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Karaka Million 2yo, Listed : Ellerslie - 25th January 2020

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Cool Aza Beel wins Karaka Million 2yo, Listed, NZ$1,000,000 at Ellerslie, 1200m.

COOL AZA BEEL winning the Karaka Million 2yo.
COOL AZA BEEL winning the Karaka Million 2yo. Picture: Trish Dunell

Full of running turning into the straight, Cool Aza Beel was too strong here for Te Akau's fourth successive Karaka Million (Listed, 1200m).

He was quickly away however Opie Bosson allowed him to ease and settle into a handy fourth. In the perfect one out, one back spot from the 600m he was cruising rounding into the home straight.

He went one track wider from the top of the straight then challenged, assumed the lead at the 300m and looked in control to the line for a comfortable length and half victory, his third in four starts.

Favourite Play That Song was sixth early (rails), moved away from the fence inside the 600m and camped outside the winner rounding into the straight.

She looked likely at the 350m, challenged but could not get past, keeping going solidly (without endangering Cool Aza Beel) for a clear second.

Taroni was back of midfield (rails) at the 800m, closer nearing the last corner then pulled wide, running home strongly for third.

Bordeaux Le Rouge was well back at the 600m, had a chequered run in the straight and finished well but too late, for a distant fourth.


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Ellerslie

Saturday, 25th January 2020

4
18:30
(local)

Karaka Million 2yo (LR)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
NZD $1,000,000
1200m TURF DEAD
4
18:30
(local)
NZD $1,000,000
1200m DEAD

Karaka Million 2yo (LR)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN

This Listed event for a million dollars saw Cool Aza Beel win convincingly and record his third win in four starts. The winners today at Ellerslie and where they turned for home in race order were fourth (five-off the inside and a length from the leader), sixth (four-off the inside and three lengths from the leader), fifth (three-off the inside and two and a half lengths from the leader), third (four-off the inside and a length from the leader), seventh (three-off the inside and three lengths from the leader) and sixth (eight-off the inside and three lengths from the leader). The colt from a nice draw raced fourth on settling and then strode up to lead early in the in the run hone and never looked like getting beaten clocking 1:10.58 in the process. Today was his first Blacktype win and after today he would run third at G3 then win at G1 over 1200m at Ellerslie. He would wrap up juvenile of the year with an impressive four wins from six starts. Second home was the favourite Play That Song that raced three back the inner then worked off and loomed up at the 400m for second. She tried hard thereafter but the winner always had her covered. In one more start after today she would flash home for fourth in the G1 Sistema Stakes won by Cool Aza Beel. Third home was Taroni that came with a solid finish from well back in the field. Fourth home and beaten over six lengths was Bordeaux Le Rouge that got home well from the back albeit distantly. Dragon Queen led early then trailed and was a tad green when trying to clear stoppers the final 100m. Most of the rest were beaten on their merits but seventh home was De La Terre that ran home well from the rear and she would win her first two starts back as a 3yo filly this year. Helsinki ran a better eighth than it can ever be described and he will keep until next season. Not An Option hard a horror run back and wide and his race was run before the home turn, The first three home were very dominant over the rest.



FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. COOL AZA BEEL (NZ) 2yo C
SAVABEEL (AUS) - COOL 'N' SASSY (AUS)
OPIE BOSSON
JAMIE RICHARDS
$8
56.5kg
Te Akau Sassy Beel Syndicate (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis Mnzm)

Sales Information

2nd 6. PLAY THAT SONG (NZ) 2yo F
SHOWCASING (GB) - SUPREME (NZ)
JAMES MCDONALD
N W TILEY
$1.57
54.5kg
Nigel & Lee Tiley, Mandy Rutherford, Alex Opie & Richard Cole

Sales Information

3rd 7. TARONI (NZ) 2yo F
SHOWCASING (GB) - ALAGANT SATIN (NZ)
MICHAEL DEE
L NOBLE
$17
54.5kg
Brendan Lindsay Mnzm & Mrs J E A Lindsay

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4th 3. SHENG TONG GLORY (NZ) 2yo G
BURGUNDY (NZ) - DE LA VERE (NZ)
CRAIG GRYLLS
JAMIE RICHARDS
$61
56.5kg

Sales Information

5th 10. DRAGON QUEEN (NZ) 2yo F
SWEYNESSE (AUS) - HAPPY ENDINGS (NZ)
MATTHEW CAMERON
MICHAEL MORONEY & PAM GERARD
$31
54.5kg

Sales Information

6th 13. SUPER GENEROUS (NZ) 2yo F
SHOWCASING (GB) - MUSIGNY (AUS)
LYNSEY SATHERLEY
CLINTON ISDALE
$101
54.5kg

Sales Information

7th 8. DE LA TERRE (NZ) 2yo F
RELIABLE MAN (GB) - VEVA GIRL (AUS)
RYAN ELLIOT
GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON
$101
54.5kg

Sales Information

8th 14. HELSINKI (NZ) 2yo F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - RUSH (NZ)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
PETER & DAWN WILLIAMS
$31
54.5kg

Sales Information

9th 4. TRIDENT (NZ) 2yo G
SMART MISSILE (AUS) - BEST OF BRITISH (AUS)
VINNIE COLGAN
ANDREW R CAMPBELL
$51
56.5kg

Sales Information

10th 9. TIVAAN WARRIOR (NZ) 2yo F
SWISS ACE (AUS) - MA BELLE AMI (NZ)
A CALDER
DEAN WILES
$67
54.5kg

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11th 1. NOT AN OPTION (AUS) 2yo C
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - CHINTZ (NZ)
LEITH INNES
TONY PIKE
$4
56.5kg

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12th 11. LOVEBUG (NZ) 2yo F
IFFRAAJ (GB) - L'AMOUR (NZ)
SAM SPRATT
MICHAEL & MATTHEW PITMAN
$41
54.5kg

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13th 12. HASSTOBEMAGIC (NZ) 2yo F
SCISSOR KICK (AUS) - SHANINA (AUS)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
ROGER JAMES & ROBERT WELLWOOD
$81
54.5kg

Sales Information

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