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 3-year-old geldings by Hanseatic and Camelot (GB) chase success across Australia on Thursday.
Southside Pakenham, Race 1, 5.15pm AEDT, Ladbrokes Odds Surge Handicap, $40,000, 1200m
Humble Trader, 3-year-old gelding (Hanseatic x No Vanity {Keep The Faith})
The Greg Eurell-trained Humble Trader (Hanseatic) resumes on Thursday at Pakenham and looks very hard to beat in 3-year-old BM66 company.
He made quite an impact winning on debut at Sandown last August when defeating the talented Wetumpka (Alabama Express), and then ran a solid fourth up in grade. After having a good break he has prepared for this resuming assignment with a couple of nice quiet jump-outs at Cranbourne.
Humble Trader as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Humble Trader is from the first crop of Hanseatic, and is the eighth and last foal, and also the seventh winner for No Vanity (Keep The Faith), who was a three-time winning sprinter and multiple metropolitan placed in Melbourne.
Among her seven winners are Clarice Cliffs (Canford Cliffs {Ire}), who was a four-time winner and placed in the G3 Frances Tressady Stakes. Humble Trader's grandam is No Mischief (Mister C {USA}), who counted the Listed Vanity Stakes amongst her five wins.
Humble Trader was purchased by Greg Eurell for $60,000 from the Bucklee Farm draft at the 2024 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Hawkesbury, Race 2, 1.10pm, AEDT, Great Northern Cup Super Maiden Plate, $60,000, 1600m
Crusader Voyage, 3-year-old gelding (Camelot (GB) x Sea Siren {Fastnet Rock})
Crusader Voyage, a son of Coolmore Stud’s stallion Camelot (GB), will be chasing maiden success at Hawkesbury for trainer Chris Waller on Thursday.
He has shown plenty of ability so far, placing in five of his starts, and looks a good chance second-up over the mile distance.
The well-bred gelding is out of Sea Siren (Fastnet Rock) who was successful seven times including the G1 Manikato Stakes, G1 Doomben Ten Thousand Stakes, and in the G1 BTC Cup.
Crusader Voyage as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Million
She has since become a star broodmare and has left four winners including Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who has won Group 1’s in the United States of America, Great Britain and France.
Sea Siren is also a half-sister to the stakes winners Lady Dehere (NZ) (Dehere {USA}), Oratorio (Stravinsky {USA}) and Discorsi (Galileo {Ire}).
Sea Siren, since producing Crusader Voyage, has left a 2-year-old colt by Home Affairs, a yearling filly by Justify (USA), and was served by City Of Troy (USA) last spring.
Crusader Voyage was purchased for $275,000 by Waller Racing and Mulcaster Bloodstock from the Coolmore Stud draft at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Looking Back:
Reachin' Out (Stay Inside) - Won very impressively on debut on the Kensington, while Leonessa (Snitzel) ran a sound fourth in the same race.
Lafite (Zoustar) - Was scratched from his race on the Kensington, he will keep for another day.
