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Winterbottom Stakes

Miller confident come-from-behind Jokers Grin can have the last laugh

Trevor Marshallsea

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Jokers Grin (Credit: Western Racepix)

Knockabout Perth trainer Bernie Miller is confident Jokers Grin (Maschino) - the quirky gelding who hasn’t changed his life - is in the right shape to excel as “the hunted” runner in Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ascot.

The 70-year-old Miller runs a team of around half a dozen horses at his property at Serpentine, between Perth and Mandurah.

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He began training in 1980 but - after one winner in seven years - retired from it to pursue other avenues in the electricity industry, before regaining his licence in 2007.

Always keeping a small team, he’s had 69 winners since then, and knows he’s never had - and never will again have - a horse as good as Jokers Grin.

Back in April, the five-year-old brought his small-time trainer and his owner-breeders a huge windfall when he became the first locally trained horse to win the $5m slot race The Quokka (1200m), with its $2 million first prize.

Miller was of course delighted with that last-gasp victory by the horse who comes from the back, but said nothing has changed at his stable, which he runs with the help of two staffers, other than a little irrigation work.

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“Has the Quokka changed my life? Nup, and I told everybody it wouldn’t,” the affable Miller told ANZ News.

“Don’t get me wrong, it was a big thrill, and an enormous effort by everyone, but you can’t be getting big headed and become a smart-arse - that’s not me. I’m very much an introvert, although people think I’m not. I like to be quiet and left alone, and I’m still the same.

“My horse numbers certainly didn’t improve. My phone wasn’t ringing hot, apart from a few people wanting to interview me. We used the money to do some irrigation work around the place, but that was about it.”

Things are slightly different between the Quokka and this Saturday’s other WFA Sprint, the Winterbottom.

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Don’t get me wrong, it was a big thrill, and an enormous effort by everyone, but you can’t be getting big headed and become a smart-arse

Bernie Miller

While the Quokka is worth far more money, it’s not black type. But if Jokers Grin can lift the $1.5 million Winterbottom he’ll become the first Group 1 winner not only for Miller but for the sprinter’s sire Maschino (Encosta De Lago).

The 18-year-old, standing around the corner from Miller’s place at Alwyn Park for $8,800, has had ten stakes winners from 181 runners at 5.5 per cent. They’re headed by seven-time stakes winner Marocchino and Machine Gun Gracie, both of whom won a Group 2.

“I’m a big fan of Maschino. He’s the most underrated stallion we’ve got over here,” said the wiry, grey-haired Miller, who used to breed horses from a couple of mares himself before building his property at Serpentine.

“I take my horses to Ascot or Belmont for fast work, and that’s an hour away. If I’d kept the mares, you’d know when they would have started foaling down - just as I was pulling into Ascot. My wife [Karen] isn’t horsey, so it wouldn’t have been fair on her.”

One of the horses Miller did breed from his two mares was Cup Night (Maschino) out of a “beautiful” dam he’d trained for two wins in six starts before tendon trouble arose, Walk In Beauty (Barely A Moment).

Cup Night won three stakes races, highlighted by the Northam Sprint (Gr 3, 1100m), continuing a happy relationship between Miller and veteran jockey Pat Carbery, which has flowed on into Jokers Grin.

Though plagued by flat feet which required constant maintenance through a career of 32 starts for nine wins, Cup Night also contested all three of Perth’s Group 1s, with a best of running sixth in the Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) of 2020.

When he stopped breeding, Miller gifted his two mares to old friend Mark Jones, who with associate David Gatti took Walk In Beauty and bred the horse who’s now her second stakes winner from four runners, Jokers Grin.

Jokers Grin pedigree
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Jokers Grin pedigree

Pedigree information supplied by Arion Pedigrees

Bay or Brown Gelding

Foaled in 2020

Maschino

Sire

Walk In Beauty

Dam

Encosta De Lago

Tahni Girl

Barely A Moment

Tale Of Perfection

Fairy King

Shoal Creek

Redoute's Choice

Ballroom Babe

Gilded Time

Lady Danna

Tale Of The Cat

Bank Burst

Northern Dancer

Star Way

Danehill

Citidancer

Timeless Moment

Danehill

Storm Cat

Vain

MASCHINO (AUS) (Bay 2007-Stud 2013). 7 wins from 1300m to 1800m, WATC RJ Peters S., Gr.3. Sire of 181 rnrs, 93 wnrs, 10 SW, inc. Marocchino (WATC Ted Van Heemst S., Gr.2), Machine Gun Gracie, Fabergino, Cup Night, Jokers Grin, Another Chino, Smooth Chino, Bonjoy, Lonsdale Lady, Snowchino, SP Crippalenko, Fine Touch, Criminal Code, Cockney Crew, Asphalt, Wilchino and of Capricorn Man, Nowhiteflag, Masmelo, Charino, Dandy's Gem, Guns Away, etc.

 

1st dam

WALK IN BEAUTY, by Barely a Moment. 2 wins at 1200m in Aust. Dam of five named foals, four to race, three winners, inc:-

JOKERS GRIN (g by Maschino) 9 wins. See below.

CUP NIGHT (g by Maschino) 9 wins to 1500m, A$557,195, Northam S., Gr.3, WATC Scenic Blast S., L, Raconteur S., L, Seppelt Wines H., Schweppes H., Crown Perth H., Crown Courtyard H., Ride to Conquer Cancer H., 2d WATC Black Heart Bart S., L-twice, Northam Cup, L, Pinjarra Classic, L, 3d WATC Perth S., L, Cystic Fibrosis WA P., D'Orsogna H., Glenroy Chaff H., 4th WATC Northerly S., Gr.3, HG Bolton Sprint H., L.

Ciscojoe (g by Vital Equine) 4 wins from 1400m to 1700m, A$203,460, WATC Erin Chalwell H., Free Entry to Belmont Park H., 2d WATC City of Belmont Trophy H., Happy 80th John Short H., Tabtouch Better Your Bet P., 3d WATC Congratulations William Pike H., Glenroy Chaff H., Drummond Golf H., Amelia Park Lamb H., Peter Keig MemorialH.

Infinite Beauty (f by Maschino) Placed at 3 in Aust.

 

2nd dam

TALE OF PERFECTION, by Tale of the Cat. Placed at 3 in Aust. Dam of 4 foals, 2 to race, inc:-

Walk in Beauty. 2 wins. See above.

 

3rd dam

BANK BURST, by Vain. 3 wins at 2, SAJC Walter Brown S.H., L, Cinderella S., L, Heir Apparent H., 3d SAJC New Submarine Collins H., Ebeline H., 4th VATC Debutante S., Gr.3. Half-sister to INUNDATE. Dam of 10 foals, 8 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Opponent. 11 wins from 1200m to 1600m, A$90,105, AJC Bill Lamb Memorial H., STC Wests Tigers v Auckland H., 2d STC LSW Group McCartney & Paull H.

Dynamited. 10 wins from 1000m to 1600m, A$78,523, STC Muscular Dystrophy Assn of NSW P.H., Caringbah RSL Women's Auxilary H., 2d AJC Cartier P.H., Ming Dynasty H., STC BT Funs Management P., 3d BTC Budget Car Rental H.

