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Saturday's Australian Racing Round Up

by Racing & Sports , 2 years ago

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Flying Artie, Vadamos and Turn Me Loose sire new winners while All Too Hard, Savabeel, Archipenko, Siyouni, Sebring, Exosphere and Unencumbered add new stakes winners

All Too Hard.
All Too Hard. Picture: Vinery

Six for Flying Artie
Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)-producing first-season stallion Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) sired his sixth winner on Saturday when Fumiko (2 f ex Exceed And Excite by Exceed And Excel) made a winning debut at Newcastle. The two-year-old filly was purchased by Platinum Breeding and Racing / Pinhook Bloodstock for $55,000 at the Inglis Broodmare and Weanling Sale in 2019 and she is out of five time-winning Exceed And Excel (Danehill) mare Exceed And Excite, who was purchased by Fairhill Farm for $57,500 at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling and Bloodstock Sale in 2018 when carrying the filly in utero. Flying Artie’s progeny is headed by his Blue Diamond Stakes-winning son Artorius and he will stand the 2021 season for an increased fee of $33,000 (inc GST), having stood last season at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST). 

 

Second winner for Vadamos
Rich Hill Stud shuttler Vadamos (Monsun) was represented by his second southern hemisphere-bred winner on Saturday when his daughter Ivanka (2 f ex Alessandra by Fastnet Rock) got off the mark at the third time of asking when she broke her maiden over 1200 metres at Hastings. The two-year-old filly beat Flying Amelia - who is by fellow first-season sire Flying Artie - by half a length. Ivanka joins Art de Triomphe as the stallion’s other southern hemisphere-bred winner, while he has sired 22 winners in total and he will stand the 2021 season at a decreased fee of NZ$12,500 (plus GST), having stood for a fee of NZ$15,000 (plus GST) last year. 

 

First for Turn Me Loose
Windsor Park Stud-based first-season stallion Turn Me Loose (Iffraaj) was handed his first winner when the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Turn The Ace (2 g ex Frescoes by Lonhro) got off the mark at the first time of asking over 1200 metres at Te Rapa on Saturday. Purchased by Forsman for NZ$30,000 at Book 1 of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale last year, the two-year-old gelding defeated Divine Sava (Savabeel) by a length and a quarter.

 

21 for All Too Hard
Having been placed at stakes level on three occasions, the Scott Williams-trained Babylon Berlin (3 f ex You Can't Say That by Fusaichi Pegasus) finally got her head in front at black-type level when she landed the Breeders Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday and in the process handed Vinery Stud-based sire All Too Hard (Casino Prince) with his 21st stakes winner. The filly surged clear to beat No Filter (Toronado) by a length and half, while Shezzacatch (Savabeel) was another three and a half lengths away in third. All Too Hard was represented by his fourth Group 1 winner when Wellington landed the Chairman's Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin last Sunday and the stallion will stand for an increased fee of $33,000 (inc GST) having stood last season for a fee of $27,500 (inc GST). 

 

114 for Savabeel
Waikato Stud-based sire Savabeel (Zabeel) was handed his 114th stakes winner when the  Stephen Marsh-trained Pierina (6 m ex Quizzical by Carnegie) landed the Travis Stakes (Gr 2, 2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Last seen running third in the Anzac Mile (Listed, 1550m) on April 25, Pierina was purchased by Bruce Perry Bloodstock for NZ$110,000 at the New Zealand Bloodstock Select Yearling Sale and she is a half-sister to Listed winner Showemup (Showcasing). The mare becomes Savabeel’s 18th stakes winner of the season in Australasia  and they are headed by Group 1-winning quartet Probabeel, Amarelinha, Concert Hall and Mo’unga. 

 

22 for Archipenko
The late Lanwades Stud-based stallion Archipenko (Kingmambo) sired his 22nd stakes winner when the Danny O’Brien-trained British-bred Wyclif (4 c ex Altruiste by Montjeu) got off the mark in Australia when he landed the Port Adelaide Cup (Listed, 2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The four-year-old colt - who started his career with Ralph Beckett in the UK, for whom he won 2 races - beat Converging (Strada) by a neck, while Silent Sovereign (Dalakhani) was the same distance away in third. Archipenko’s progeny is headed by five Group 1 winners and he died in 2017. 

