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.
Three well-bred types by Zoustar, Snitzel and Per Incanto (USA) chase maiden success across Australia on Wednesday.
Kensington, Race 1, 12.55pm AEST, TAB CG&E Maiden Handicap, $60,000, 1150m
Zourrific, 2-year-old gelding (Zoustar x Glamorize {Sepoy})
The Peter Snowden-trained Zourrific (Zoustar) makes his debut on the Kensington on Wednesday in the hands of Kerrin McEvoy. He has shown good talent at the trials winning two of them at Gosford and Randwick, and looks a great chance to salute on debut.
Zourrific as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Zourrific is the third foal out of the placed Sepoy mare Glamorize, she is very well-bred being a half-sister to five individual stakes winners including Ducimus, Hi World, Written Beauty (Written Tycoon), Loveyamadly (Bel Esprit) and Lite’n In My Veins (Henrythenavigator {USA})
In recent years, Glamorize has left a weanling filly by Hellbent, and was served again by Hellbent last spring.
Zourrific was withdrawn from both the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and the 2025 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Kensington, Race 2, 1.30pm AEST, Find your Aurum Belle @ The Chase Fillies and Mares Maiden Handicap, $60,000, 1150m
Ready Forcocktails, 3-year-old filly (Snitzel x Ready For Caviar {More Than Ready {USA})
The beautifully-bred Ready Forcocktails (Snitzel) lines up on the Kensington on Wednesday, chasing maiden success at start number three, after running a sound fifth on debut in December at Canterbury and a strong second at Canterbury in January.
After a break and a couple of trials the well-bred filly looks ready to roll resuming.
Snitzel | Image courtesy of Arrowfield Stud
Ready Forcocktails is the first foal out of the placed More Than Ready (USA) mare Ready For Caviar. Who is out of the Champion unbeaten mare Black Caviar (Bel Esprit).
As well as having the Champion mare as her second dam, other illustrious members of the family include All Too Hard, Nepotism (Brutal {NZ}), Ole Kirk, and Gimmie Par (Not A Single Doubt).
In recent years, Ready For Caviar has produced a 2-year-old filly by Snitzel named Ready For Sure, a weanling colt by Snitzel, and was served by Farnan last spring.
Sale, Race 4, 1.55pm AEST, Bill Jones - Life Member Maiden Plate, $42,500, 1200m
Mission Of Joy (NZ), 3-year-old filly (Per Incanto (USA) x Amal Rose {Written Tycoon})
The exciting Mission Of Joy (NZ) (Per Incanto {USA}) takes her place at Sale for trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes on Wednesday.
She ran a very nice second at Mornington on debut last November behind Doubtland Diva (Doubtland) and then a solid fifth at Sandown a few weeks later behind Olivia Rose (Written Tycoon).
Since then she has had a good break and a couple of Flemington jump-outs to prepare herself for her resuming run.
Mission Of Joy (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of New Zealand Bloodstock
Mission Of Joy is the first foal out of Amal Rose (Written Tycoon), she was a winner over 1400 metres, but showed her class as a filly when running fourth in the Listed Oaks Prelude at Taranaki.
Mission Of Joy’s great-grandam Bramble Rose (NZ) (Shinko King {Ire}) was a very good staying filly winning the G1 New Zealand Oaks, and placing in the G1 Australian Oaks and the G1 Arrowfield Stud Stakes.
She ended up leaving three stakes winners Maules Creek (Redoute’s Choice), Sebrose (Sebring), and Tangled (Snitzel). This is also the family of the Group 3 winner Lady Chaparral (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}).
Since producing Mission Of Joy, Amal Rose has left a 2-year-old colt named Avedis (Per Incanto {USA}), a yearling colt by Toronado (Ire), and a weanling filly by Tassort.
Mission Of Joy was purchased by KPW Bloodstock for NZ$260,000 from the Little Avondale Stud draft at the 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka National Yearling Sale.
Looking Back:
Flaunter (Tassort) - Ran a solid second on debut at Scone.
Hailstones (NZ) (Noverre {NZ}) - Was a very nice winner at Scone, it was a good effort for a 2-year-old against older horses on debut.
