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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
David Hayes has a New Zealand-bred superstar heading into the A$20 million Gr.1 The Everest (1200m) in two weeks, where his sons Ben, Will and JD Hayes might line up against him with a Kiwi-bred Group One winner of their own. Lindsay Park’s last-start Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) hero War Machine kicked off his new campaign in sparkling style in Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. The Hayes team hopes War Machine’s blockbuster first-up performance caught the eye of a slot-holder for The Everest at Randwick on October 18, for which he is now rated a $15 chance. That market is dominated by David Hayes’ freakish Hong Kong sprinter Ka Ying Rising at $1.70. The reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year is a son of Windsor Park Stud stallion Shamexpress. “It’s exciting,” Will Hayes said. “There’s a good one in there (Ka Ying Rising), but we are happy to take him on if we get the opportunity. “Ka Ying Rising is an amazing horse and we have a good one too. It’s a good problem to have.” War Machine was previously trained by the late Mike Moroney, then transferred into the Hayes stable following the respected horseman’s passing earlier in the year. War Machine is now unbeaten in four appearances for Lindsay Park – a 1400m Benchmark 100 handicap at Caulfield on May 10, the Gr.3 BRC Sprint (1350m) at Eagle Farm on May 24, the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on June 14, and Saturday’s Gilgai Stakes. The five-year-old went into his resuming run on the back of two jumpouts, finishing second in the most recent of them at Flemington on September 25. Despite a hefty 60kg topweight, War Machine was sent out as a warm favourite on Saturday at $2.90. Jockey Blake Shinn got War Machine away cleanly from his outside gate and he was able to take up a handy position, cuddled up in behind the second favourite and 2023 Gilgai Stakes winner Star Patrol. Shinn was still sitting quietly in the saddle when Star Patrol’s jockey pushed the button and drove his mount to the front with 400m to run. Under a hands-and-heels ride, War Machine swept past Star Patrol in the final 200m. Bridal Waltz tried hard to go with the favourite, but War Machine was on another level and went on to win by two lengths. He stopped the clock at 1:08.53 for 1200m. “Everything went to plan,” Shinn said. “Drawing 17, I felt we’d be able to follow Star Patrol and he could take us where we wanted to go. “I wanted to conserve his energy for as long as possible with the 60 kilos. He travelled strongly, but not too keen. I waited until just prior to the clock tower to really push the button and I knew he’d be there for me. Well done to the Hayes boys and their team. “He’s a Group One winner and I think he’s come back better this prep. It is exciting for Rupert Legh (owner) and his whole crew and it is nice to kick off his campaign here today. “We felt that he might be able to make a statement for The Everest today and there might be a few people knocking. Aside from Ka Ying Rising, it might be an open race, and he wouldn’t be out of place in an Everest. He’s got so much upside. Let’s see what happens.” Bred by MDJ Bloodstock Ltd, War Machine was offered for sale at both the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales and the Ready To Run Sale via the Wallace family’s Ardsley Stud, but failed to reach his $100,000 reserve on both occasions. By Harry Angel out of the winning Hussonet mare Caserta, the gelding subsequently went into training with Jim Wallace and won his only trial at Foxton by six lengths before his private purchase. War Machine has now had 14 starts for seven wins, four placings and A$2.66 million in stakes. “He’s a really special animal and he is a pleasure to train,” Hayes said. “Very proud of the horse carrying 60 kilos first-up down the straight today. He has thrived in the country environment and he can get a bit up on his toes, so he has relaxed in his trackwork. He has been nothing but a blessing for us.” View the full article -
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New Zealand-bred mare Perfumist (NZ) (El Roca) bounced back to her brilliant best with a dominant front-running performance in the A$160,000 Melbourne Storm Mile (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. The daughter of El Roca burst onto the scene as a three-year-old last season with wins in five of her first nine starts, including four in a row in December and January. Those performances earned her a ticket across the Tasman for the inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) at Ellerslie in March, where she ran a close and creditable fifth. Perfumist was below that level in the early stages of her four-year-old season, finishing sixth over 1200m at Rosehill on August 16 and 11th over the same course and distance on August 30, but then she ran a more promising fourth over 1600m at Randwick on September 20. On Saturday the Bjorn Baker-trained mare showed the Randwick crowd what she is capable of. Drawn handily in three among a competitive 18-horse field, Perfumist broke brilliantly from the starting gates and quickly took up the lead for jockey Regan Bayliss. Bayliss began to up the ante coming down the side of the track and Perfumist pulled ahead by two and three lengths coming up to the home turn. Perfumist kicked hard at the 300m mark and powered clear, putting four lengths between herself and her nearest challenger. The favourite Idle Flyer (Dundeel) was able to