Looking Ahead puts the spotlight on runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are a particularly well-bred or high-priced runner having their first or second start, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse which has trialled particularly well, we’ll aim to give you something to follow.
On Sunday, we will begin the day with a Bon Ho-owned debutant at the Sunshine Coast before turning our attention to an imported son of Camelot (GB) at Grafton.
We will round out the day with a $950,000 son of Sebring in the second event at Ballarat.
Sunshine Coast Poly Track, Race 1, 11.45am AEST, Irish Bunny QTIS 2YO H., $24,000, 1100m
Enterprise Legend, 2-year-old colt (Capitalist x Clover Lane {NZ} {O’Reilly {NZ}})
The Lee Freedman-trained Enterprise Legend will don the Bon Ho silks on debut after winning a Heavy track trial at the Gold Coast last month.
Kyle Wilson-Taylor has been booked to ride Enterprise Legend and will partner the juvenile from barrier six of seven.
A $180,000 2021 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale purchase by Lee Freedman, Enterprise Legend is out of the G2 Silver Shadow S.-placed Clover Lane (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}), who herself is out of the G2 Queensland Guineas winner Sequential Charm (Sequalo).
Enterprise Legend as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Grafton, Race 1, 12.15pm AEST, Galaxy Sport Class 1 & Mdn Showcase Plate, $30,000, 2220m
I Am The Empire (Ire), 2-year-old colt (Camelot {GB} x Close Regards {Ire} {Danehill {USA}})
The Annabel Neasham-trained I Am The Empire (Ire) will be looking to add a second consecutive victory to his resume after breaking his maiden status last start at Scone.
Raced in the silks of Carl Holt, I Am The Empire will jump from barrier two and will be ridden by Brock Ryan.
A 85,000gns (AU$158,000) 2020 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 1) purchase by Nevada Equine, I Am The Empire is a half-brother to the G1 Metropolitan H.-winning Magic Hurricane (Ire) (Hurricane Run {Ire}).
I Am The Empire (Ire) as a yearling | Image courtesy of Tattersalls
The duo’s unraced dam Close Regards is a half-sister to the stakes-winning Corrine (Ire) (Spectrum {Ire}) and hails from the extended family of G1 Deutsches Derby winner Lucky Speed (Ire) (Silvano {Ger}).
Ballarat, Race 2, 12.55pm AEST, Global Turf Mdn Plate, $35,000, 1400m
Halston, 2-year-old colt (Sebring x In Style {NZ} {Fast ‘N’ Famous})
The Peter Moody-trained Halston is capable of going one better than his debut outing when he steps out here over an extra 200 metres.
The Aquis-owned juvenile has drawn barrier nine of nine of 14 and will be partnered by Luke Nolen.
A $950,000 2021 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale purchase by Tony Fung Investments from the draft of Sledmere Stud, Halston is out of the G1 Railway S. heroine In Style (NZ), making him a half-brother to G3 Widden Stud S. runner-up Total Babe (I Am Invincible).
Halston as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
G3 Waikato Gold Cup winner Surpass (NZ) (Savabeel) features in the second generation of this family while G1 WATC Derby placegetter Matriculate (NZ) (Honor Grades {USA}) is present in the third generation.
Looking Back
Our first selection, Scream (Zoustar) ran last on debut at Randwick.
Our second selection and final selection, Tapin' Three (Zoustar) was scratched from the first at Caulfield.
