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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Super-consistent mare Chica Mojito (NZ) (Zacinto) broke through for her first Australian victory with an outstanding performance in the A$500,000 Limitless Lodge The Lakes (1600m) at Wyong on Saturday. The daughter of Zacinto was born and raised in New Zealand, and she began her career on that side of the Tasman with a maiden victory at Cambridge in September of 2023 and a Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) placing at Trentham three months later. A 50 percent share was subsequently sold across the Tasman and Chica Mojito was transferred into the stable of Chris Waller. Until Saturday, her 16 starts in Australia had produced six seconds, four thirds, three fourths and a fifth. She had run third in the Gr.3 Belle of the Turf Stakes (1600m) and Listed Tattersalls Mile (1600m), along with fourths in the Gr.2 Queensland Guineas (1600m), Gr.3 James HB Carr Stakes (1400m) and another edition of the Belle of the Turf. On Saturday the five-year-old finally got that richly deserved first Australian success, and she did it with a record-breaking performance. Ridden by Andrew Adkins, Chica Mojito settled in seventh place before hooking around the outside approaching the home turn and challenging for the lead at the top of the straight. Adkins pushed the button and Chica Mojito drew away, going on to win by two lengths and stopping the clock at 1:34.55 – a new 1600m track record at Wyong. “She’s been crying out to break through for a win like that and she really deserved that today,” Chris Waller’s stable representative Darren Beadman said. “Andrew used the good gate and got her into a really nice spot, and off a good fast speed, she was able to present well wide and finish off like she did. “It’s great for Brad Spicer and the owners and for all the team at Chris Waller Racing. It’s a team effort and a great result.” Chica Mojito has now had 24 starts for two wins, 12 placings and A$604,829 in prize-money. “She’d probably been classified as a bit of a non-winner going into today, and it’s a bit funny that she’s won probably the hardest race she’s contested for a while,” part-owner Brad Spicer said. “But in saying that she hasn’t had a lot of luck a lot of the time either. “Last start in the Belle of the Turf at Gosford, Zac (Lloyd) got caught in behind them and nothing went right. “The way Wyong was playing today, with everyone wanting to get up on the speed, it played into her hands. She does try and it’s a great result. “Chris Waller has done a top job with her and today’s win is a great reward for everyone involved with her both here and in New Zealand.” Chica Mojito was bred by Melway Farm’s Gareth Downey and Mel Gamble, who still share in the ownership. She is by former Inglewood Stud and Valachi Downs stallion Zacinto out of the Cecconi mare Cantina (NZ), who herself won three races up to 2000m. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Trainer John Sadler has the Gr.2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) in mind as a potential target for Tarvue (NZ) (Tarzino) after her tenacious victory in the A$130,000 Off The Track Trophy (1800m) at Flemington on Saturday. Sadler has always had plenty of time for Tarvue, and the Tarzino mare repaid some of that faith with the fourth and most significant victory of her 16-race career. “I’ve always had a good opinion of her,” Sadler said. “We just haven’t seen the best of her on the racetrack until now. She’s had a few niggling issues. “But she’s a good staying mare who can go a lot further than this, and hopefully we start to see that down the track. “She’s always shown really good ability and it was terrific to see her put it all together today.” Despite heading into Saturday on the back of a solid second at Cranbourne on December 27, Tarvue was sent out as a $13 outsider for the Benchmark 78 contest. But jockey Luke Cartwright put the pressure on a long way from home and Tarvue’s stamina and fighting qualities shone through as she swept to victory by a length and a quarter. “I was talking to ‘Sads’ (Sadler), who was very confident,” Cartwright said. “He just told me to roll the dice and go forward. She had no weight on her back. “She’s a bit one-paced, but he wanted me to make it a true 1800m race and give them something to run down. “She proved too good today. I think that’s definitely one of her best efforts on a racetrack. “She