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 types by Written Tycoon chase maiden success at Sale on Sunday.
Sale, Race 1, 11.40am AEST, Sale Cup Sunday, October 25th 2YO Maiden Plate, $42,500, 1205m
Capital Storm, 2-year-old colt (Written Tycoon x Dongxing Princess {Exceed And Excel})
The Yu Long Investments bred and raced Capital Storm (Written Tycoon) makes his debut at Sale on Sunday for his trainer Phillip Stokes on the back of winning a jump out at Pakenham and a trial on the Caulfield Heath.
Written Tycoon | Standing at Yulong Stud
Capital Storm is out of the dual-winner Dongxing Princess (Exceed And Excel) who has already left three winners including the Listed-placed Prinzerro (Pierro).
Dongxing Princess is a half-sister to three individual stakes winners Samara Dancer (NZ) (Hinchinbrook), Black Sail (NZ) (Savabeel) and Eclair Big Bang (NZ) (Savabeel).
Dongxing Princess, in recent times, has left a yearling filly by Pierata, a weanling colt by Kobayashi, and unfortunately slipped to Spirit Of Boom last season.
Sale, Race 2, 12.20pm AEST, Laurels Function Centre - Book Now Maiden Plate, $42,500, 1005m
Koko, 3-year-old filly (Written Tycoon x Tawteen {Stratum})
The Mark Walker-trained Koko (Written Tycoon) is set to chase maiden success at Sale on Sunday. She has run three good placings in her career so far, is a very honest filly and deserves a winning turn.
Koko is by Written Tycoon and is the sixth foal out of Tawteen (Stratum), she was a seven-time winner including at Listed level, and her half brother Well Sprung (Star Witness) was also successful at Listed level amongst his four wins.
Koko as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Koko has some outstanding international pedigree influences deeper in her pedigree, her grandam Sprung (USA) was a Group 3 winner in America and is by the very good sire Grand Slam (USA).
Since producing Koko, Tawteen has left a 2-year-old named Teen Torque (Grunt {NZ}), a weanling filly by Pierata and was served by More Than Looks (USA) last spring.
David Ellis (CNZM) was the purchaser of Koko for $120,000 from the draft of Yulong at the 20234 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Looking Back:
Face The World (Wild Ruler) - Disappointed running tenth at Caulfield.
Marrfiano (Home Affairs) - Ran an honest fifth at Listed level at Eagle Farm.
Southport (Bivouac) - Ran a disappointing fifth at Newcastle.