Karinsky. 2 wins at 1000m, AJC Port Kembla H., 3d STC Staffing Solutions H.

Fly Way. Winner at 1650m, WATC Ray Murrihy H., 3d WATC Waterford H.

Aswan. Unplaced. Dam of-

Mirimba Bay. 6 wins to 1550m, 3d AJC Gilt Pattern H.

Kasella. Raced once. Dam of-

Dezella (Zed) 5 wins from 1400m to 2300m, Manawatu RC Altherm Window Solutions H., Levin RC Vets on Riverbank H., 3d Waikato Cup, Gr.3.

Flood. Unraced. Dam of-

Noah's Delight. Winner at 1200m, 2d Hawkes Bay Staples Rodway H., Clive Hotel 3YO H., Marton JC Lee European H., 3d Manawatu RC Crombie Lockwood H. Producer.

 

4th dam

DAM BURST, by Brave Lad. 4 wins at 1600m, 2000m, SAJC HC Nitschke S., L, VRC Fentona H., SAJC Beaufort H., WATC Coventry Welter H., 2d SAJC Limerick H., Morialta H., 3d SAJC Sires' Produce S., Gr.2, South Australian S., Gr.3, Coral Sea H., 4th VRC AV Kewney S., Gr.2. Half-sister to FEAR BURST. Dam of 14 foals, 10 to race, 7 winners, inc:-

INUNDATE (Twig Moss) 9 wins from 1400m to 2400m, A$85,675, WATC Premier's Cup, L, HC Callagher Memorial Apprentice Cup, Kensington H., 3d VRC Raveneaux H., 4th Kalgoorlie Gold Cup, L.

BANK BURST (Vain) 3 wins. See above.

Dynamite Lady. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m, 1300m in Aust. Dam of-

Goldfield Ashes (Show a Heart) 3 wins to 1400m, A$183,502, VRC Beachside H., MRC Kind Link H., 2d VRC Ken Cox H., MRC Sportsbet H., Noel Rundle H., Carsales.com.au H., 3d VRC Maybe Mahal P., L, TCL Electronics H., MRC Trunnion H., May H.

At the Crease. 3 wins at 1300m, 1400m, A$93,443, MRC Bensons Property Group P.H., VRC Puramaka H., 3d ATC Foundation Membership H.

 

5th dam

RAINBURST, by Latin Lover. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1600m, VRC Edward Manifold S., Gr.2, Stradbroke H., VATC Glen Eira H., 2d SAJC Sires' Produce S., Gr.2, VATC Acorn S., 3d VRC Oaks, Gr.1, 4th VATC One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, VRC Wakeful S., Gr.2, SAJC South Australian S., Gr.3. Sister to LATIN REIGN. Dam of 8 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

FEAR BURST (Without Fear) 4 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1400m, VATC Thoroughbred Club S., Gr.3, VRC Labour Day H., STC Darby Munro Quality H., SAJC Murray H., 3d MVRC Merri H., SAJC Ellerslie Flying H., 4th VATC Tranquil Star S., Gr.3. Producer.

DAM BURST (Brave Lad) 4 wins. See above.

Clouded. Unraced. Dam of-

Moon Storm. 2 wins at 1150m, 1400m in Aust. Dam of-

LUNA TUDOR (Military Plume) 10 wins from 1250m to 3200m, A$401,095, WATC Perth Cup, Gr.2, York H., L, RA Rigg H., Healthy Choice Quality H., Ron Goddard Memorial H., Denise's Joy Mares H., Burswood Theatre H., Queen Inca H., 3d WATC RA Rigg Quality H., 4th SAJC West End Draught S., Gr.3, WATC Winter Cup, Gr.3. Dam of-

ALLEZ WONDER (Redoute's Choice) 3 wins at 1600m, 2050m, A$509,263, MRC Toorak H., Gr.1, Illawarra TC Keith F Nolan Classic, L, MVRC Pacific Communications H., 3d VRC Oaks, Gr.1. Dam of-

KOOWEERUP (More Than Ready) 2 wins at 2, A$143,795, SAJC Breeder's S., Gr.3, MRC Ladbrokes 2YO H., 3d VRC Auckland Racing Club Trophy H., MVRC Palentino Outstanding First Crop P. Producer.

PRETTY PINS (Pins) 6 wins from 1050m to 2000m, A$329,900, BRC Chairman's H., Gr.3, Sky Racing World H., Ascend Sales H., T&J Whitehouse Investments H., ATC Calcoup Knigtwear H., 3d Qld Tatt's RC Tattersall's Cup, Gr.3, BRC Premier's Cup, Gr.3. Producer.

Breccia. 2 wins at 2000m, 2d AJC Warwick Farm 100 Club H., Convention Centre H., STC Members H. Dam of-

TIVACI (High Chaparral) 6 wins from 1000m to 1600m, A$992,250, ATC All Aged S., Gr.1, VRC CS Hayes S., Gr.3, Sunshine Coast Guineas, Gr.3, VRC Kensington S., L, 2d VRC Bobbie Lewis H., Gr.2, UCI S., L, Pakenham RC Australian Seed & Turf H., 3d VRC Cantala S., Gr.1, MRC Toorak H., Gr.1, 4th ATC TJ Smith S., Gr.1, BRC Fred Best Classic, Gr.3. Sire.

Yasmin Tudor (Polish Patriot) Placed at 3, 2d WATC Affirmed H., 3d Western Australian Oaks, Gr.2, WATC Belmont Oaks, L, Burgess Queen S., L. Dam of-

AMPHRITITE (Statoblest) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m, 1400m, A$75,510, WATC Gimcrack S., L, 882 6PR Breakfast H., 2d WATC Burgess Queen S., L, Paklani 2YO H., 3d Western Australian Guineas, Gr.2. Dam of-

HOLY BLADE (I Am Invincible) 6 wins-1 at 2-to 1100m, A$236,055, SAJC WH Wylie H., L, MRC Ladbrokes H., Dream Thoroughbreds H., Bendigo JC Jarrod Larkin Concreting H., 3d VRC Victorian Sprint Final H., L.

 

Race Record: 12 Starts 9-2-0 A$2,584,755.

9 wins to 1200m, A$2,584,755, to 2025-26, WATC Prince of Wales S., Gr.3, Colonel Reeves S., Gr.3, The Quokka, Rock Magic S., Morley Growers Market H., Bisley Workwear H., Selangor Turf Club Trophy, Macmahon H., 2d WATC Roma Cup, Gr.3, Tabtouch Have You Got the Touch H.

As a young rig, he’d been entered in the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale of 2022, but had to be withdrawn due to a habit that stays with him to this day - 12 starts into his career, for nine wins.

He’s fine at the stable and at the track, it’s the bit in between that’s the problem.

“Things didn’t work out for that yearling sale, because they had a bit of trouble loading him onto the truck. So I guess he wasn’t meant to go,” Miller said.

“So Mark withdrew him from the sale and said we’ll keep him and play with him.”

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Was Miller happy to receive Cup Night’s brother?

