Steel Will heads to Coolmore Stud Stakes
Chris Waller trained four winners at Rosehill on Saturday and it was his exciting 3-year-old colt Steel Will (I Am Invincible) who opened proceeding for him. The Go Bloodstock owned colt won his maiden at Wyong last start and stayed unbeaten this campaign with the win.
“He is a nice progressive horse and is well bred. It is always good to have horses for Sir Owen Glenn and he's got a good one here. I know he didn't win by a lot today and he was expected to but it wasn't perfect placement. He had only just won his maiden and wasn't really fully tested there.
“It is a pretty quick back-up and the rain has come so I think it's a stepping stone and good to get some prizemoney in the bank and that makes it a bit easier to get into bigger races.” He will likely go to the Listed Poseidon Stakes next on a G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes campaign.
“I can remember September Run and what we did with her and we gave her a run up the straight. Even with Brazen Beau, he went down and ran in a race similar to that race (Danehill Stakes) and still came up here and then won a Roman Consul.
“At least he had had that run down the straight to go back during Cup week. I just want to keep those options plus we have Campione (D'italia), Fireball and a couple of others there that were pretty sharp as 2-year-olds so I just have to place them what suits them best.”
Yellow Jersey wins hot trial at Caulfield
A hot group trial at Caulfield on Saturday saw G1 Cox Plate hopeful Yellow Jersey (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) edge out Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars). “He (Mr Brightside) was here to have a nice hit-out,” co-trainer Ben Hayes said.
“He flew the gates, got to the front, ears pricked for a bit and went to the line quite nicely. He got caught on line but it is a trial, the most important thing is he acted like he always does when he goes to the races.
“He was super quiet in the parade, a good healthy blow there, he's still got a little bit to clean up in the coat a bit more but that's what he always looks like going into his first couple of runs and then his coat really comes on.” Giga Kick (Scissor Kick) ran third and Tom Kitten (Harry Angel {Ire}) fourth.
Nicely bred Lyon overcomes issues
Trainer Scott Singleton purchased nicely bred 4-year-old gelding Lyon (Zoustar) as an unraced 3-year-old colt in January 2026 via Magic Millions Digital for $60,000. Now gelded, he’s won three of his nine starts and added a Sydney win at Rosehill on Saturday to take his prizemoney over $120,000. He’d trialled without success several times for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott prior to his sale. “He obviously wasn't showing too much down at Gai's,” Singleton said.
“I think they thought he wasn't much good, needed gelding and he's got a wind issue. We gave him a bit of time, gelded him and with that wind issue we keep him really fresh and ride him really cold. He's just got better and better.” The $850,000 yearling and full brother to Group 1 winner Sunlight and stakes winners Clean Energy and Sisstar, will be spelled and set for the Country Championships later in the season.
Schumacher wins on debut
Second season sire Stay Inside added winner number 10 when 3-year-old colt Schumacher won on debut at Kembla Grange for trainer Michael Freedman. Originally sold by Sledmere Stud at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale for $120,000 to Silverdale Farm, he was pinhooked at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale where James Harron Bloodstock and Tony Fung Colts paid $650,000 for him. He is the first foal of Listed Baden-Baden Cup victrix Schwesterherz (Fr) (Areion {Ger}).
Kerry Parker-trained 3-year-old gelding Rhythm Of The Rein (Cosmic Force) also won on debut on the card. Yes Yes Yes sired a double with Hitch and Fuadee.
Double for I Am Invincible at Doomben
I Am Invincible sired a double on Saturday at Doomben and both were part of a Tony Gollan quartet of winners on the card. Rosemont Stud-part owned 4-year-old gelding Lockyer took his record to three wins from 14 starts.
Braveheart made it three wins from his past four starts, and five in total with earnings over $220,000. Gollan’s other winners were Exceed The Sale (Exceedance) and Felix The Scat (Mendelssohn {USA}).
Tagaloa adds 3-year-old winner out west
At Belmont on Saturday, Mitchell Pateman-trained 3-year-old gelding The Persian God (Tagaloa) won his maiden at start number three, having placed on debut at two. Simon Miller Racing bought him from Naimura Farm’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale draft for $30,000.
He is the third winner for Persian Princess (Stryker) who won twice and placed in the Listed Belmont Classic.
Jolly’s Super Wonder wins at Morphettville
On Saturday, Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained 3-year-old gelding Super Wonder (Supido) won at Morphettville at his third start, having placed at Murray Bridge prior. His trainers bought him for $85,000 from Widden Stud’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale draft.
One of five winners for One Cat Wonder (Wonderful World) from as many to race, Super Wonder was part of a treble for his stable along with Harsh (Brutal {NZ}) and Intellectual (Written By).
