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.
Two well-bred horses are hitting the track across Australia on Tuesday. A well-bred Zoustar mare has her second start at Wodonga, and a sharply-bred Written Tycoon filly has her first start for trainer Mitchell Beer at Moruya.
Picklebet Park Wodonga, Race 1, 12pm AEDT, Bill Tilley Member For Benambra Maiden Plate, $32,000, 1100m
Above Me, 4-year-old mare (Zoustar x She’s So High {I Am Invincible})
Above Me, a daughter of Widden Stud’s Champion stallion Zoustar, will be making her second start at Wodonga for trainer’s Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr on Tuesday.
She ran a solid race for third on debut at Seymour on July 20, where she battled on well behind the promising Blethyn (Farnan). With natural improvement it will be no surprise to see her feature in the finish second-up.
Above Me as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Above Me is the fourth foal from the talented She’s So High (I Am Invincible), who was a winner at Group 3 level, and at Listed level twice.
Further back in the family are the talented Group winners and stallions Deep Field and Shooting To Win, and other stakes winners Zaniah (Zoustar), and Listen Here (Elusive Qaulity {USA}).
She’s So High has visited Zoustar every year she has been at stud, she has a 3-year-old colt named Nielsen Park, a 2-year-old colt named Inner Gold, and has a yearling filly, and is due to foal again in early October.
Above Me was purchased for $575,000 by Yu Long Investments from the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale from the Widden Stud draft.
Moruya, Race 1, 1.05pm AEDT, Oyster Shed On Wray Street Batemans Bay Maiden Plate, $27,000, 1020m
Eagerly Awaits, 3-year-old filly (Written Tycoon x Mightily {Not A Single Doubt})
The Mitchell Beer-trained Eagerly Awaits (Written Tycoon) will have her third start at Moruya on Tuesday over 1020 metres. She has run two good seconds in her career in South Australia in her career so far, when she was previosuly trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr.
The promising filly is by Written Tycoon, and is the second foal from the Not A Single Doubt mare Mightily who was a winner over 1000 metres on the track.
Eagerly Awaits as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
She is well-related though being a full sister to Newgate Stud Farm’s outstanding dual Group 1 sprint-winning son of Not A Single Doubt in Extreme Choice.
Since producing Eaglerly Awaits, Mightily has produced a 2-year-old filly by Written Tycoon, a yearling filly by Written Tycoon, and she is due to foal to Pierata in early October.
Eagerly Awaits was originally purchased at the 2024 Inglis Easter Australian Yearling Sale by Ladbrokes Racing Club and Newgate Bloodstock for $200,000. She has subsequently been purchased by Kingstar Farm for $60,000 at the 2025 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
Looking Back
Sunday 3/8/2025
Mountain Queen (Fierce Impact {Jpn}) and Charka (Exceed And Excel) were both due to race at Wyong, and that meeting was abandoned.
Flowerdale (Toronado {Ire}) ran a solid enough fourth at Sandown.
