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 3-year-olds by Maurice (Jpn) and I Am Invincible chase maiden success on debut at Wyong on Sunday.
Wyong, Race 4, 2.20pm, AEST, Jet Black Pavements 3YO Maiden Plate, $42,000, 1200m
Movie Star, 3-year-old filly (Maurice (Jpn) x She’s Clean {Redoute’s Choice})
The Chris Waller-trained Movie Star (Maurice {Jpn}) makes her debut at Wyong on Sunday over 1200 metres.
The Ingham Racing-owned filly wears the famous cerise colours and has been well educated and looks to have her fair share of ability off her jump-outs and trials.
Maurice (Jpn) | Standing at Arrowfield Stud
Movie Star is out of the 10-time winner She’s Clean (Redoute’s Choice) who was successful at Group 3 level and Listed level twice. She has also done a job at stud leaving the $2.5 million earner and Group 2 winner Robusto (Churchill {Ire}).
This is also the extended family of the G1 Doncaster Handicap and G1 Queen Of The Turf winner Nettoyer (Sebring) and the Group 1 Oaks winning Redoute’s Choice pair of Abbey Marie and Absolutely.
Since producing Movie Star, She’s Clean has left a 2-year-old colt by Justify (USA) before she was retired from stud.
Wyong, Race 4, 2.20pm, AEST, Jet Black Pavements 3YO Maiden Plate, $42,000, 1200m
Secrets Within, 3-year-old filly (I Am Invincible x Eloping {Choisir})
The Annabel and Rob Archibald-trained I Am Invincible filly Secrets Within makes her debut at Wyong on Sunday afternoon over 1200 metres.
She has looked quite smart at the trials, winning her last one at Warwick Farm earlier this month, and will be partnered on debut by Dylan Gibbons.
Secrets Within is out of the smart mare Eloping (Choisir), she was a seven-time winner at distances up to 1200 metres including the G3 Randwick Stakes, G3 Champagne Stakes, Listed Blue Sapphire Stakes, Listed Blue Diamond Preview (f), and the Listed Silk Stocking Handicap.
Secrets Within as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
She has then gone on to flourish as a broodmare, leaving the outstanding In Secret (I Am Invincible), who was purchased by Godolphin for $900,000 as a yearling from the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale before James Cummings trained her to become a dual Group 1 winner as well as three other winners.
Some other smart winners within the family include the Group 3 winner and stallion All Courage as well as the Group 3 and Listed winning 2-year-old Of The Brave (Starspangledbanner).
Eloping in recent years has left a 2-year-old colt by I Am Invincible and has missed the last two breeding seasons.
Secrets Within was purchased for $2.3 million by the Laguna Partnership and John Sargent Racing from the Yarraman Stud draft at the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Steel Will (I Am Invincible) - Was a very nice winner at Rosehill, he is a very talented colt.
Andarna (Farnan) and Stitzer (NZ) (Maurice {Jpn}) both disappointed at Kembla Grange finishing well back.
