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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Former Kiwi galloper Jimmysstar scored a stunning win in the Gr.1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday under a brilliant Ethan Brown ride. The son of Per Incanto stalked eventual runner-up She’s Bulletproof and launched from the rear of the field to record an emphatic length and a quarter victory in a slick 1:02.25. The winner of two of his three starts in New Zealand for Hastings trainer Guy Lowry, a majority share in Jimmysstar was sold to clients of Ciaron Maher following a Rating 65 win at Hawke’s Bay. Maher has subsequently placed the now five-year-old to perfection with Jimmysstar having a particular affinity for Caulfield, where he has won four of five starts, with his only unplaced effort at the venue when luckless in the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at the end of last campaign. “He is a very special horse,” Maher said. “Ozzie Kheir and the team of owners, they’re great people. He’s got such a following does Jimmy. I’ve been patient, he has always shown that sort of ability and Ethan did say to me ‘it’s about time’, before the race.” Maher said winning fresh-up last campaign over the course and distance had given him the confidence to thrust the exciting talent into the Group One short-course contest fresh-up. “I think Ozzie thought I was crazy when I ran him over 1100m the first time,” he said. “He’s a special horse. He’s always shown that bit of X factor and I can’t thank Ozzie, John and the whole ownership group enough. They’re fantastic to train for, he’s got a knack of finding the best horses. “It’s huge for Sam (Williams) at Little Avondale. He is just a great advertisement for what patience can do. He was very well managed in New Zealand and came over after only a few starts.” Rising star Ethan Brown has seven Group One victories to his name and six of those have come for Maher. “I take a lot of pride in the fact we have built a good relationship and you can see he is just so confident to ride a horse like that in a Group One, it was beautiful,” Maher said. Jimmysstar was bred by Wairarapa couple Pete and Chrissy Algie in partnership with Masterton’s Little Avondale Stud. Stud proprietors Sam and Catriona Williams along with the Algies remain in the ownership of the star galloper. The chestnut gelding is by Little Avondale Stud’s outstanding stallion Per Incanto out of Anniesstar. The Zed mare won five races including the Listed Feilding Gold Cup (2100m), while her full-brother Jacksstar was a seven-time winner up to Group Two level and also placed in the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) and her half-brother Bourbonaire was runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m). Anniesstar is the dam of three named foals, and all of them have been winners, including Charms Star, winner of the Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m), and she was also runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and Queensland Oaks (2200m) as a three-year-old. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Champion galloper Mr Brightside notched his ninth Group One victory when winning the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday for trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes under a positive Craig Williams ride. The son of Bullbars displayed all his fighting qualities as he made it back-to-back Futurity Stakes, defying his widest draw and a strong head-wind as he raced outside the leader Private Life, with that rival trailing the field home. Mr Brightside scored by the barest of margins as Tom Kitten swooped late, while I Wish I Win turned in a strong performance for third fresh-up. “To see him win like that and just get in, it’s not good for the heart, but we’re so proud of him,” Ben Hayes said. “It’s a long week but we’re just so passionate about this guy and we know he’s good enough and he’s shown it here and he’s the most important horse that we’ve ever been involved with. “For him to continue and keep winning – that’s his ninth Group One victory – and he’s also won an All-Star Mile and that’s a Group One now so you could technically say 10.” Mr Brightside has now surpassed Better Loosen Up as the most successful Group One winner produced by Lindsay Park and is nearing on A$17 million in prizemoney. That tally can be added to as he heads to the A$2.5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 8. “He’ll improve a lot from today and all he needs is a nice barrier,” Hayes said. “He’s due one, he’s drawn wide both runs this prep. If he gets a soft run where he doesn’t have to roll forward and lead, he’s a much better chaser and he’ll be right in it.” The Gr.1 Hong Kong Champions Mile (1600m) on April 27 is also a longer range target for the venerable seven-year-old. Mr Brightside was bred by Ray Johnson in partnership with his late wife Martha. He was sold as a yearling for $22,000 via Janine Dunlop’s Phoenix Park at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock May Sale, where he was bought by Phill Cataldo. He then failed to meet his $50,000 reserve when re-offered at the Ready to Run Sale. An opportunity later arose for Johnson to buy him back on gavelhouse.com for just $7,750, in conjunction with Cambridge trainer Ralph Manning and good friend Shaun Dromgool. Mr Brightside finished a luckless fifth in his sole New Zealand start at Matamata for Manning, having previously won a trial. He was subsequently sold privately to clients of the Hayes stable via Australian agent Wayne Ormond. View the full article -
