Paradoxium signals Slipper hopes with strong Rosehill trial
Last December’s impressive Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) winner Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) showcased his Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) credentials with a strong trial win at Rosehill on Monday.
The Bjorn Baker-trained son of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) suffered a bout of travel sickness when sent to the Gold Coast last month, thwarting his chance of lining up as the favourite for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m).
The colt picked up where he left off under Jason Collett on Monday, powering clear to score by 4.4 lengths over Klocke (Zoustar) with the well-bred Central Europe (Frankel) another 0.7 lengths back in third. Paradoxium clocked 53.42s for the 900 metres.
Paradoxium, a $400,000 purchase for Baker, Clarke Bloodstock and Ridgmont at last year’s Gold Coast Yearling Sale, is the first foal out of Listed placegetter Paredo (Better Than Ready) and Silverdale Farm will offer her yearling filly by Zoustar (Northern Meteor) at next month’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale as Lot 9.
Clocking a slightly slower time was Paradoxium’s stablemate Rachini (Zoustar) who made it two trial wins from two for Baker after a debut fifth in the Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m) last spring for Leon and Troy Corstens.
She defeated Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) filly Leonessa by 4.1 lengths, with Shahaameh (All Too Hard) another half-length back in third. An initial $200,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling, Rachini was sold by Baystone Farm after her debut at last year’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale for $500,000.
Agrarian Girl (Tassort) won the Lonhro Plate (Listed, 1000m) on debut on February 7 and the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly led all the way on Monday to score a 1.2-length win under Tim Clark, stopping the clock at 54.88s for 900 metres. Satin Serenade (Frankel) was second, with Hellfight (Hellbent) close behind in third.
The other juvenile heat was won by another Bjorn Baker–trained youngster, with Artaneous (Trapeze Artist) appearing for the first time since his debut sixth in the Breeders Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) and being ridden out to score by a half-length over Power Broker (Dundeel), who is out of Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) heroine Stay With Me (Street Cry), a daughter of the late star-crossed superstar mare Miss Finland (Redoute’s Choice).
Meanwhile, Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) colt Tornado Valley, who was second in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) was given a quiet time and finished midfield.