“Ooh yeah - very happy,” he said. “Cup Night had the potential to be something really good, but we had a lot of trouble with his feet.

“Jokers Grin’s a good bit better. He’s really going to make his mark on the racing over here or wherever he goes.”

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The breaker said Jokers Grin was clearly one of the best horses he’d handled, if not the best

Bernie Miller

Miller and Carbery felt they had a better younger brother when he was still at the breaker’s.

“I always send them back a second time, not that they’re naughty, it’s just what I do,” Miller said. “When he was there the second time, the breaker said Jokers Grin was clearly one of the best horses he’d handled, if not the best.

“He asked Paddy to jump on, and he took him for a slow spin around Ascot. Just the feel he gave Pat - you know when good horses glide over the ground - we thought he was pretty good.”

Gelded before he raced, requiring surgery as a rig, Jokers Grin raced on the pace when fourth on debut in May last year at Belmont. Switched to settling at the back, he unfurled one of those familiar Perth picket fences, winning his next five on the trot in restricted grade.

He had a win and two seconds from his next three starts, the last a second in his black type debut in the Roma Cup (Gr 3, 1100m), when he fell victim to his trait of hitting the lead too early and cruising.

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The gelding then went into the Quokka as a $21 longshot against several stars of the east and west. Drawing the widest gate of 13, Carbery went back and went wide around the turn. Jokers Grin looked unlikely to win for the length of the straight, until in the last few bounds he lifted to nudge out Sydney sprinter Headwall (Dream Ahead) by 0.17 lengths.

Jokers Grin has now extended his current winning streak to three, resuming after The Quokka with a 0.81 length success in the Prince Of Wales Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) before a 0.56 length win in the Colonel Reeves Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m), also at Ascot.

This means that unlike in The Quokka, he’ll be one of the favourites for the Winterbottom. The TAB on Monday had him at $2.70, behind Overpass (Vancouver) at $2.10. Bjorn Baker’s sprinter’s bid to win a third Quokka in its third running last April ended in a fifth place behind Jokers Grin, but he comes in off a sterling fourth in The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m).

“Now we’re not the hunter; we’ll be the hunted,” Miller said. “They’ll be trying to figure out how they can beat us now.

Maschino (Credit: Alwyn Park Stud)

“We’ll have the same racing style, we’ll send him back a bit, wait till he’s balanced up and ask him to go around them, so I guess there’ll be a few jockeys looking over their shoulder to see where he is.

“The good thing for us is they do go fast over here, especially in these higher graded races. The likes of Overpass, he’s a proven champion, and I can’t see him doing anything different, apart from putting the pedal down for as long as they can. They’ll go like scalded cats to get their positions, and hopefully our boy can drift back, peel out and come past them.

“I’m pretty confident, but it’ll be very, very competitive. I’m not one to say we’re gonna shit in or anything like that, but he’s improved since his last run and I’m very happy with him.”

Win or lose, Miller has his eyes on another Quokka tilt next April, before considering eastward options in Jokers Grin’s six-year-old season, such as the VRC Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m).

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I guess there’ll be a few jockeys looking over their shoulder to see where he is

Bernie Miller

Hopefully, he’d travel well - something which still takes some work even for the trip from home to Perth’s two racecourses.

“He’s a great horse, but the only time I worry is when I put him on the truck,” Miller said. “He plays up a lot on the truck. He used to try to jump straight off the truck onto the bitumen.

“Once we’ve got him on the ground, he’s fine. I shampoo him, he goes to sleep in the tie-up stalls. And after a race, you wouldn’t know he’d had a race. He just stands still.

“But getting him off the truck, we’ve got all this gear on him now to pacify him. We’re slowly winning that battle. At least now he’ll walk down the ramp instead of trying to jump off the bastard.”

Morning Briefing

Australia

Pike struggling with Northerly dilemma

William Pike’s immediate Group 1 focus is Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) where he partners Rey Magnerio (Magnus), but much of his mental energy is being pulled toward the Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m) on December 6. Pike faces a rare dilemma after riding both major 1600-metre winners at Ascot last Saturday. He secured a sixth Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) aboard Watch Me Rock (Awesome Rock) before returning 40 minutes later to claim the WA Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) with King Of Light (Earthlight), and both are set to meet in the Northerly. "It's a good problem… but honestly I don't know," Pike told SENTrack. "I'm going to have to flip a coin or something." Pike has assessed both mounts closely. "Watch Me Rock probably doesn't get in that well at the weights, whereas King Of Light does,” he said. “Three-year-olds have a good record…but I think Watch Me Rock still had another length up his sleeve… it's very difficult." Trained by Dan Morton, King Of Light tightened his grip on favouritism after the Guineas win and will carry 52 kilograms under weight-for-age conditions. Watch Me Rock rises from 54 to 59 kilograms, but Pike insists the impost won’t determine his choice. "I don't mind about the weight…I just want to try and make the right choice," he said. Pike opted to ride Rey Magnerio in the Winterbottom after guiding Oscar’s Fortune (Rich Enuff) to second behind WA's top sprinter Joker's Grin (Maschino) in the Colonel Reeves (Gr 3, 1100m). "I just wasn't sure if [Oscar’s Fortune] would be able to beat Joker's Grin…I was looking for another option to see if I could have a knockout blow,” he said.

Accredited set for stakes opportunity

Honest gelding Accredited (All Too Hard) will get another chance to break through at stakes level when he lines up in Saturday’s Festival Stakes (Gr 3, 1500m) at Rosehill. The Joe Pride-trained six-year-old has been a model of consistency this campaign and heads into the $250,000 contest off consecutive second placings. Most recently, Accredited finished 0.7 lengths behind stablemate Coal Crusher (Turffontein) in the $1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle, adding to a string of narrow defeats. Pride said the performance underlined the gelding’s trademark resilience. "Coal Crusher is a hard horse to beat at Newcastle and he did a really good job, he never gave up," he said. "He will be thereabouts and the 1500 metres will suit him. He will start in the market as he always does. He is an honest, consistent horse and he is never far away." Accredited’s record stands at seven wins and eight minor placings from 21 starts, with prize-money exceeding $700,000. His Hunter placing followed another runner-up finish over 1100 metres at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day, when he was nabbed late by stablemate Estadio Mestalla (Galileo Gold). The gelding has been edging toward a stakes win for some time, ending last prep with a narrow second in the Winter Challenge (Listed, 1500m) over the same course and distance as Saturday’s assignment after running third in the Winter Stakes (Listed, 1400m) prior.

Accredited (Credit: Sportpix)

Craig to make long-awaited return after wind operation

Connections of Craig (Territories) will face an anxious wait on Saturday when the talented gelding resumes in the Testa Rossa Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Caulfield, his first start since a throat condition halted his rise through the ranks last spring. Last year’s Toorak Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) runner-up has not raced since finishing near the rear in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) in early November last year, when the issue was discovered. Co-trainer Trent Busuttin said the early signs are encouraging after surgery, but only race pressure will provide certainty. "You never know with wind operations," Busuttin, who trains in partnership with Natalie Young, told Racing.com. "Most of them don't work so it's a bit half-glass empty, but he is showing some good signs. You have a fair few of them when you are a trainer and you can tell the ones that have not worked straight away." The UK import has trialled twice leading into his return. "I'd say he's breathing well and I think it's worked but you just don't know until they hit that race-day pressure at around the 200-metre mark on Saturday," Busuttin said. "He's galloping up well and trialing up well, but the proof will be in the pudding under race-day pressure." Busuttin believes the rising-five year old’s upside has always been significant. "He's got Group 1 ability but we just don't know if he'll be able to show it," he said. A strong performance may put the Supernova (1400m) slot race at Pakenham on the table, but Busuttin said the immediate priority is a confidence-building return after 12 months off the scene.

