Trapeze Artist filly shines at Warwick Farm juvenile trials
The Matthew Smith-trained Zunesha (Trapeze Artist) impressed in Friday’s Warwick Farm juvenile heats, producing the quickest time of the morning among four two-year-old trials over 818 metres.
The filly jumped cleanly from an outside gate, mustered speed to sit outside the leader and drew clear to win by 1.2 lengths over Promenade (Pinatubo), with Farcolo (Farnan) the same margin further back in third.
A $300,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase from Widden Stud, Zunesha is the first foal out of winning Zoustar (Northern Meteor) mare Zou Island, herself a half-sister to the stakes winner So You Win (So You Think) from the family of US dual Group 1 winner Habibti (Tabasco Cat).
The Michael Freedman-trained runner-up Promenade was a standout on pedigree, being a half-sister to Group 1 stars Alizee (Sepoy) and Astern (Medaglia D’Oro), as well as sire Tassort (Brazen Beau).
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable struck in the next heat with Tassort filly Palmanova, who carried the Yulong colours. A $350,000 Magic Millions buy, she led throughout for a comfortable 0.1-length win over Mystical (Exceed And Excel).
Annabel and Ron Archibald’s Wild Ruler (Snitzel) colt Threesome also broke through, showing improved tractability to take a 0.2-length victory over Elio (Ole Kirk) at his second trial. A $50,000 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale purchase for Pure Bred Thoroughbreds, he is out of US stakes winner Triple Chelsea (Hat Trick).
Rounding out the juvenile heats, the Ciaron Maher-trained Artemex (Exceed And Excel) charged home from last to score by 0.3 lengths over Bold Bucks (Capitalist). Bought by Dynamic Syndications and Dean Watt Bloodstock for $120,000 at Magic Millions Gold Coast, he is out of Lonhro (Octagonal) mare Artemis Rose, from the family that produced Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Forensics (Flying Spur).