took a while to get into gear when I first went for her, but then I had them all off the bit and chasing. “I really felt her lower in her action and just be very gritty in the late stages. She held them all off and deserved the win.” The victory has given Sadler the confidence to continue along a path towards a potential tilt at the Adelaide Cup at Morphettville on March 10. “She likes to flow, and that’s why Luke served it up to the leader a bit earlier than usual,” Sadler said. “He knew that she’s not the sort of mare that can quicken off a slow pace, so she has to do it herself. “We’ll probably bring her back in a week or two and give her another run now. I’d like to try her over 2500m and see how she goes. There’s a Benchmark 78 over that distance here next week. It could be a chance to see if we’d be wasting our time aiming at a race like an Adelaide Cup.” Tarvue was bred by Rosemont Stud and is by Westbury Stud’s Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) and Rosehill Guineas (2000m) winner Tarzino, who has quickly made his name as a sire of classic horses – such as Derby winners Jungle Magnate (NZ) (Tarzino) and Willydoit (NZ) (Tarzino) and Oaks winner Gypsy Goddess (NZ) (Tarzino) – but has also been represented by this season’s Group One-performed sprinter Tomodachi (NZ) (Tarzino). The dam of Tarvue is the Japanese-bred Admire Moon mare Vamoose, a half-sister to the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) winner Admire Rakti. Mapperley Stud offered Tarvue in Book 1 of Karaka 2022, where Vue International Pty Ltd bought her for $25,000. Tarvue’s 16-start career has produced four wins, two placings and A$168,800 in stakes. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Waikato Stud’s homebred mare Sun Gift (NZ) (Savabeel) continued her strong run of summer form with another victory in the A$130,000 Honouring Our Jockeys Plate (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. The Benchmark 78 handicap was the third start of the five-year-old’s preparation. She had resumed with a second at Caulfield on December 3 before finishing strongly from off the pace to win at Cranbourne on December 27. It was a winning result again on Saturday, but this time delivered in a different way. Ridden on this occasion by Jamie Melham, Sun Gift sat much closer to the pace in third before pouncing in the straight. She dashed into a clear lead with 300m remaining, then stuck to her guns as the challengers began to gain ground. Sun Gift still had a length and a quarter up her sleeve when she reached the finish line. “She was in a good mood today,” Melham said. “She can be a bit temperamental in the gates. “If she didn’t jump well today, I thought she was going to have a hard time getting back behind a slow tempo. ‘Willo’ (Craig Williams) gave her a great ride last time and was able to sneak up along the rail, but that wasn’t going to work out this time. “Fortunately it all worked out perfectly. She jumped well and we were able to push forward and take luck out of the equation.” Sun Gift is trained by Danny O’Brien and has now had a total of 21 starts for five wins, seven placings and A$252,405 in stakes. She has earned A$143,000 of that amount in the last two weeks alone. Sun Gift is by Savabeel out of the Pour Moi mare Sunniva (NZ), an unraced half-sister to Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) and Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Efficient (NZ). Sunniva is also a three-quarter-sister to the Group Two winner and sire Guillotine, while half-sister Cold Shoulder (NZ) (Volksraad) is the dam of Group One winner On The Rocks (NZ) (Alamosa). Sunniva is the dam of three winners from three foals to race. Her first foal Gravity (NZ) (Shamexpress) was a winner, while Sun Gift’s younger full-brother Morthan Efficent (NZ) (Savabeel) has scored two wins in a 12-start career in Victoria. Sunniva produced another Savabeel colt in 2022. She was served by the champion stallion’s son Noverre this season. View the full article -
No I didnt, it was up to the Greyhound fraternity to have out their best case forward! It is a bit ironic that Edward Rennell went from CEO of harness to the Greyhounds CEO. Rennell wanted the whip banned on harness horses which wont happen and the greyhound racing is banned and greyhound breed going to become extinct while he is the CEO! -
By PeterLambFan · Posted
Did you make a submission Brodie?
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