Looking Ahead highlights runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are an exceptionally well-bred or high-priced runner early in their career chasing maiden success, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse that 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. A Written Tycoon colt takes his place at Gosford, a talented Snitzel colt takes on Group company at the Gold Coast, and a promising Deep Field filly looks to chase maiden success at Kembla Grange.
Gosford, Race 2, 11.50am AEDT, Ortus Financial 2YO Handicap, $160,000, 1200m
Chicama, 2-year-old colt (Written Tycoon x The Broken Shore {Hussonet {USA}})
The beautifully-bred Chicama (Written Tycoon) is set to make his third start over 1200 metres at Gosford on Saturday. On debut in the Inglis Golden Gift at Rosehill in November he ran eighth as he had a tough run from the wide draw, and he resumed with a nice third at Hawkesbury on April 9 behind the talented Grand Eagle (Farnan).
Chicama is the seventh live foal from the Hussonet (USA) mare The Broken Shore. She was a metropolitan winner at 1100 metres on the track but has left a considerable mark as a broodmare leaving the three-time Group 1 winner Shoals (Fastnet Rock), the Listed winning gelding Groundswell (Fastnet Rock) and the winners Fjord (Fastnet Rock), Tides (Fastnet Rock) and Rapids (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}).
Chicama as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Chicama’s second dam is the great mare Shantha’s Choice (Canny Lad) she will forever have a lasting influence on the breed in Australasia as she left the Champion Redoute’s Choice, the Group 1 winners and sires Manhattan Rain and Platinum Scissors, the Listed winner and sire Echoes Of Heaven, and the talented stakes winner and stakes producer in Sliding Cube (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}).
The Broken Shore since producing Chicama has left a Maurice (Jpn) yearling colt, and was then exported to Great Britain in January this year.
China Horse Club, Newgate, Go Bloodstock and Trilogy was the purchaser for $1.35 million from the draft of Arrowfield Stud at the 2024 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Gold Coast, Race 5, 2.53pm AEDT, G3 TAB Ken Russell Memorial Classic, $200,000, 1200m
Beadman, 2-year-old colt (Snitzel x Iffranesia {Fr} {Iffraaj {GB}})
Gold Coast’s Saturday meeting will serve as the venue for the third start for Beadman (Snitzel). This promising colt is trained by well-known 2-year-old trainer Peter Snowden.
Beadman ran a pleasing second on debut at Kembla Grange on April 15 behind Akaysha (Capitalist), and then won impressively at Newcastle on April 26 defeating Swag (Bivouac), this event will be his first start in Group company, and he looks capable of featuring in the finish.
Beadman as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Beadman is by Arrowfield Stud’s outstanding sire Snitzel, and he has a strong pedigree being out of a French Listed winner in Iffranesia (Fr) (Iffraaj {GB}), and his female pedigree is full of European stakes performers.
Iffranesia since producing Beadman, has left a weanling colt by Snitzel , and was served last spring by Dundeel (NZ).
Beadman was purchased for $900,000 by China Horse Club, Newgate, Go Bloodstock and Trilogy from the draft of Arrowfield Stud at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Kembla Grange, Race 4, 1.55pm AEDT, Cleaning World Wollongong Midway Maiden Plate, $45,000, 1400m
Bohemian Art, 3-year-old filly (Deep Field x Your Life Style {Hussonet {USA}})
The Nathan Doyle-trained Bohemian Art (Deep Field) will run Kembla Grange on Saturday, she ran a very good second on debut at Newcastle on April 26 behind Impressionism (Churchill {Ire}).
The promising filly is by Deep Field and is the eighth foal from the Hussonet (USA) mare Your Life Style, who was unraced on the track but her pedigree is outstanding as illustrated by being a $1.2 million purchase by Newgate Farm at the 2014 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. She has left three winners including the eight-time winner Cafe Royal (Snitzel) who was also placed in the Listed Silk Stocking Handicap.
Deep Field | Standing at Newgate Stud
Your Life Style is three-quarter-sister to the dam of three-time Group 1 winner Shoals (Fastnet Rock) and the Listed winning gelding Groundswell (Fastnet Rock). She is also a half-sister to Precious Lorraine (Encosta De Lago) who was successful in the G3 South Australia Fillies Classic and the Listed winner Lucky Raquie (Encosta De Lago).
Your Life Style since producing Bohemian Art, has left a yearling colt by Capitalist and a weanling colt by Russian Revolution.
Looking Back
Scorched Lane (Too Darn Hot {GB}) - won well at Cranbourne, he led all of the way and showed his class late.
Monarch Express (Alabama Express) - ran a solid fifth resuming at Grafton.