Keys to unleash promising colt in Merson Cooper

Cranbourne-based trainer Ken Keys will roll the dice with emerging colt Alibaba (Alabama Express) in Saturday’s Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield, hopeful the post-carnival juvenile feature can once again act as a springboard for a future star. The race has produced its share of top-liners in recent years – including Anamoe (Street Boss), Little Brose (Per Incanto), Cylinder (Exceed And Excel) and Oohood (I Am Invincible) – and Keys is cautiously optimistic Alibaba has the raw ability to follow a similar path. "He's a pretty nice horse," the trainer said of the Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) colt, who has won both trials at Cranbourne and his latest at Caulfield Heath last week. “Originally, I was planning on putting him out after that trial… but I went and sat at the track for the rest of the afternoon… and had too much time to think. He did a few things wrong in the mounting yard. He was a bit naughty… but on the track he was good. He looks like a nice horse, visually. He's right up there with any [juveniles] we've had. When you see him you will go 'Wow'. He's pretty natural…Craig [Williams] gave him a good report." Keys has long been curious about the Merson Cooper’s uncanny record. "It's been a race for some nice horses for some time,” he said. “I don't know why. It makes no sense." Alibaba was a $150,000 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale purchase for Keys this year, and is a brother to the Listed-placed Strideaway out of the winning Written Tycoon (Iglesia) mare Rowsthorn.

Brownes reset for Jericho Cup after Melbourne near-miss

After coming agonisingly close to securing their first Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) runner earlier this spring, Emma-Lee and David Browne will chase a very different staying test on Sunday when Salsita (Shocking) tackles the Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool. The $300,000 marathon represents a rare opportunity for restricted-class stayers, one the Pakenham-based duo are keen to seize with the 65-rater. Salsita had his final lead-up run at Cranbourne last Saturday in a Benchmark 70 (2540m), finishing second behind Black Peppermint (Americain). While it extended his run of near-misses, Emma-Lee Browne was upbeat. "It's another second placing for him but we are actually very pleased about it," she told Racing.com. "That's why he ran, to get him right for the Jericho…just to bring him on so as to be cherry ripe." Managing Salsita’s keenness will be key over the extreme trip. "We don't want to pull too hard so we'll probably be taking the side winkers off so he can relax." The son of Shocking (Street Cry) has now finished second five times in his past seven starts. "He's going so well but he seems to always find one better," Browne continued. "But if he decides that's the day to be in front next Sunday, we will be very happy." The stable had earlier pinned hopes on Basilinna (Stephanos) making the Melbourne Cup field before a small bone chip halted her campaign.

Scone stables set for showdown in Tamworth feature

Local bragging rights will be on the line at Tamworth on Tuesday as Scone’s leading stables square off in a competitive Benchmark 82 over 1600 metres. A three-way betting stoush is expected on a Soft 5 surface, with two powerhouse country yards primed to dominate the market. Rodney Northam holds early favouritism with Upwardly Mobile (Divine Prophet), who rocketed home to win a Class 3 Highway at Newcastle on stand-alone Saturday. The tough mare has now collected four wins from 14 starts and continues to build a reputation as one of the stable’s most reliable late-finishers. She heads into her sixth run since late August, producing two wins and finishing within two lengths of the winner in her remaining starts. Well-weighted with 55 kilograms – two less than her Newcastle victory – she will face stiff opposition from the key hope from the Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich yard in Rematch (Real Impact). The lightly raced six-year-old resumes a proven pattern after finishing a close second in the Guyra Cup (1400m) at Armidale on November 9. Rematch’s last win came in January, when he surged late to score over Tuesday’s course and distance, and he again looks suited stepping to the mile second-up. Upwardly Mobile's stablemate Jacenza (Shooting To Win) is also set to line up, the gelding an all-the-way Benchmark 82 (1600m) winner two starts back.

Upwardly Mobile (Credit: Sportpix)

Tootell lands Finals Day double

Caitlin Tootell capped a breakout season with a Finals Day double at Morphettville on Saturday, a haul that also delivered her 100th career victory. The young rider stepped in late for Brooke King aboard Starlite Valley (Valentia), guiding the Kym Healy-trained mare to her second Viddora Final (1200m) before lifting Ginger Sinner (Castelvecchio) to a hard-fought win in the Riziz Final (1200m) for Paula Trenwith. "It means a lot to me, this horse isn't easy," Tootell told Racing.com after Ginger Sinner’s narrow victory. "He didn't want to win again, but he stuck his nose out at the right time. It's great to hit the 100, especially on Finals Day." Ginger Sinner has been a rewarding acquisition for Trenwith, who praised the gelding’s attitude. "He's high-energy…he's like a kid on red cordial," she said. "He's a special little horse." Tootell shared riding honours with Campbell Rawiller, who continued his sizzling comeback form. Rawiller guided Oxford Blue (Fiorente) to a gutsy win in the Country Mile Final (1600m) before returning 30 minutes later to land the Country Sprint Series Final (1200m) aboard Vexatious Dancer (Hualalai). He has now produced 14 winners from his past 50 rides. Luke O’Connor also enjoyed a career highlight, with veteran Worsfold (Shamus Award) storming to a dominant win in the Restricted Final (1800m) – his first success in more than two and a half years. "We mapped this race a while ago and when a plan comes off, it's so satisfying," O’Connor said.

Leeton Cup meeting returns to traditional May date

Leeton Jockey Club has confirmed its community raceday will shift back to its traditional May timeslot next year, with the Leeton Cup (1600m) to be run on May 9. The decision was announced at the club’s annual general meeting on November 20. In his annual report, Club president Grant Fitzsimon noted that despite the 2024 TAB raceday being moved to a Tuesday, turnover defied statewide trends. Fitzsimon outlined several improvements undertaken over the past year, including the purchase of a new cool room and converting all Sky Racing TV signals to digital. He also confirmed changes to the scope of works for the derelict grandstand, with grant funding instead directed toward new security fencing, gates and asbestos removal. Further upgrades are planned for the jockey rooms and racecallers’ box in 2026.

New Zealand

Mufhasa option for Spencer

Spencer (Derryn) could be set for a big leap in grade following his win at Wanganui on Saturday. The Spring Sprint (Gr 3, 1400m) on December 7 had initially been pencilled in as the six-year-old’s next target, but connections are weighing up a tilt at the Mufhasa Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at Trentham on the same day. “It was good to see him perform so well on top of the ground after all his earlier wins had been on soft or heavy tracks,” co-trainer Peter McKay said. “We’re still leaning towards the Spring Sprint, which he won when it was at Te Rapa last season, but we’d also be keen to see how strong the Group 1 mile might be. He was rated 100 before winning on Saturday and I’ll have to talk to the handicapper about where he might have ended up, but he’s pushed himself up there and we might just have to look at weight-for-age racing.”

