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 2-year-olds by Home Affairs and Frankel (GB) go head-to-head at Flemington, and a Cambridge Stud bred 2-year-old by their resident sire Sword Of State makes her debut at Te Rapa.
Flemington, Race 1, 12.40pm AEDT, R. Listed 2YO Inglis Banner, $400,000, 1000m
Public Affairs, 2-year-old colt (Home Affairs x Word On The Street {Street Boss {USA}})
The Dominic Sutton-trained Public Affairs (Home Affairs) makes his debut in the R. Listed Inglis Banner down the Flemington straight on Saturday.
He has had a couple of jump-outs on the track and has the services of Billy Egan from a mid-pack barrier.
Public Affairs as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Public Affairs is out of Word On The Street (Street Boss {USA}) who was a winner over 1000 metres. She is a full-sister to the Listed 2-year-old winner Ploverset (Street Boss {USA}) and to the dam of the Group 3 winner Bossy Nic (Nicconi) and a half-sister to the G3 Newcastle Spring Stakes winner Pierossa (Pierro).
Word On The Street in recent times foaled a Bivouac filly in late September.
Public Affairs was purchased for $100,000 by Sutton Racing, McKeever Bloodstock and Byron Rogers Bloodstock from the Tyreel Stud draft at the 2026 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Flemington, Race 1, 12.40pm AEDT, R. Listed 2YO Inglis Banner, $400,000, 1000m
Goddess Kay, 2-year-old filly (Frankel (GB) x Wind Chimes (GB) {Mastercraftsman {Ire}})
The well-bred Frankel (GB) filly Goddess Kay makes her debut in the R. Listed Inglis Banner down the Flemington straight on Saturday for her trainers Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin.
She has looked sharp at the Flemington jump-outs winning both of them over 800 metres and has Craig Williams on board for her debut.
Goddess Kay as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Goddess Kay is out of the French Group 3 and Listed winner Wind Chimes (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) who also placed at the elite level in the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp and the G1 Longchamp Poule d'Essai des Pouliches.
Wind Chimes is also well-related being a half-sister to Golden Fastnet (Fr) (Fastnet Rock), who was Listed placed in France and is the dam of the six-time winner Buccleuch (Peltzer) who counts the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final Handicap among his wins.
Wind Chimes since producing Goddess Kay, has left a yearling colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) and wasn’t served last spring.
Goddess Kay was originally purchased for $85,000 by Baystone and Malua from the 2026 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale before she was re-offered through the Baystone Farm draft at the 2026 Inglis Ready2Race Sale where K Daicho and Satomi Oka Bloodstock (FBAA) purchased her for $440,000
Te Rapa, Race 1, 10.53am AEDT (12.53pm local), Sword Of State - Proven G1 Sire 2YO, NZ$40,000, 1100m
Dragons Edge (NZ), 2-year-old filly (Sword Of State x Vera Drake (Fr) {Footstepsinthesand {Ire}})
The Cambridge Stud-bred and raced 2-year-old Dragons Edge (NZ) (Sword State) chases success on debut at Te Rapa on Saturday.
She has had a couple of trials and won her last one quite nicely in a small field at Waipa a couple of weeks ago in the hands of her race day rider Warren Kennedy.
Dragons Edge (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of New Zealand Bloodstock
Dragons Edge is out of the French-bred Vera Drake {Footstepsinthesand {Ire}}) who was imported to New Zealand and won over 1600 metres. She is very well-bred being a half-sister to the G3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, G3 Geelong Cup and Listed Moonee Valley Night Cup winner and G1 Sydney Cup-placed Vengeur Masque (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}).
Further back in the family is the Listed winner and four-time Group 1-placed Purple Moon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).
Vera Drake in recent times has left a yearling filly by Sword Of State and was due to foal to Chaldean (GB) this spring.
Looking Back
Lonnegan (Sword Of State) - Disappointed running eighth at Cranbourne.
I'm A Believer (Noverre {NZ}) - Was scratched from her race, she will keep for another day.
