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 promising runners by Brazen Beau and Capitalist are chasing maiden success at Mornington on Sunday.
Mornington, Race 2, 1.40pm AEDT, McLeod Trees Maiden Plate, $42,500, 1000m
Brazen Diva, 4-year-old mare (Brazen Beau x Spin Me A Kiss (USA) {Hard Spun {USA}})
Mornington's Sunday meeting will be the venue for the Greg Eurell trained filly, Brazen Diva (Brazen Beau) to chase her maiden victory at start number six.
She has four placings in her career so far, and after a break and a couple of jump-out wins, she looks like a great chance to break through resuming in the hands of jockey Logan Bates.
Brazen Diva as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Brazen Diva is by Brazen Beau, and is out of the Hard Spun (USA) mare Spin Me A Kiss (USA), she was a four-time winner in America and was also Listed placed. Brazen Diva has a strong mix of colonial and international influential stallions within her page including Invincible Spirit (Ire), Canny Lad, Danzig (USA), Alydar (USA), Coronado’s Quest (USA), Nureyev (USA) and Bletchingly.
Spin Me A Kiss, since producing Brazen Diva, has left 2-year-old and yearling colts by Toronado (Ire), before she sadly died in July this year.
Greg Eurell was the purchaser of Brazen Diva for $130,000 from the draft of Two Bays Farm at the 2023 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Mornington, Race 4, 2.50pm AEDT,Barmah Park Restaurant and Cellar Door 3YO Fillies Maiden Plate, $42,500, 1200m
Path To Profit, 3-year-old filly (Capitalist x Dashoff {Dash For Cash})
The well-related Path To Profit (Capitalist) lines up for her third start at Mornington for her trainer Ciaron Maher on Sunday.
She has run two solid races for second and fourth in her career so far and looks well placed to strike in this maiden event over 1200 metres in the hands of the in-form Celine Gaudray.
Capitalist | Standing at Newgate Farm
She is the tenth and last foal out of Dashoff (Dash For Cash), she was a winner over 1100 metres, but at stud has left four winners with the best of them clearly being Spright (Hinchinbrook), who was a six-time winner including in the G1 Sangster Stakes, three other Group 3 races and a Listed sprint.
Her other winners include Mine Two (I Am Invincible), who was a winner as a juvenile and placed in the G3 Schweppervescence Handicap, the six-time winner Johnny Dash (I Am Invincible) and Way We Go (California Dane).
Looking Back
Rarotonga (North Pacific) - Was an impressive winner at Eagle Farm, it was a very professional effort by the 2-year-old.
Chisholm (I Am Invincible) - Ran a solid enough third at Newcastle.
Wiser (Exceed And Excel) - Rn an okay sixth at Traralgon, he should improve off that effort.