Spencer (Credit: Race Images)

Boxing Day targets for Clotworthy pair

Shaun and Emma Clotworthy are looking forward to heading to Ellerslie on Boxing Day with a pair of their runners following their winning double at Pukekohe on Saturday. Progressive mare Sista Sugar (Too Darn Hot) opened the stable’s account on Saturday when taking out the Stella Artois Championship Qualifier (1400m) in the hands of Masa Hashizume, improving on her first-up runner-up effort over 1200 metres at Ellerslie last month. “She got a beautiful trip. She is only small but she tries hard,” Shaun Clotworthy said. “She has matured a bit more as a four-year-old and she seems to be coming along nicely and racing with better manners.” The victory sealed Sista Sugar’s place in the $110,000 Stella Artois 1500 Championship Final (1500m) on Boxing Day, and Clotworthy is keen to pursue the riches on offer. “She will probably head towards that Stella Artois Final on Boxing Day,” he said. “She may have one run in-between, we are just working it out.” Stablemate Billy Blinx (Shocking) is also destined to head to the same meeting to contest the $125,000 Stayers’ Championship Final (2400m) following his victory in a qualifier over 1600 metres on Saturday. “He looks like quite a progressive horse. He has always shown us a lot, but he just hasn’t been mature enough,” Clotworthy said. We think that [Stayers’ Final] is where we will head with him. We will just see how he comes through the next couple of days and then make a plan.”

Asia

45 for Kizuna

Shadai Stallion Station resident Kizuna (Deep Impact) registered his 45th individual stakes winner when Peintre Naif (2 c ex Art Brut by Makfi) took out Monday’s Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (Gr 2, 1800m). Trained by Tetsuya Kimura, the colt was delivered late by Christophe Lemaire to defeat Zoroastro (Maurice) by a head, with Reichsadler (Siskin) another length behind in third place. The colt made it two wins from three runs after breaking his maiden last time at Nakayama. Bred by Niikappu Hashimoto Bokujo, Peintre Naif is a brother to Grade 3 winner Parallel Vision, being the second foal to race out of the Makfi (Dubawi) mare Art Brut, herself a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Maitres D’Art (Zenno Rob Roy) – that pair both out of the Group 1-placed mare Exhibit One (Silver Hawk). Kizuna stands for a fee of ¥20,000,000 (approx. AU$197,340).

Buick eyes IJC glory after banner year of Group 1 success

William Buick will return to Hong Kong at the end of a year of consistent top-level success as he attempts to tick off another major ambition. The Norwegian-born, British-based rider is set for another tilt at the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) on December 10. It will be the fifth time Buick has participated in the showdown at Happy Valley, but it has not been an event of great fortune for him so far, with a fifth place overall being his best return to date in 2020, while he was sixth behind Mickael Barzalona 12 months ago. “It’s always a privilege to be invited by The Hong Kong Jockey Club to the IJC and I’ve been lucky enough to participate a few times,” Buick said. “I’ve never won it, or been on the podium yet, so it would be lovely to get a win in the competition. Obviously, the rides are luck of the draw, so you need a lot of luck. It’s very competitive and you need to be on the ball against a great line-up of jockeys.”

International

Four for Volatile

Fast Market (3 f ex Betty Draper by Street Cry) provided Volatile (Violence) with his fourth individual stakes winner when she got up late to land the rescheduled Pebbles Stakes (Gr 3, 8.5f) at Aqueduct on Sunday. Trained by John Terranova II, the filly was winning for the second time in 11 starts as she beat Love You Anyway (Tapit) by a length and a half. Sweet Treasure (Twirling Candy) finished a further half-length away in third. Bred in Kentucky by Breed First, Fast Market is out of the winning Street Cry (Machiavellian) mare Betty Draper, making her a half-sister to, among others, the stakes-placed winner Higgins Boat (Omaha Beach). She was a $210,000 yearling purchase by Elena Racing at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. In 2024, owners Hit The Bid Racing secured the filly for $350,000 at the Ocala Breeders' June Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale. Volatile will stand the upcoming northern hemisphere breeding season at Three Chimneys for a fee of US$10,000 (approx. AU$15,495).

Kiwi Chronicles

Ardrossan double strike

Ardalio (Credit: Race Images)

Lloyd Jackson

ANZ News

The weather lately has affected New Zealand spring racing in a negative sense, that is until last Saturday when it affected racing in a positive sense. At last, the weather Gods smiled and Pukekohe provided a splendid day of racing on a tip-tip surface. We were overdue. Spring is nearly over.

Recent trials at Avondale and Waipa attracted a total of 370 runners over 54 heats indicating that horses were ready but the racetracks were not. Betting revenues, the lifeblood of the industry, always increase with larger fields which at Pukehohe averaged 12.7. Half the fields attracted 14 starters. Racing matched the conditions and the four stakes races each provided a worthwhile story.

Waikato Stud’s Ardrossan (Redoute’s Choice) sired a stakes double in Ardalio, winner of the Counties Bowl (Gr 3, 1100m), and two-year-old De Armas, successful in the Counties Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1100m). Nice timing just as the NZB yearling catalogues are released.

Ardalio is in for a good season. Her record is impressive having had just eight starts for four wins. Significantly, three wins have been at Group 3 level. Last season she was clearly one of New Zealand’s premier three-year-olds, signalling a bright future when taking out the Almanzor Trophy (Gr 3, 1200m) on Karaka Millions night on the eve of the 2025 NZB Yearling Sales.

That win earned a slot in the NZB Kiwi (RL, 1500m) in which she finished a creditable seventh, caught wide but may have found 1500 metres a shade far. The Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at the end of April showed her true talent when blocked for a run twice in the run home. Barging into space she exploded late and was much too good although her rider Michael McNab copped a fine and a suspension.

That same determination and acceleration was present on Saturday. Taking the lead at the 200 metres pole she looked an easy winner until Twain (Per Incanto) emerged from the pack. Ardalio saw him and simply sprinted again to score by 1.5 lengths in 1:03.25 for the 1100 metres (equivalent to 1:09 for 1200 metres).

Ardalio shows preference for sprints and races such as the Telegraph Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) and the Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) look likely targets, according to stable representative Dylan Johnson. Yet to win beyond 1200 metres, the BCD Sprint (Gr 1, 1400m) in February has a question mark over it. With another year under her belt and cover until late, the extra 200 metres may be within her scope.

Bred by Elsdon Park, Ardalio was not offered for sale and is from Bridgewater (Written Tycoon), a graduate of the 2017 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. Bridgewater suffered a pelvic injury which restricted her race career (two unplaced starts) but agent Bruce Perry is adamant that Bridgewater possessed talent, she was the “real deal”. Perry also reported to ANZ News that the current season has seen Elsdon Park breed three stakes winners by Ardrossan, namely Saltcoats, Ardalio and De Armas.