 

Third Group winner for Kuroshio
Former Darley Stud stallion Kuroshio (Exceed And Excel) sired his third Group winner when the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Savatoxl (5 g ex Li'l Miss Hayley by Savabeel) took out the DC McKay Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Purchased by Alice Springs Turf Club for $8,000 at the Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale, the five-year-old gelding landed the Christmas Handicap (Listed, 1200m) on December 12 and he beat Pandemic (Sepoy) by three lengths, while Street Life (Street Boss) was another length and three-quarters away in third. Kuroshio now stands at Compass Stallions for a fee of €6,000. 

 

46 for Siyouni
Siyouni (Pivotal) sired his second stakes winner in Australia and 46th overall when the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained See You In Spring (2 f ex Spring Colours by Shamardal) retained her unbeaten record in the Without Fear Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Bred by Woodpark, the filly was purchased by her trainers, First Light Racing and Paul Willetts for $85,000 Inglis Ready to Race last year. The two-year-old filly is out of the placed Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) mare Spring Colours and she hails from the same family as multiple Group 1-winning champion mare Goldikova (Anabaa) and fellow elite level winner Galikova. Siyouni’s statistics in Australia make for impressive reading with the stallion, siring five winners from six starters and the filly joins Aylmerton as the stallion’s other stakes winner in Australia. 

 

67 for Sebring
Late Widden Stud-based stallion Sebring (More Than Ready) sired his 67th stakes winner when the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Embracer (5 g ex Leone Chiara by Lion Hunter) resumed from long break to win the Gold Rush Handicap (Listed, 1100m) at Hawkesbury on Saturday. Purchased by his trainers for $280,000 at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, the gelding is out of Group 3 winner Leone Chiara (Lion Hunter), making him half-brother to Widden Stud-based sire dual Group 1 winner Star Witness (Starcraft) and multiple Group 3 scorer and now Rosemont Stud-based sire Nostradamus (Medaglia d’Oro). 

 

Two for Exosphere
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Exoboom (3 g ex First Bloom by Dylan Thomas) provided former Darley Stud resident Exosphere (Lonhro) with his second stakes winner when he landed the Hawkesbury Guineas (Gr 3, 1400m) Saturday. The three-year-old gelding was purchased by owners Triple Crown Syndications for $70,000 at the 2019 edition of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale from the Musk Creek Farm draft, having been bought by them for $75,000 at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale from the Newgate draft. Exoboom joins Thermosphere as the stallion’s other stakes winner. 

 

Four for Unencumbered
The late stallion Unencumbered (Testa Rossa) sired his fourth stakes winner courtesy of the Will Clarken-trained Beau Rossa’s (3 g ex My Choisir by Choisir) win in the Tobin Bronze Stakes (registered as Euclase Stakes) (Gr 2, 1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Last seen finishing second in the VOBIS Sires Guineas (1600m) on April 17, the three-year-old gelding was purchased by his trainer and David Jolly for $80,000 at Session 1 of the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale from the Three Bridges Thoroughbreds draft. The gelding joins Group 3-winning pair Felicia and Mirette and Listed winner No Restriction as Unencumbered other stakes winners and he died in 2018. 

 

Second Hawkesbury Gold Cup for Archedemus
Having taken out the Hawkesbury Gold Cup (Gr 3, 1600m) in 2019, the Team Hawkes-trained Archedemus (7 g Lope De Vega - Carolyn's Star by Peintre Celebre) regained his crown when he landed the Group 3 for a second time on Saturday. The son of former shuttler Lope De Vega (Shamardal) finished fourth in the race last year and he defeated Royal Celebration (Excelebration) by a quarter of a length. The seven-year-old gelding is one of 79 stakes winners for Lope De Vega, whose 12 Group 1 winners include Australian Group 1 winners Santa Ana Lana, Vega Magic and Gytrash, while he is also the sire of fellow top-flight winner Belardo, who shuttles to Haunui Farm in New Zealand. 

 

Niccanova bounces back
Niccanova (7 g Nicconi - Dananova by Snippetson) snapped a long losing streak when he took out the Victory Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The son of Widden Stud’s Nicconi (Bianconi) had not saluted the judge since his win in the Bernborough Handicap (Listed, 1600m) in December 2019. The seven-year-old gelding is one of 21 stakes winners for Nicconi, who will relocate to Widden Stud’s new Victorian base for the 2021 season, where he will stand for a fee of $27,500 (inc GST).


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