Exceedance filly leads Queensland 3-year-olds
Tony Gollan-trained 3-year-old filly Exceed The Sale (Exceedance) made it two wins in succession with victory at Doomben on Saturday. Passed in as a yearling, she is the second winner for winning mare Brown For Sale (Arg) (Big Brown {USA}) who is a half-sister to Group 1 winners Blue Prize (Arg) (Pure Prize {USA}) and Blue Stripe (Arg) (Equal Stripes {Arg}).
At the Gold Coast, Scott Morrisey-trained 3-year-old gelding Talk The Torque (Dubious) won his maiden. He is the second winner for Pony Power (Foxwedge) who won twice at the same track. Krystin Allender-trained 3-year-old filly Stable Investment (Sensei) won at Innisfail.
Nicely bred Just Glamourous set for Mona Lisa
Trainer Joe Pride will run Just Glamourous (Justify {USA}) in Sunday’s Mona Lisa Prelude ahead of a potential tilt at the G3 Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong on September 4. “She’s a well-bred mare being out of a Group 1 winner in Global Glamour and she’s been well performed herself on her 19-start career,” Pride told racingnsw.com.au.
“She’s been ultra consistent in her latest preparation for me. She won well at Warwick Farm when resuming in April and then ran well again when second, fourth and third in her next three city starts. She went down in a tight finish when a last start second behind a handy horse at Randwick and she’s fresh for Sunday’s race having not raced since June 20.
“I gave her a trial earlier this month and she won that which has kept her up to the mark for this assignment.”
Vale Nigel Schuuring
Tasmanian trainer Nigel Schuuring died suddenly this week. “Yesterday when I heard about it I couldn’t believe it, I was talking to Nigel at 6 o’clock the night before he died and he was just his same old self, I just can’t believe that at 49 years old we would lose him like that,” studmaster, neighbour, and fellow trainer Graeme Mcculloch told tasracing.com.au on Saturday.
“I met Nigel years and years ago when he worked on King Island and he sent a mare to one of my stallions, but we became good mates when he ran Aceland Stud for Alwyn Shaw. I struck up a friendship with him, he was easy going, always willing to help people, just a genuine nice bloke.”
Formerly President of the Tasmanian Trainer’s Association, Schuuring was succeeded by Stephen Shaw. “It was very sad news when I found out, Nigel did a lot for our industry particularly when he was president of the trainers association, he was a diligent worker, there’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes, a lot of work that people don’t understand with the ATA and Nigel did a great job,” Shaw said.
“And to be clerk of the course is a task in itself these days, it’s not an easy job, probably a thankless job at the end of the day when you’re up carting your horse from one end of the states to the other, it’s a special breed of person that can do it.
“He’s going to be sadly missed, I used to love talking to him, we would sit at the races and have a great chat, the news of his passing has really shocked me.”
Profiteer adds winner in New Zealand
At Ruakaka on Saturday, second season sire Profiteer added a new winner when Kenny Rae-trained 3-year-old gelding Fraudster was victorious over 1200 metres. Ken Rae Stables bought him for NZ$19,000 from Wentwood Grange’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale draft.
He is the first foal of Danger Strykes (NZ) (Astern) who won the Listed Castletown Stakes and is a half-sister to G1 Australian Derby-placed Virtuous Circle (NZ) (Almanzor {Fr}).
Coolmore’s Super Seth sired a double at the meeting with Super Rosa (NZ) and Miss Seth.
Silent Tactic valued at US$3 million
A 50% ownership interest in GI Travers Stakes hopeful Silent Tactic (Tacitus) sold for US$1.5 million (AU$2.1 million) to Victoriam Racing Friday through the Fasig-Tipton Digital Flash Sale.
The 50% interest was consigned by Justin Casse, agent for John Oxley. Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse conditions the graded stakes-winning 3-year-old colt, who recently finished third in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes on August 1, earning a career-best 94 Beyer Speed Figure, an effort which pushed Silent Tactic's career earnings past US$1.1 million (AU$1.55 million).
“After the Jim Dandy, we had interest from parties around the world, but we didn't want to sell the whole horse,” said consignor Justin Casse. “While I was on the treadmill one day, I had the thought of selling a 50% interest online through Fasig-Tipton, and they loved the idea. We didn't anticipate a domestic buyer purchasing the interest, but obviously that's what happened, which worked out well.”
Shuttler Victor Ludorum’s Aktivist tops BBAG online
The BBAG August Online Sale concluded on Friday, with Victor Ludorum colt Aktivist (lot 1) topping proceedings.
Bred by Gestut Rottgen, the winning grey sold to Lothar Grabe for €60,000 (AU$98,000). Out of the Reliable Man mare Akribie, the winner will race in the colours of Stall Siepenblick. Aktivist won a 9 1/2-furlong affair at Hannover in May.
