year - her last foal being a 2022 born filly by Trapeze Artist.
Frescoes is a half-sister to the stakes placed Kisani (Viscount) and her grandam is the G1 AJC Sires' Produce S. winner Shaybisc (Biscay) who was represented by 11 winners from 12 runners. Three of her progeny were stakes winners - Sashed (NZ) (Sir Tristram {Ire}), Bradshaw (Last Tycoon {Ire}) and Asarka (Crown Jester) and she is also ancestress of the Group 1 gallopers Freemason (Grand Lodge {USA}) and Mental (Lonhro).
G3 Drinkwise Mile, $200,000, 1600m
It is a busy week for Maracana (NZ) (Shamexpress {NZ}) who goes from track to home on Saturday night then on Sunday to the Magic Millions sales complex - due to go through the ring as Lot 490 on Tuesday.
Bred by her trainer Danny O’Brien who trained her sire to a G1 Newmarket H. success, Maracana is that Windsor Park Stud horse’s 11th stakes winner. She is one of three winners for Rita Moreno (NZ) (King’s Chapel) who missed a couple seasons in a row to Shamexpress - again served by him last spring.
Rita Moreno is a half-sister to the stakes winners Richard Beymer (NZ) (Volksraad {GB}) and Natalie Wood (NZ) (Yachtie) whose son Maluckyday (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) is a Group 3 winning, G1 Melbourne Cup placed stayer.
Listed Bill Carter S., $160,000, 1200m
Clean Energy (Zoustar) is not taking long to live up to her price tag, taking the form from her impressive debut win at Warwick Farm a couple of weeks ago.
Bred by Widden Stud, Qatar Bloodstock and Jorshan Investments, Clean Energy is the 54th stakes winner for her Widden based sire and she was sold by them to Yulong for $2.6 million at last year’s Magic Millions.
She is the third stakes winner for the Zoustar/Solar Charged (Charge Forward) combination - her dual Group 3 winning dam also producing the multiple Group 1 winner Sunlight and the Group 3 and Listed winner Sisstar.
Also dam of the stakes placed gallopers Sheikha (Sebring) and Dio (Zoustar), Solar Charged was again served by Zoustar last spring, missing to him the previous season. Her yearling Zoustar colt was purchased for $850,000 at Easter by the China Horse Club, Newgate, Go Bloodstock and Trilogy Racing.
Listed Chief de Beers H., $160,000, 1110m
In strong winning form at his first run since February, the talented Golden Boom (Spirit Of Boom) recorded a deserved second win at stakes level - and his fifth overall from just 11 starts.
Bred by Asco International, he was sold by Element Hill to Archer Park Racing for $150,000 at the 2021 Magic Millions.
One of the 26 stakes winners for his Eureka Stud based sire, Golden Boom is out of the city winner Golden Falls (Encosta de Lago) whose dam is the dual Listed winner The Golden Dane (Danehill {USA}).
A full sister to the South African Group 2 winner Dan de Lago, Golden Falls died four years ago, Golden Boom the second of only two foals.
This is a prolific black-type family, Golden Boom able to claim amongst his relations the Group 1 winner Eagle Falls (Hussonet {USA}).
Pukekohe Park: Listed Champagne S., NZ$100,000, 1600m
Putting in the big strides late, Southern Warrior (NZ) (Belardo {USA}) was able to secure his first victory at just his second start - and at nice odds too.
The tenth stakes winner for his sire who shuttled to Haunui Farm until 2022, Southern Warrior was bred by KD and PJ Landrigan out of the metropolitan winner Cape South (NZ) (Cape Cross {Ire}).
He is the second stakes winner for that mare, also dam of the dual Group winner Apostrophe (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}). Served last year by Vadamos (Fr) after foaling an Ace High filly, Cape South is a half-sister to the G2 Moonee Valley Oaks winner Pure Harmony (NZ) (Stravinsky {USA}).
Also from this family are the stakes winners Avisto (NZ) (Stravinsky), Outdo (Exceed And Excel), Annatvisto (NZ) (Reliable Man {GB}), Celtic Tiger (NZ) (O’Reilly {NZ}), No Pushover (NZ) (Pins) and Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended).