Bridgewater’s presence at the Easter sale was because she is by leading sire Written Tycoon (Iglesia) from a half-sister to Index Linked (Dansili) whose 12 wins included three stakes races. Another half-sister, Defy The Odds (Galileo), produced South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) winner Leicester (Wanted).

A glance at Ardalio’s pedigree shows an interesting double up of Iglesia (Last Tycoon) who appears as Ardrosssan’s damsire as well as the sire of Ardalio’s maternal grandsire Written Tycoon. Elsdon Park’s Perry chimes in: “The double up of Iglesia was by design although it’s easy to say that now. We love Last Tycoon so the male/female Iglesia seemed good.”

Ardrossan over Bridgewater is two for two re winners. A two-year-old brother, Raymond, also by Ardrossan, has trialled and the mare foaled a Per Incanto (Street Cry) colt in 2024 before visiting Sword Of State (Snitzel).

You can’t keep them all

Completing a stakes double for Ardrossan (now sire of seven individual stakes winners) was De Armas, a filly bought from Ardalio’s breeders, Elsdon Park for a now bargain $16,000 but you can’t keep them all. De Armas is also proving a worthy advertisement for NZB’s National Online Yearling Sale in light of the fact that outstanding unbeaten three-year-old filly, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Well Written (Written Tycoon), was sourced from last year’s edition of the sale.

De Armas (Credit: Race Images)

De Armas was described by Elsdon Park thus: “This Ardrossan filly is a cracking type with plenty of athleticism and great movement. She has good conformation and is a sound filly with no issues.” Noted by Otaki-based trainer Johno Benner, the filly is also unbeaten in her two starts and made quite an impression when she bounded clear of her opponents in landing Saturday’s Challenge Stakes.

Racing outside the lead to the 400 metres, De Armas took over passing the 300 metres. It was over the final 150 metres that she asserted her authority when a late challenge from the favourite Harvey Wallbanger (Home Affairs) emerged, a challenge she shook off with ease by 1.8 lengths.

Benner, who was a little choked up after the win admitted two things: De Armas may well be the best he has saddled, which is quite a statement given his record, and secondly that the Karaka Million 2YO (RL, 1200m) for which she is now favourite, might not necessarily be a target.

Her dam Regal Winks (Rip Van Winkle) won twice and has foaled two winners. Her dam, Regal Thrills (Royal Academy) was Listed placed in Sydney in addition to four wins including at Moonee Valley, Morphettville and in Hong Kong. Regal Thrills ranks as a half-sister to the dams of three Group winners including Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) winner All Thrills (St Covet).

Blandford Lodge have enjoyed great success with this family as they bred and raced the next dam Soleil Rouge (Red Tempo). Cambria Park will offer De Aramas’s half-brother by Banquo (Written Tycoon) at NZB’s 2026 Summer Yearling Sale in January, as part of the 100th National Yearling Sales series.

Expect Ardrossan’s fortunes to rise as the quality of his mares improves. At the upcoming NZB National Yearling Sales series he is well represented with 29 in Book 1, 24 in Book 2 and ten in the Summer Sale.

Overdue

It would have been a travesty had Qali Al Farrasha (Almanzor) been retired to stud without a stakes win to her name. The five-year-old mare had previously racked up some top class performances in her career, including a solid third in the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m), and last season, at four, three consecutive Group 1 placings, the best of which was a 0.1 length second in the Thorndon Mile (Gr 1, 1600m).

Qali Al Farrasha (Credit: Race Images)

Therefore, a victory in Saturday’s Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) was not only deserved but overdue, even if the race distance might have been considered short of her preferred 1600 metres. Exactly one year ago she was second in the Counties Cup (Gr 3, 2100m). Winning jockey Wiremu Pinn stated: “I thought 1400 metres might be too short for her, but she proved me wrong.”

From midfield she cruised up alongside the leaders at the 300 metres and then proceeded to race clear soon after. The win was never in doubt with a 100 metres to run. In her 1.8 lengths success in a good time of 1:21.92 she turned the tables on Provence (Savabeel) who beat her in the Thorndon last January.

She doesn’t win out of turn and the Breeders’ was just win three in a career of 17 starts for prize-money earnings of $586,175, a nice result for her owners, Te Akau Stud, and Westonlea Stud who bred her in conjunction with Nearco Stud.

Qali Al Farrasha was not sold at any sale. Neither was her brother Nucleozor who was an unbeaten Listed winner in three juvenile New Zealand starts before his export to Hong Kong where he has yet to fire. Their dam is a winning half-sister to Melbourne Group 2 and Listed winner Tijuana (American Pharoah) and their granddam, Mexican Rose (Volksraad), was a champion at two and three in Singapore after scoring two-year-old wins at Ellerslie and Awapuni before her export.

For Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) Qali Al Farrasha marks stakes winner 26. NZB’s 2026 Karaka Yearling Sale series will feature 24 Almanzors in Book 1, nine in Book 2 and two in the Summer Sale.

Right leg

Another Saturday stakes scorer whose winning strike-rate is just three from 25 is Final Return (Reliable Man), successful in the Counties Cup and whose trainer, Janelle Millar, revealed that her charge races better right-handed. Left-handed he strikes himself.

An even field assembled for stayers’ feature and the result backed that up with a very crowded finish as the official margins declared were: a neck, a nose, a nose, a neck, a nose and a neck. Less than a length covered the first six across the line. Added to that is: all but three of the 14 runners carried the minimum of 53 kilograms.

Credit is due to rider Elen Nicholas whose initiative spelled the difference between winning and not when she realised that the pace was never going to suit her normally free-going mount. A clear last by three lengths entering the back straight Nicholas asked Final Return to pass all but one of the runners and co-led at the 800 metres. “We managed to go around them without him having to do too much work, and then we were able to take a bit of a breather after we got to the front as well, which was good,” said Nicholas. Into the straight they finally led alone at the 400 metres and it says much of the seven-year-old that he never relented all the way to the line. He kept finding when challenged by five runners and was very brave.

His previous best effort was a fighting third, beaten 0.7 lengths in the Avondale Cup (Gr 3, 2400m) back in March. His previous win was almost two years ago in a Benchmark 65 over 1600 metres at Wanganui.

One reference source has Final Return selling for $500 on Gavelhouse as an unnamed three-year-old. Another said he was withdrawn but if the former, Final Return has made a mockery of that price by earning in excess of $280,000. His dam Kind Return (Zabeel), a graduate of the NZB 2002 Karaka Premier Sale, won four times and placed second in the Zabeel Classic (Gr 1, 2000m). At stud she has produced six winners, Final Return her first to achieve a stakes victory.

Kind Return is a sister to Perth Cup (Gr 2, 3200m) winner Respect (Zabeel) as well as Zarzino (Zabeel), the dam of dual Group 1 winner and successful sire Tarzino (Tavistock). Their dam also produced Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Kinda Cross (Cape Cross).

Reliable Man (Dalakhani), now the sire of 29 stakes winners, will be represented by four lots during next January’s NZB Karaka Yearling Sale.

