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 Saturday, including an I Am Invincible filly on debut out of the last horse to beat the Champion Winx (Street Cry {Ire}) at Rosehill, a Dundeel (NZ) colt out of a Group 1 winner at Flemington and a promising Capitalist colt at Wyong
Rosehill, Race 1, 11.15am, AEST, Precise Air H., $160,000, 1200m
Sensational Wind, 2-year-old filly (I Am Invincible x Gust Of Wind (NZ) {Darci Brahma {NZ}})
Saturday's Rosehill meeting will serve as the venue for the debut for the well-bred filly Sensational Wind (I Am Invincible). She has trialled twice in preparation for this assignment including an impressive win at Warwick farm on July 1 over 814 metres when she looped the field and won nicely defeating Sugarfire (Hellbent).
Sensational Wind is by Australia’s Champion Sire in I Am Invincible and she has a strong pedigree with her page full of influential international and colonial stallions. These include Zabeel (NZ), Darci Brahma (NZ), Invincible Spirit (Ire), Canny Lad, Zoffany (USA), Sadler’s Wells (USA) and Shirley Heights (GB). Many of these stallions have strong staying blood and performance so it is expected that Sensational Wind will improve with a bit of time and distance.
Sensational Wind as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Her dam Gust Of Wind (NZ) was very talented and was the last horse to beat the Champion Winx (Street Cry {Ire}) when she was successful in the G1 Australian Oaks. She has made a successful start to her broodmare career leaving Transatlantic (Snitzel) who has won twice and been Listed placed and Sirocco Gale (Snitzel) who has been a winner over 1400 metres.
Since producing Sensational Wind, Gust of Wind has produced a Stay Inside weanling colt and was most recently served last spring by Dundeel (NZ).
Sensational Wind was a $1,100,000 purchase by K Yoshida from the draft of Segenhoe Stud Australia Pty Ltd at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Flemington, Race 1, 12.05pm AEST, Byerley H., $150,000, 1800m
Politely Dun, 2-year-old gelding (Dundeel {NZ) x Politeness {Street Sense {USA}})
The Flemington based Danny O’Brien trains the Dundeel (NZ) gelding Politely Dun to make his third at Flemington on Saturday over 1800 metres. He has run two solid races over a mile in preparation for this race and the step up to 1800 metres looks like it will be of assistance. In particular his fifth last start in Listed company behind Jenni’s Meadow (Brutal {NZ}) when hitting the line very hard late was promising.
This well-bred gelding is out of the Street Sense (USA) mare Politeness, who was a eight-time winner including the G1 Myer C, G3 PJ Bell S, G3 Summoned S, G3 How Now S, G3 Cape Brim Beef Steaks Series Final and the Listed Bel Esprit S. She also placed in the G1 Emirates S, G2 Rubiton S, G2 Thousand Guineas Prelude, G3 Geoffrey Belmaine S, and the Listed Lexus Hybrid P.
Politely Dun as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
She has also made a successful start at stud leaving three individual winners all by Arrowfield’s outstanding stallion Snitzel. These are Gentility, Ortaire and the promising Apic Run.
This family is littered with top-level performers including the Group 1 winning juvenile’s On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau) and Daumier and the other group winners in Parables (Lonhro), Thackeray (At Talaq {USA}), Green Aeon (Snitzel) and Fairytales (Night Shift {USA}).
Politely Dun was a $150,000 purchase by Danny O’Brien Racing from the draft of Arrowfield Stud at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Wyong, Race 4, 11.58am, AEST, Jockeys Celebration Day 3YO Mdn H., $42,000, 1000m
Brokerage, 3-year-old gelding (Capitalist x Romincka {More Than Ready {USA}})
Saturday's Wyong meeting will serve as the venue for the third career start for Brokerage, a promising runner from the Ciaron Maher stable. Brokerage most recently ran a solid third resuming on the same track over 1000 metres on June 27 behind the promising Last Druid (Brazen Beau).
Brokerage is bred to be smart, by the in-form stallion Capitalist who just this week sired his twentieth stakes-winner when Ka Bling (Capitalist) was successful in the Listed Ramornie H., and out of the unraced mare Romicka (More Than Ready {USA}), who is a half-sister to the smart Narcissus (Exceed And Excel) who won four-times including a placing as a juvenile in the G2 Pago Pago S.
Brokerage as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Brokerage’s granddam is the very smart Hasna (Snippets) who was the Australian Champion two-year-old filly. She was successful seven times including six times as a juvenile. Her wins included the G1 Sire’s Produce S., G1 Champagne S., G2 Silver Slipper S., and the Listed Heritage S.
Brokerage was a $150,000 purchase by Darby Racing Pty Ltd from the draft of Corumbene Stud at the 2022 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Shows A Sign (Capitalist) was disappointing running a well-beaten fourth as a $1.18 shot at Ipswich and Reflecting Fame (So You Think {NZ}) ran a close-up third at Tamworth, a win is not far away.