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Coeur Volante delivered a commanding performance at Caulfield on Saturday, securing her third Stakes victory in the Gr.3 Mannerism Stakes (1400m) under the guidance of jockey Blake Shinn. Prepared by Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson, the talented Proisir mare overcame a challenging run at Sandown in her previous start, showcasing her class this time around. Grinzinger Belle set a brisk early pace, allowing Coeur Volante to find the trail from a wide barrier. As the leader’s momentum waned rounding the final turn, Coeur Volante surged clear for a comfortable four length win from So Glamorous and Quintessa. Moroney was full of praise for his four-year-old mare and said the decision to be patient through last year’s Queensland Carnival was now paying dividends. “She’s a very classy filly. It’s just a matter of getting the gear [right],” Moroney said. “We had her in the Tatts Tiara (Gr.1, 1400m) and I had the blinkers on her that day and then we scratched because we weren’t happy with her and saved her for now. “She had a nice long break up there in Queensland and it’s going to pay off. Her whole demeanour is starting to change now she’s accepting racing. She went through a bit of a funny stage when she went off the boil – I think she’s back now.” Moroney also acknowledged the teamwork behind the stable’s success given the experienced horseman’s health challenges in the past 12 months. “Between me, Glen, Anthony, my partner Karen, I keep the business and the stable going. I’ve not been there a lot of late but I’m getting there,” he said. Looking ahead, Moroney confirmed that Coeur Volante is likely to head to Sydney next. “We’ll probably go up to Sydney with her now for the Coolmore (Gr.1, 1500m). We think she’s Group One class and she ran a good race here in the Thousand Guineas, probably on pretty tired legs, so I’m pretty sure that she’ll handle 1500m no problems.” Bred by Fairdale Stud, Coeur Volante is one of 21 stakes winners by Rich Hill Stud stallion Proisir. Out of the Testa Rossa mare Shanina, Coeur Volante was purchased by Paul Moroney Bloodstock in conjunction with Ballymore Stables for $90,000 out of the Prima Park draft during the Book 1 Yearling Sale at Karaka in 2022. She is the younger half-sister of stakes placed filly Hasstobemagic and comes from a family that includes multiple Australian Group Two winner Rose O’ War and outstanding race mare Savana City who included the Gr.1 AJC Oaks (2400m) amongst her eight career victories. View the full article -
New guy going to be earning a bit of his million a year sorting this out. Maybe Entain can put up some new markets with odds for us to bet on in the meantime - no abandonment, abandonment after race 1, race 2, race 3...... -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Four confirmed candidates for the inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) had their final dress rehearsal in the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, and a classy performance by Sethito (NZ) (Super Seth) put a spring in the step of her connections and slot-holders. Bred and raced by Waikato Stud patriarch Garry Chittick, Sethito was selected to represent Waikato Thoroughbred Racing’s slot after an impressive run of form that started with a six-length Rotorua maiden win in November. She followed that up with another win in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) and a second placing, beaten by a half-head, in the Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m). The Super Seth filly had a 58-day gap between the Eight Carat on Boxing Day and Saturday’s Uncle Remus, but trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott had her spot-on for the $110,000 assignment. Sethito added a new string to her bow in the Uncle Remus Stakes, settling further back than usual in fourth place for jockey Sam Spratt as Vegas Queen, Dealt With and Archaic Smile showed the way. Dealt With cruised past Vegas Queen at the top of the straight and took command, opening up a clear lead with 200m to run. But Spratt went to work on Sethito and she responded, accelerating smartly and eating into Dealt With’s advantage. Even though Dealt With showed no sign of stopping, Sethito drew alongside him and collared him in the final 50m to win by a long neck. Dealt With took second by a nose from Tardelli, with another length back to the winner’s stablemates Checkmate and Hankee Alpha. “Sethito hadn’t been anywhere for a little while, so it was very good to see her do that today,” O’Sullivan said. “Shortly after straightening for home, I thought she might be struggling to catch the leader, but then she really picked up and found the line well. “We’re certainly well pleased with how she’s tracking. She looked reasonably forward today, forward enough that the run wasn’t going to hurt her, but she should certainly go on from this. “Heading into the NZB Kiwi, I think she has a couple of factors in her favour. She’s got good tactical speed, and also she gets around Ellerslie particularly well. So that’s a couple of very strong points for her.” Sethito is by exciting Waikato Stud stallion Super Seth, who was New Zealand’s leading first-season sire last season and tops the second-season standings in 2024-25. His daughter La Dorada has recently won the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) and last Saturday’s Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). The dam of Sethito, meanwhile, is the two-time Melbourne Group One winner Suavito. From six starts, Sethito has now recorded three wins, two second placings and $194,595 in stakes. She is poised to add significantly to that total on Champions Day at Ellerslie on March 8, with the TAB now rating her an $8 chance for the richest three-year-old race in the southern hemisphere. Australian raider Evaporate is the $2.80 favourite after a bold fourth in Saturday’s Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) against older horses at Caulfield, where he was beaten by less than two lengths by Mr Brightside. The others in single figures are Damask Rose ($6), Checkmate ($8) and Perfumist ($8). O’Sullivan was also more than satisfied by Saturday’s strong-finishing efforts by Checkmate and Hankee Alpha. Checkmate will represent O’Sullivan and Scott’s Wexford Stables slot in the NZB Kiwi, while Hankee Alpha was on Saturday announced as Auckland Thoroughbred Racing’s runner. “Both Checkmate and Hankee Alpha ran super races,” O’Sullivan said. “Hankee Alpha got home very well late. We’re very pleased with all of those three heading towards the big one, so now we’ve just got to hang in there for another two weeks.” Spratt was impressed with Sethito’s versatility. “That was a really good performance,” she said. “She has a lot of speed, but I said to Lance before the race that we probably don’t have to lead. She jumped quite well, but I quickly decided that I’d have to do too much work to try to cross them and get to the front. She’s very tractable. “I got her out into the clear at the top of the straight and I wasn’t sure whether we’d be able to catch Dealt With, but then she quickened and got there easily. I think going a bit further in the NZB Kiwi is going to suit her even better. Hopefully we can come away with the same result – we’ve just got to hope for a decent draw.” View the full article
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