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Monday, November 24, 2025

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Albury NSW Good(4)
Show

Albury NSW Good(4)

R1: Book Your Christmas Race Day Package Now Country Boosted Mdn Hcp, $30,000, 1000m

  1. Bombay Boom (AUS) (b/br G 3 Spirit of Boom (AUS) - Steflara (AUS)
    T: Matthew Dale J: Nick Heywood
  2. Judith's Revenge (AUS) (br F 3 Brutal (NZ) - Miss Ladybird (AUS))
  3. Belnera (AUS) (br M 5 So You Think (NZ) - Most Secretive (AUS))

Margins: 2 lens, 2.3 lens. Time: 0:58.74 (last 600m 34.48)

R2: Bur Real Estate Country Boosted (Bm58), $30,000, 1600m

  1. Gold Tracker (AUS) (ch G 6 Xtravagant (NZ) - Gracefully Chic (AUS)
    T: Michael Travers J: Rebecca Bronett Prag
  2. Star Empire (AUS) (b/br G 4 Vancouver (AUS) - Annifrid (AUS))
  3. Strategic Defense (AUS) (b M 5 National Defense (GB) - As I Do (AUS))

Margins: 0.5 lens, 0.6 lens. Time: 1:37.45 (last 600m 37.09)

R3: Yackandandah Park (Bm66), $27,000, 1000m

  1. Danceenuff (AUS) (ch M 6 Rich Enuff (AUS) - Destined to Dance (AUS)
    T: W G Carroll J: Brittany Button
  2. Bridie's Luck (AUS) (ch M 6 Written Tycoon (AUS) - Diploma (AUS))
  3. Calais Bliss (AUS) (br M 4 I Am Immortal (AUS) - Calais View (AUS))

Margins: 0.1 lens, 0.8 lens. Time: 0:58.67 (last 600m 34.80)

R4: NSW Jockeys Trust Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1400m

  1. Albanian Beauty (AUS) (b G 4 Starcraft (NZ) - Rezyana (AUS)
    T: Nick Ryan J: Jack Martin
  2. Cayman Island (NZ) (b G 3 Hello Youmzain (FR) - Nucleonic (NZ))
  3. Doc March (AUS) (ch G 5 Prized Icon (AUS) - Awesome I Am (USA))

Margins: 1.3 lens, 0.7 lens. Time: 1:24.23 (last 600m 37.08)

R5: Trackpix Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1175m

  1. Raiderlicious (AUS) (b M 4 Kermadec (NZ) - Thunder Raider (AUS)
    T: Matthew Dale J: Nick Heywood
  2. Hold This (AUS) (ch G 4 Ilovethiscity (AUS) - Starry Eyed (AUS))
  3. Lil Orlov (AUS) (ch G 3 Russian Revolution (AUS) - Lil Diamond (AUS))

Margins: 0.6 lens, 3.5 lens. Time: 1:10.15 (last 600m 36.27)

R6: Twin City Truck Centre Hcp (C1), $27,000, 1400m

  1. Dooralong (AUS) (b G 5 Rubick (AUS) - Hoist (AUS)
    T: Matthew Dale J: Nick Heywood
  2. Doubtfree (AUS) (b/br G 4 Dubious (AUS) - Liberating (USA))
  3. Watoto (AUS) (br G 4 Justify (USA) - Consider It Done (AUS))

Margins: 2.5 lens, 1.1 lens. Time: 1:24.5 (last 600m 37.00)

R7: Atura Albury (Bm58), $27,000, 1175m

  1. Jaskier (AUS) (b G 5 Nicconi (AUS) - Miss Middleton (AUS)
    T: P McVicar J: C J Parish
  2. Dry Fire (AUS) (ch G 5 Shooting to Win (AUS) - Magondo (AUS))
  3. Cosmic Attraction (AUS) (b M 4 Cosmic Force (AUS) - Hidden Attraction (AUS))

Margins: 2.6 lens, 0.2 lens. Time: 1:10.20 (last 600m 36.17)

Wellington NSW Good(4)
Show

Wellington NSW Good(4)

R1: Congratulations Gillian Ryan - Life Member Plate (C1), $27,000, 1700m

  1. Billabong Alvin (AUS) (br G 4 Panzer Division (AUS) - Tejon (AUS)
    T: Brett Thompson J: Braith Nock
  2. Alpine Rose (AUS) (b M 5 Denman (AUS) - Yorkshire Lily (AUS))
  3. Sabatina (AUS) (b M 4 Churchill (IRE) - Pretty Peggy (AUS))

Margins: 1.5 lens, 0.3 lens. Time: 1:45.53 (last 600m)

R2: KFC Wellington Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1400m

  1. Naftali (AUS) (b G 4 Deep Field (AUS) - Gracie's Lass (AUS)
    T: Brett & Georgie Cavanough J: Braith Nock
  2. Nandowrie (AUS) (ch G 4 Headwater (AUS) - Leola (AUS))
  3. Casdaemon (AUS) (b G 6 Casino Prince (AUS) - Canny Maree (AUS))

Margins: 1.1 lens, 1.6 lens. Time: 1:24.43 (last 600m)

R3: Allendale Merino - Get Back In The Saddle Tony Country Boosted Mdn Plate, $30,000, 1000m

  1. Capsity (AUS) (ch F 3 Capitalist (AUS) - Pomposity (AUS)
    T: Brett & Georgie Cavanough J: Braith Nock
  2. Gail Jeanette (AUS) (ch F 3 Capitalist (AUS) - Terminology (AUS))
  3. Imastatement (AUS) (b M 4 Press Statement (AUS) - Invincible Thunder (AUS))

Margins: 0.1 lens, 1.2 lens. Time: 0:57.59 (last 600m)

R4: JD Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Hcp (C2), $27,000, 1000m

  1. Keadool (AUS) (b/br G 4 Harry Angel (IRE) - Turramurra (AUS)
    T: C Lundholm J: Zoe Hunt
  2. Brummagen (AUS) (b G 5 Outreach (AUS) - Letyahairhangdown (AUS))
  3. Yorkel (NZ) (b G 6 Swiss Ace (AUS) - Joie D'amour (AUS))

Margins: 0.2 lens, 3.4 lens. Time: 0:57.04 (last 600m)

R5: Lousick Earthmoving Mdn Hcp, $27,000, 1100m

  1. Kevin (AUS) (b G 3 Winning Rupert (AUS) - Miss Valor (AUS)
    T: Brett Robb J: Izzy Neale
  2. Vicious Rumour (AUS) (bl M 4 Cable Bay (IRE) - Solchow (AUS))
  3. Play Gem (AUS) (b M 4 Bull Point (AUS) - Play Katey (AUS))

Margins: 1.3 lens, 1.4 lens. Time: 1:04.10 (last 600m)

R6: Stuart Town Pub - Ironbark Inn (Bm66), $27,000, 1600m

  1. Sports Page (AUS) (b M 6 Sports Edition (AUS) - Hurghada (AUS)
    T: Natalie Pearce J: Izzy Neale
  2. Marnoo (AUS) (b G 5 Holler (AUS) - Savannah Haze (AUS))
  3. Accrue (AUS) (b G 7 Xtravagant (NZ) - Tuchuzy (AUS))

