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G3 Geelong Cup, $500,000, 2400m
British-bred import Emissary (GB) becomes the second Group winner in Australia for the Juddmonte Farms-based sire Kingman (GB).
A winner of the Listed Heatherlie S. earlier in the year, Emissary is bred by Juddmonte - home to his multiple Group 1-winning sire Kingman, whose other Group winner in the country is Sinawann (Ire).
Emissary is a half-brother to the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and G1 Epsom Derby winner Workforce (GB) out of the unraced Soviet Moon (Ire) (Sadler's Wells {USA}) whose dam is the G3 Park Hill S. winner Eva Luna (USA) (Alleged {USA}).
A high-class broodmare, Eva Luna produced six winners including the dual Group 1-winning stayer Brian Boru (GB), the triple Group 3 winner Sea Moon (GB), who won the G2 Herbert Power S. in 2013, and the Longchamp Group 2 winner Moon Search (GB) (Rainbow Quest {USA}).
Eva Luna is a descendant of another seven stakes winners including the 2018 G1 Caulfield Cup winner Best Solution (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) and Group 1 winner El Bodegon (Ire) (Kodiac {Ire}), who will take his chance in the G1 Cox Plate. She in turn derives from the same family as another prolific mare in the shape of the legendary Pretty Polly (GB) (Gallinule {GB}).
Listed Geelong Classic, $200,000, 2200m
In winning the Listed Geelong Classic, Grand Pierro becomes the 31st stakes winner for his Coolmore Stud-based sire Pierro.
The 3-year-old gelding is out of the G3 WW Cockram S.-placed mare Le Societe (Anabaa {USA}), making him a half-brother to Listed-placed Indiscretion (Sebring).
Le Societe herself is a daughter of Listed New Zealand St Leger winner Ritzy Lady (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), who produced four other foals to race and they are all winners.
Listed Black Pearl S., $175,000, 1200m
Having taken last season’s G2 Let’s Elope S., classy filly Turaath (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) landed her second stakes race with this victory in the Listed Black Pearl S.
She is a daughter of stakes-winning, multiple Listed-winning, Group 1-placed mare Fadhayyil (GB) (Tamayuz {GB}), while second dam Ziria (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) was a dual Group winner in France and she subsequently produced stakes winner Cold Stare (Ire) (Intense Focus {USA}), Zipzip (Ire) (Whipper {USA}) and Athenian (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}).
Turaath was purchased from the 2020 Tattersalls Broodmare Sale for £35,000 (AU$62,700) by John Nicholls, then exported to Australia.
Oasis Dream (GB) stands at Juddmonte Farms' Banstead Manor in the UK and Turaath is one of six stakes winners for the stallion in Australia.
