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Hardly over and over again. It's had one start which it won without getting out of third gear. It may prove to be a damp squib but why do you feel the need to belittle its efforts so far? -
I have no knock for the horse. Wish it the best of luck, but sorry can't buy into the hype over an exorbitantly expensive yearling beating up the local battlers and being heralded for it over & over again. Take it to Aus where it should be & I'll be the first to congratulate them, just like they did with Imperatriz which was outstanding. -
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The Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) has been the goal for Sierra Leone (NZ) (Sun City) from the moment she was purchased at the Yearling Sales, and she took an important step towards the $1 million feature with a game second in Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m). A filly by Sun City, Sierra Leone showed plenty of promise on debut splitting subsequent race winners Cool Aza Rene and Abbakiss, earning herself an opportunity for black-type honours at Pukekohe Park. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained Return To Conquer was back as though unbeatable in the juvenile field and delivered on that promise, but Sierra Leone gained plenty of admirers, tracking the colt throughout and finding a tidy turn-of-foot in the finish, the final margin between the pair being 2 – ½ lengths. Sierra Leone is trained by Hollie Wynyard at Cambridge, who was pleased with her filly’s efforts. “It was a tough run, she was trying to foot it with the colt (Return To Conquer) the entire race and she was off the bridle and out of her comfort zone, but she was tough to the line,” Wynyard said. “When he quickened, she got left a bit flat-footed and a bit lost going right-handed for the first time, but when she got to the 200 and picked herself up, she’s found the line really well. “She’ll just have one more run before the Karaka Millions, obviously she’s in now, so we’ll find a nice race in between and hopefully she’ll be peaking for that.” Sold from the draft of Westbury Stud, Sierra Leone was purchased for $130,000 by Wynyard’s former training partner Johno Benner, who owns the filly alongside Simon Barber, Noel Nicholson and Sam Pinfold. Benner has had a multitude of success in the past at Karaka Millions, winning the 2014 edition of the 2YO contest with Vespa and the $1 million Karaka Millions 3YO Classic (1600m) in 2018 with Scott Base, the latter while training with Wynyard. “Johno bought her as a real two-year-old Karaka Millions filly, she had a lot of speed on the dam side and I think Sun City is the leading Australian two-year-old sire,” Wynyard said. “She really appealed to him as a Karaka Millions type, that’s what the owners were looking for and that’s what it looks like she’s going to be.” The fourth foal out of an unraced Dream Ahead mare in Flippity Lass, Sierra Leone is a half-sister to Inundation, who has won four races in Australia for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. View the full article -
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Guy Heveldt, Aidan Rodley and Jayne Ivil speak with jockey Joe Doyle, discuss La Crique’s victory in the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes, look back at the Counties Cup and pay tribute to Danny Champion. Weigh In, 24th November View the full article -
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Tight photo finishes were the story of Saturday’s meeting at Pukekohe Park, and in the Dunstan Horsefeeds Stayers Championship Qualifier (1600m), there was no exception with a four-way go topped by Aladdin Sane (NZ) (Satono Aladdin). The four-year-old gelding had finished runner-up in each of his starts at competitive Rating 65 grade this preparation, and regular rider George Rooke remained on board as he contested a field of progressive types over the mile. A wide barrier draw (12) forced Rooke to press forward from his three-wide position, settling in the first trio outside of Rule Of Law and Sinhaman. Aladdin Sane and Sinhaman were on even terms all the way down the Pukekohe straight and were joined by Subtle Power and the fast-closing Rosetown Princess on the line, with the photo eventually favouring the son of Satono Aladdin by a nose. Aladdin Sane is prepared by Roger James and Robert Wellwood at Cambridge, who were thrilled to see his consistent form rewarded. “He’s been very honest and has been knocking on the door. It was great to see him get the win, albeit very tight,” Wellwood said. “Unfortunately drawn wide, he’s had to settle three or four wide, and he’s probably a better horse ridden quietly. It was an unavoidable circumstance meaning he had to press forward, which made the win even better. “He ended up right there and nearly in front a long way out, and he was just tough to the line.” In its 26th year, the Dunstan Stayers Series culminates on Boxing Day at Ellerslie with the Dunstan Horsefeeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m), a race firmly on the radar for Aladdin Sane. “He’ll probably have one run over 2000-2100m somewhere, there’s a number of options for him,” Wellwood said. “Hopefully then, we’ll go on to the Dunstan Final on Boxing Day.” Bred by Rich Hill Thoroughbreds, the Cambridge trainers purchased Aladdin Sane for $32,000 on the New Zealand Bloodstock Online Yearling Sale in 2022. Raced by a large ownership group, the gelding has finished in the first pair in six of his eight starts, earning $83,695 in stakes. “At that stage, it was early days of Satono Aladdin, but he was a stallion that we liked,” Wellwood said. “He (Aladdin Sane) came up online and he was a good type that walked very well. We didn’t pay a lot for him, but he’s been a very genuine horse and with time, as he goes further, he’s only going to do more. “It’s exciting for the ownership group going forward.” View the full article
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