eat into that advantage late in the piece, closing to within a length and a half with another five lengths back to third, but there would be no catching Perfumist. She set a new race record with her time of 1:33.01 for 1600m. “She pulled out the ‘dictate and dominate’ playbook and bounced back to her best,” Baker said. “Congratulations to a great group of owners. We might look to the Angst Stakes (Gr.3, 1600m) from here.” The Angst Stakes will be run on October 18 over the same course and distance as Perfumist’s win on Saturday. Perfumist was bred by Westbury Stud owner Gerry Harvey and is by Westbury stallion El Roca. She is the first foal to race out of the unraced Swiss Ace mare Tapputi (NZ), whose full-brother Cut Me Loose (NZ) won two races and placed in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m). Perfumist’s name stems from her dam, with Tapputi, a female perfumer, the first chemist in history. Perfumist breezed up in 10.7 seconds at the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale and was purchased for $190,000 by the combination of Bjorn Baker Racing, bloodstock agents Phill Cataldo and Jim Clarke, along with OTI Racing. From a 15-race career, Perfumist has now recorded six wins and three seconds. She has earned A$542,508 in stakes. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Exciting four-year-old Bulb General continued to stamp his Classic Series credentials after notching an electrifying third consecutive victory at Sha Tin on Saturday. Sent off the raging $1.5 favourite in the Class Three Tung Lung Chau Handicap (1,200m), the Jamie Richards-trained gelding made light work of gate 12 when storming home under Zac Purton to bolt in by two and three-quarter lengths. Despite being labelled “a shocking mover” by Purton and lazy trackworker by Richards, Bulb General...View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
War Princess wins the NZB RTR 3YO (1400m) at Hawera on Saturday.Photo: Jane Davidson (Race Images Palmerston North) War Princess was the hottest favourite on the card at Hawera on Saturday, and she lived up to the hype with an effortless and confidence-boosting victory in the NZB RTR 3YO (1400m). The daughter of U S Navy Flag showed enormous promise as a two-year-old last season, winning her first two starts by a combined margin of four and a half lengths. She earned herself a shot at the big time, where she finished 11th in the Group 1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) in March and then seventh when she resumed in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1200m) at the end of August. Trainers Peter and Trent Didham found an easier assignment on Saturday, where only three rivals stood between War Princess and the lion’s share of the $40,000 stake. War Princess showed explosive speed out of the starting gates to immediately take up a clear lead, and that was where she stayed. Jockey Sam Collett gave her a breather with some easy sectionals through the middle stages, then asked her to quicken after rounding the home turn. War Princess, priced at $1.40 with Australian betting sites, showed her class with a smart turn of foot in the straight. She pulled clear to win by three lengths from Belzoni, Star Onehundred and Tulsa King. “I almost feel bad taking money for this ride,” Collett said. “Dids (Peter Didham) said she might have been a bit soft going into the Wanganui Guineas first-up. She had another trial under her belt this time and was much stronger today. “It was a nice race for her, drawn one in only a four-horse field. I don’t think heavy is her favoured going, but she’s done it easily. “She showed a fair bit of ability in her two-year-old season, and the signs have been encouraging in her work. Onwards and upwards from here.” War Princess was bred by Don and Dame Wendy Pye, who are enjoying a highly successful spring as the breeders and part-owners of the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) winner and Group 3 Sunline Vase (1400m) runner-up Lollapalooza. A half-sister to the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) placegetter Appellant, War Princess was bought by Exempt Bloodstock and Peter Didham Racing for $77,500 from Haunui Farm’s draft in Book 1 of Karaka 2024. War Princess has now had five starts for three wins and $57,560 in stakes, with the promise of much more to come. “She’s got such a beautiful action, and I think you’ll see an even better horse on a good track,” Peter Didham said. “It’s just been a matter of finding the right races for her. The Wanganui Guineas might not have been my best work. “It was a $40,000 race today, and clubs like Hawera are very supportive of racing, so it’s good to come here and race. “I have to thank all the good owners and staff I’ve got. I’m the one who waves my arms around, but it’s them who make the music. “It’s good to get the win today. We might give her a week in the paddock now to get over this run on a heavy track, then make a plan from there.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Mark Newnham celebrated his first ever trifecta and savvy punters were also in raptures after Sing Dragon landed an extraordinary betting plunge in Saturday’s Class Two High West Handicap (1,650m) at Sha Tin. Brown-lamped in betting when firming from $16 to $4.45, Sing Dragon led his rivals a merry dance under Karis Teetan as Talents Ambition and Mojave Desert trailed him home to complete a perfect result for Newnham. “I’ve had quinellas before, but not the first three,” the Australian handler...View the full article
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