Margins: 1.6 lens, 0.4 lens. Time: 1:37.48 (last 600m)

R7: Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club Country Boosted (Bm58), $30,000, 1400m

  1. Shadow Dane (AUS) (b/br G 6 Rebel Dane (AUS) - Red Silhouette (NZ)
    T: M R Mulholland J: Jacob Stiff
  2. Trumpty Dumpty (AUS) (b G 5 American Pharoah (USA) - Mumtaazah (AUS))
  3. Seven Mile Missile (AUS) (b G 5 Smart Missile (AUS) - Ocean Tempest (AUS))

Margins: 1.1 lens, 0.6 lens. Time: 1:23.28 (last 600m)

Leading Broodmare Sires

Data supplied by Arion pedigrees

Australia

Leading Broodmare Sires by

Rank Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Breeding Rnrs Wnrs Wins SW(SWins) Earnings Best Performer
1 Fastnet Rock (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Danehill - Piccadilly Circus 440 132 167 6(6) $13,585,102 Joliestar - 2,052,000
2 Exceed and Excel (AUS) 2000 - 2004 Danehill - Patrona 326 99 136 6(7) $11,785,669 Tempted - 3,168,000
3 Galileo (IRE) 1998 - 2002 Sadler's Wells - Urban Sea 100 25 31 3(5) $11,759,450 Via Sistina - 6,581,500
4 Desert King (IRE) 1994 - 1998 Danehill - Sabaah 18 8 13 1(3) $9,124,200 Half Yours - 8,900,950
5 Street Cry (IRE) 1998 - 2003 Machiavellian - Helen Street 207 73 101 5(6) $8,391,972 Attica - 1,389,200
6 Snitzel (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Redoute's Choice - Snippets' Lass 372 116 138 3(3) $7,929,434 Clear Thinking - 1,042,000
7 Per Incanto (USA) 2004 - 2011 Street Cry - Pappa Reale 26 3 5 1(1) $7,842,960 Ka Ying Rising - 7,549,000
8 Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Danehill - Shantha's Choice 427 115 143 6(6) $7,788,241 Inkaruna - 677,350
9 Shamardal (USA) 2002 - 2005 Giant's Causeway - Helsinki 103 36 50 5(7) $7,742,950 Ceolwulf - 5,031,895
10 Savabeel (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Zabeel - Savannah Success 178 47 64 3(3) $6,964,778 Gringotts - 2,446,000
11 Var (USA) 1999 - 2005 Forest Wildcat - Loma Preata 1 1 4 1(3) $6,800,500 Autumn Glow - 6,800,500
12 Lonhro (AUS) 1998 - 2004 Octagonal - Shadea 344 82 99 3(4) $6,504,850 Observer - 1,753,500
13 O'Reilly (NZ) 1993 - 1997 Last Tycoon - Courtza 219 68 84 2(3) $6,191,028 Pride of Jenni - 1,027,145
14 More Than Ready (USA) 1997 - 2001 Southern Halo - Woodman's Girl 356 92 114 2(3) $5,567,235 Gerringong - 499,375
15 Encosta de Lago (AUS) 1993 - 1997 Fairy King - Shoal Creek 348 103 123 1(1) $5,416,941 Fangirl - 738,750
16 Not a Single Doubt (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Redoute's Choice - Singles Bar 240 78 97 5(6) $5,204,678 My Gladiola - 647,145
17 Zed (NZ) 2002 - 2007 Zabeel - Emerald Dream 2 2 3 1(1) $4,562,860 Jimmysstar - 4,539,500
18 Medaglia d'Oro (USA) 1999 - 2005 El Prado - Cappucino Bay 125 37 50 4(6) $4,520,372 Apocalyptic - 1,049,000
19 Casino Prince (AUS) 2003 - 2008 Flying Spur - Lady Capel 84 26 35 2(2) $4,507,649 Sepals - 2,687,400
20 Hussonet (USA) 1991 - 1994 Mr. Prospector - Sacahuista 117 42 52 3(4) $4,394,916 Rothfire - 1,196,500

New Zealand

Leading Broodmare Sires by

Rank Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Breeding Rnrs Wnrs Wins SW(SWins) Earnings Best Performer
1 O'Reilly (NZ) 1993 - 1997 Last Tycoon - Courtza 126 29 37 3(3) $1,647,505 El Vencedor - 204,000
2 High Chaparral (IRE) 1999 - 2004 Sadler's Wells - Kasora 70 21 23 2(2) $1,284,870 Bozo - 299,500
3 Stravinsky (USA) 1996 - 2000 Nureyev - Fire the Groom 40 10 13 2(2) $997,567 Romanoff - 419,600
4 Pentire (GB) 1992 - 1997 Be My Guest - Gull Nook 41 12 18 1(2) $881,635 Agera - 259,500
5 Zabeel (NZ) 1986 - 1991 Sir Tristram - Lady Giselle 72 20 21 1(1) $766,580 Final Return - 100,975
6 Pins (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Snippets - No Finer 86 20 23 0(0) $752,735 Cannon Hill - 80,500
7 Savabeel (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Zabeel - Savannah Success 113 22 25 0(0) $693,017 Enterprise - 62,585
8 Keeper (AUS) 1997 - 2002 Danehill - Nuwirah 58 16 17 1(1) $660,110 Sterling Express - 126,250
9 Sebring (AUS) 2005 - 2009 More Than Ready - Purespeed 15 4 7 1(2) $644,012 Well Written - 462,875
10 Darci Brahma (NZ) 2002 - 2007 Danehill - Grand Echezeaux 67 17 21 0(0) $614,950 Toa Haka - 85,300
11 Shocking (AUS) 2005 - 2011 Street Cry - Maria di Castiglia 8 3 5 1(2) $613,890 Waitak - 546,250
12 Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Danehill - Shantha's Choice 52 12 15 0(0) $608,115 Arabian Songbird - 91,750
13 Showcasing (GB) 2007 - 2011 Oasis Dream - Arabesque 24 7 8 1(1) $544,775 Lollapalooza - 236,775
14 More Than Ready (USA) 1997 - 2001 Southern Halo - Woodman's Girl 45 13 14 0(0) $531,815 Cognito - 74,800
15 Fastnet Rock (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Danehill - Piccadilly Circus 45 17 23 0(0) $529,765 Rosso - 63,625
16 Per Incanto (USA) 2004 - 2011 Street Cry - Pappa Reale 34 11 13 0(0) $426,130 Steal My Thunder - 70,545
17 Rip Van Winkle (IRE) 2006 - 2011 Galileo - Looking Back 34 11 14 1(1) $423,185 De Armas - 86,250
18 Snitzel (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Redoute's Choice - Snippets' Lass 26 5 7 1(1) $415,765 Captured by Love - 75,250
19 Swiss Ace (AUS) 2004 - 2010 Secret Savings - Rapid Serve 21 6 7 1(1) $389,615 Swiss Prince - 123,935
20 Al Akbar (AUS) 1990 - 1995 Success Express - Gala Night 15 5 7 0(0) $343,145 Taika - 89,990
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