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.
In form Capitalist filly Shows A Sign aims for three in succession at Ipswich, while a lightly raced 3-year-old gelding by So You Think (NZ) looks to go one better than his last start second at Tamworth.
Ipswich, Race 1, 12:17pm AEST, Great Northern QTIS 2YO H., $28,000, 800m
Shows A Sign, 2-year-old filly (Capitalist x Our Miss Bossy, by Street Boss {USA})
Having won her last two in succession for trainer Pat Webster, Shows A Sign (Capitalist) looks to add a third in the first at Ipswich on Thursday. She will be ridden by Les Tilley from barrier eight and has to carry 61kg compared to the rest of the field who have been given 56kg and below.
Shows A Sign is by Capitalist, who won the G1 Golden Slipper, and has fashioned a strong record as a sire of good juveniles with the likes of Captivant, Holmes A Court, Marine One, Cannonball, and Aadvark.
Passed in by Murrulla Stud at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Shows A Sign has earned over $112,000 in her three starts to date.
Shows A Sign as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Shows A Sign is the fifth named foal from Our Miss Bossy, who won five races including one as a juvenile at Morphettville, and has produced two other winners; I’mtwentyfourseven (Shooting To Win) who has won four races in the country and Saiko (Maurice {Jpn}) who has won two races.
Our Miss Bossy is one of six winners for 2-year-old winner Brooke’s Express (Snippets) who ran third in the G3 VRC Breeders S. and is a half-sister to Listed Tasmanian Derby winner Geegees Classicboy (Wordsmith). This is the family of G1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce S. winner Choice Bro (Choisir).
Tamworth, Race 3, 1:40pm AEST, Sydney Tools Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1400m
Reflecting Fame, 3-year-old gelding (So You Think {NZ} x Prettyfamous (NZ), by Fast ‘n’ Famous)
After running second last start at the same track for trainer Cody Morgan, Reflecting Fame looks poised to step up here over the same distance under jockey Robbie Downey. A son of So You Think (NZ), whose stock improve as they age, Reflecting Fame is only lightly raced with this outing being his third raceday appearance.
So You Think was a brilliant racehorse winning Group 1 races in Australia and Europe and has built a strong record as a sire with 57 stakes winners led by Group 1 winners such as Think It Over, Think About It, and Knight’s Order (Ire).
Reflecting Fame was a $250,000 purchase by Suman Hedge Bloodstock (FBAA) and Julian Blaxland Bloodstock (FBAA) at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale from the draft of Fairview Park Stud who sold Listed winning juvenile Megastar Heart (Star Turn) at the same sale the following year.
Reflecting Fame as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
One of three foals for six-time city winning broodmare Prettyfamous (NZ) whose progeny include 4-year-old mare Definitely Famous, a full sister to Reflecting Fame, who has won twice this season.
Prettyfamous is a half-sister to Listed winner Riding Shotgun (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}) who has won six races and was also second in the R. Listed Karaka Million, and both Riding Shotgun and Prettyfamous are out of a winning Snippets mare.
Looking Back
Our selections for Wednesday: Both faded.
