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 three-year-old filllies are set to hit the track at Cranbourne on Friday, including a well-bred The Autumn Sun filly that looks ready for a debut victory, a So You Think (NZ) filly that has solid form and a Trapeze Artist filly related to Star Witness on debut .
Cranbourne, Race 1, 5.15pm, AEST, Chris Newman Electric 3YO Mdn P., $40,000, 1000m
Trapezium, 3-year-old filly (Trapeze Artist x Princess Wildfire {Sepoy)
The Flemington-based trainer Danny O’Brien will prepare the well-bred filly Trapezium to make her debut at Cranbourne on Friday after winning a Flemington Jump-Out on May 24 in preparation for this race.
Trapezium is by Trapeze Artist out of the Sepoy mare Princess Wildfire, she placed on the track before commencing her broodmare career and her first foal Zoufire (Zoustar) was successful over 1000 metres.
Trapezium as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Princess Wildfire is also a half-sister to the Listed Gold Rush Handicap victor in Embracer (Sebring), the stakes placed Lady Lupino (Sebring) , the Champion Australian 3yo Colt and Sire in Star Witness and the G3 San Domenico Stakes winner and Sire Nostradamus.
Other successful stakes performers in the family include Vulpine (Snitzel), Leone Chiara (Lion Hunter), Chinchilla Rose (Lion Hunter), Ferocity (Lion Hunter), Pohutakawa (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}), Award Winner (Exceed And Excel), Rendition (NZ) (Pierro) and Chiaramonte (Redoute’s Choice).
Since producing Trapezium, Princess Wildfire has produced a two-year-old filly named Madame Senyah (Trapeze Artist), a yearling filly by Zoustar, a weanling colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) and was most recently served by Justify (USA) last spring.
Cranbourne, Race 3, 6.15pm, AEST, Hertz 3YO Mdn P., $40,000, 1500m
Sweet Jasmine, 3-year-old filly (So You Think (NZ) x Spanner Head {Helmet)
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Sweet Jasmine will run on her home track on Friday to have her fourth start over 1500 metres after running two very good seconds at her only two-starts in her first preparation. She then ran an okay run for fifth first up this preparation when she looked like she needed it behind Hello Mary (Gold Standard).
So You Think (NZ) | Standing at Coolmore
The promising filly is by So You Think (NZ) and is the first foal from the Helmet mare Spanner Head, who was a five-time winner from 1400 metres to 1600 metres in Victoria and managed to place in the Listed Paris Lane S.
The family page is a little quiet up close in regards to stakes horses but has some lovely pedigree influences throughout including High Chaparral (Ire), Nijinsky II (Can), Singspiel (Ire), Danehill (USA), Canny Lad and Snippets.
Since producing Sweet Jasmine, Spanner Head has produced a two-year-old colt by So You Think named So Magnificent, a yearling filly by Capitalist named Head Capitalist, a weanling colt by Dundeel (NZ) and was most recently served by Toronado (Ire) in the spring.
Cranbourne, Race 4, 6.45pm, AEST, Designer Coolrooms Mdn P., $40,000, 1300m
Suances, 3-year-old filly (The Autumn Sun x Express Street {Street Sense {USA})
Suances, a daughter of Arrowfield Stud’s in-form young stallion The Autumn Sun , will have her second start at Cranbourne for Pakenham trainer’s Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman after running third on debut at Mornington on May 13 when she ran on strongly from a midfield position.
The well-bred filly is the third foal from the Street Sense (USA) mare Express Street, who was unplaced on the track.
She is very well-related being a half-sister to Sea Siren (Fastnet Rock) who was successful seven times including the G1 Manikato S., G1 Doomben Ten Thousand S., and in the G1 BTC Cup. She has since become a star broodmare and has left four winners including Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who has won Group 1’s in the United States of America, Great Britain and France. Her other stakes winning half-siblings are Lady Dehere (NZ) (Dehere {USA}), Oratorio (Stravinsky {USA}) and Discorsi (Galileo {Ire}).
The Autumn Sun | Standing at Arrowfield Stud
Other successful Stakes winners within this pedigree are Oracy (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), Chabaud (NZ) (Lookin At Lucky {USA}), Lady Maroal (NZ) (Power {GB}), The Lady (NZ) (Stravinsky {USA}) and Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}).
Ruthless Dame was a very talented sprinter and was successful in the G1 Robert Sangster S., the G3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ S., and was placed in the G1 Surround S., G3 Manfred S., and the G2 Emancipation S.
She has recently been in the news when selling for $2,000,000 to the bid of Katsumi Yoshida at the 2024 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale.
Express Street since producing Suances has left a two-year-old filly by Dundeel, a yearling filly by Pariah and most was served last spring by Blue Gum Farm’s Sejardan.
Looking Back:
Pakenham:
Dream All Day (Savabeel) ran well in Race 1, she led throughout and was only run down late in the piece running second. She looks like she will strengthen with time and experience.
Lovey (Spirit Of Boom) was impressive winning race 3, she showed plenty of toughness and held on well. She looks like she may improve as she gets over a bit further also.
Bancory Bay (Fastnet Rock) in the same races as Lovey ran okay in fourth, he battled away soundly second up.
