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.
Well-related runners by Castelvecchio and Snitzel that have close pedigree links to Group 1 winners chase maiden success across Australia on Friday.
Sunshine Coast Poly Track, Race 2, 2.35pm AEST, QEBS QTIS Maiden Plate, $30,000, 1400m
Baciami, 2-year-old gelding (Castelvecchio x Love Me Quietly {Trusting})
The Toby Edmonds-trained Baciami (Castelvecchio) chases maiden success at the Sunshine Coast Poly Track at start number four on Friday. He has been consistent in his career so far placing twice from his three starts, including a strong third at Eagle Farm behind Kickup Rocky (Better Than Ready) earlier this month.
Baciami is out of the three-time winner Love Me Quietly (Trusting), making him a half-brother to the G1 Australasian Oaks winner Panova (Trapeze Artist) who has also won at Group 3 and Listed level.
Baciami as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Baciami’s third dam is the classy mare Niagara Falls (Danehill {USA}), she was a Group 3 winner and was Group 1 placed in the Australasian Oaks, the same race her relation Panova won.
Love Me Quietly, since producing Baciami, has left a yearling filly by The Autumn Sun, a weanling colt by Ozzmosis, and was served by Trapeze Artist last spring.
Baciami was purchased for $90,000 by Lucky Clover Thoroughbreds from the Kenmore Lodge draft at the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale Book 2.
Bendigo, Race 2, 1.30pm AEST, McDonald Electrical Maiden Plate, $32,000, 1300m
Glory Of Love, 3-year-old filly (Snitzel x Loving Gaby {I Am Invincible})
The promising and very well bred Glory Of Love (Snitzel), is set to make her second start over 1300 metres for trainer Lloyd Kennewell at Bendigo on Friday.
On debut she ran a solid second at Geelong behind Glisk (NZ) (Ardrossan) ,where she fought on strongly, the step up to 1300 metres looks ideal for her.
Glory Of Love as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Glory Of Love is by Snitzel and is the second foal out of the outstanding I Am Invincible mare Loving Gaby, who was a four-time winner on the track but significantly all were at stakes level, two of these were at Group 1 level and both at Moonee Valley including the G1 Manikato Stakes and the G1 William Reid Stakes.
Just Like Gaby’s pedigree also has plenty of depth to it, other stakes-performers that feature include Maastricht (NZ) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Cat Shmea (NZ) (Felix The Cat {USA}), Velocitea (NZ) (Volksraad {GB}), Weaponry (NZ) (Declaration Of War {USA}), Limehills (Redoute’s Choice) and Orange County (NZ) (Volksraad {GB}).
Since producing Glory Of Love, Loving Gaby has left a yearling colt by Snitzel and a Wootoon Bassett (GB) weanling colt before she sadly died in November last year.
Glory Of Love was purchased for $400,000 by Kennewell Racing and Group 1 Bloodstock (FBAA) from the Coolmore Stud draft at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Looking Back:
Unfortunately the Gosford meeting was abandoned, so Southport (Bivouac) and Merini (Written Tycoon) will have to wait for another day.
