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.
On Wednesday exciting progeny by top class stallions Too Darn Hot (GB), Written Tycoon and Justify (USA) chase success across Australia.
Bendigo, Race 1, 12.50pm AEDT, RSN Bendigo 945AM 3YO Maiden Plate, $50,000, 1000m
Scoville, 3-year-old filly (Too Darn Hot (GB) x Mrs Kipling {Exceed And Excel})
The Ciaron Maher-trained Scoville (Too Darn Hot {GB}) chases maiden success at start number two at Bendigo on Wednesday in the hands of Ethan Brown. She ran a great second on debut behind Aroused (Snitzel) at Ballarat and that form has since been backed up, as Aroused ran a strong second in Listed grade at Flemington last weekend at her subsequent start.
Scoville as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Scoville is out of the Listed winning 2-year-old Mrs Kipling (Exceed And Excel) who has done a good job at stud, leaving six winners including the four-time winner and Group 3-placed See Me Exceed (Sebring).
Scoville’s third dam is Twiglet (Twig Moss {Fr}) who was a Group 2 winner and a dual Listed winner who then exceeded at stud leaving three stakes winners with the best of them being the Hong Kong Group 1 winner Fairy King Prawn (Danehill {USA}).
Scoville was purchased for $90,000 by Ciaron Maher Bloodstock from the Fairhill Farm draft at the 2025 Magic Million Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Warwick Farm, Race 1, 3pm AEDT, Asahi Super Dry Maiden Plate, $100,000, 1300m
Horologist, 3-year-old colt (Written Tycoon x In Her Time {Time Thief})
The Chris Waller-trained Horologist (Written Tycoon) chases maiden success at start number three at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, on the back of running two very good placings at the back-end of his 2-year-old season.
He has since had a break and ran second at the trials twice to prepare himself for his resuming run where he will be ridden by James McDonald.
Horologist as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Horologist is the third foal from the super talented Time Thief filly In Her Time who won just over $3.7 million on the track including the G1 Lightning Stakes, G2 Breeders Classic, G2 Millie Fox Stakes and the Listed Sydney Stakes.
After her outstanding racing career, In Her Time sold at the 2021 Inglis Chairman’s Sale fetching $2.2 Million to the bid of Yulong Investments Australia. In Her Time over the last few seasons has produced a 2-year-old filly by Yulong Stud’s young-sire Diatonic (Jpn), a yearling Pierata colt and earlier this month she foaled a First Settler colt.
Further back in the family features the Coolmore young stallion and The Everest victor in Yes Yes Yes and the stakes-winners Hot As Hell (County), Harlem River (Fastnet Rock), Flaming Hot (County), Craig’s Dragon (Catbird) and Lempicka (Rich Enuff).
Horologist sold for $1,800,000 at the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale with Tom Magnier being the successful purchaser from the draft of Yulong.
Warwick Farm, Race 5, 5.20pm, AEDT, Toyota Forklifts B72 Handicap, $60,000, 1400m
Love Story, 4-year-old mare (Justify (USA) x Fix (NZ) {Iffraaj {GB}})
The exciting Love Story (Justify (USA) chases win number two at start number three at Warwick Farm on Wednesday over 1400 metres. She was a dominant winner last start on the Kensington and looks more than capable of taking the step up straight from maiden grade.
Justify (USA) | Standing at Coolmore Stud
Love Story is out of former New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year in Fix (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}), who won three races at Group 2 level and finished second in the G1 New Zealand Derby and the G1 1000 Guineas.
She has had six to race for five winners, including the dual French winner and multiple Group-placed Know Thyself (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is now in Australia and has left a yearling filly by Too Darn Hot (GB) and a colt foal by I Am Invincible.
Fix in recent times has left a 3-year-old filly named Remodel (Home Affairs), a 2-year-old colt by Justify (USA) and foaled a Switzerland colt this month.
Fix was purchased by Tom Magnier at the 2015 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale Select Session for $1.25 million and visited Switzerland last season.
Looking Back
Water City (I Am Invincible) - Ran a solid third at Hawkesbury, while Markos Port (Hellbent) ran an honest fourth at the same venue.
