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 very well-bred fillies by Pinatubo (Ire) and Written Tycoon, and interestingly both out of Fastnet Rock mares chase maiden success across Australia on Friday.
Wagga, Race 4, 2.30pm AEDT, Inglis 2YO Challenge, $200,000, 1200m
Global Goal, 2-year-old filly (Pinatubo (Ire) x Tides {Fastnet Rock})
The John Sargent-trained 2-year-old filly Global Goal (Pinatubo {Ire}) will make her debut at Wagga on Friday after showing some good ability at the trials.
The beautifully-bred filly is by Pinatubo (Ire) and is the fourth foal out of the well-bred Fastnet Rock mare Tides, who was a three-time winner on the track.
Global Goal as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Tides is a full-sister to the three-time Group 1 winner Shoals (Fastnet Rock) and the Listed winning gelding Groundswell (Fastnet Rock). This is also the family of the Champion Redoute’s Choice.
Tides, in recent times, has left a Maurice yearling filly, a Castelvecchio weanling filly, and was served by Too Darn Hot (GB) last spring.
Global Goal, was purchased for $250,000 by Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock (BAFNZ) from the Arrowfield Stud draft at the 2025 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Southside Pakenham, Race 1, 4.15pm AEDT, Ladbrokes Mega Multi Maiden Plate, $45,000, 1200m
Jessica Rabbit, 3-year-old filly (Written Tycoon x Scandiva {Fastnet Rock})
The very well-bred Jessica Rabbit (Written Tycoon) chases her maiden win at start number four at Pakenham on Friday evening for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr.
The well-bred filly placed on debut at Ballarat last October, then failed in Group 3 company before running a sound fourth at Geelong. Since then she has had a break and jumped-out twice at Cranbourne to prepare herself for her resuming run.
Written Tycoon | Standing at Yulong Stud
Jessica Rabbit is out of the G2 Magic Night Stakes winner Scandiva (Fastnet Rock), she has been a handy broodmare leaving four winners including the G3 David Coles Stakes winner Maximillius (Written Tycoon).
Scandiva is very well-bred. She is a half-sister to the Group 1 winner and sire Magnus, and also a half-sister to Helsinge (Desert Sun {GB}), who is famously the dam of the Champion unbeaten mare Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) and four-time Group 1 winner and successful sire All Too Hard.
Scandiva, in recent years, has left a 2-year-old named Scarlett Miss (Toronado {Ire}), a weanling colt by Ozzmosis, and was served by Anamoe last spring.
Looking Back:
Funshow (Cosmic Force) - Ran a battling third resuming at Wyong.
Barracks (Home Affairs) and Velocite Belle (Home Affairs) were both scratched from their races, they will keep for another day.
