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.
Racing at Cranbourne and Wagga on Tuesday will serve as the platform for two debutantes, including a filly by Rubick who will aim to make her home-track debut a winner.
Wagga, Race 1, 1.50pm AEDT, Noel Comerford’s Auto Parts & Accessories Mdn H., $30,000, 1000m
Kenyan Charm, 3-year-old filly (Rubick x Jill’s Charm {All American})
Wagga-based horseman Doug Gorrel has ensured his filly Kenyan Charm doesn’t have to travel for her first crack at a race start, with the daughter of Rubick set to debut in the opening race of the local program on Tuesday.
She has trialled once, all the way back in August, when she finished fifth, beaten a neat 2l, after which she has not been publicly seen since. Experienced jockey Danny Beasley, who has enjoyed a career in the saddle spanning the world, will be legged up for her first competitive appearance.
Rubick | Standing at Swettenham Stud
Kenyan Charm is out of the All American mare Jill’s Charm, who was victorious on three occasions in her racing career, all over sprinting trips. There is further pacey influence on her page, including the speedy Ancestry (The Brothers War {USA}), who won black-type races in the Listed Century S. and the Listed Abell S.
She was purchased for just $7000 at the 2021 Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale but Sutton Thoroughbreds, out of the draft of Two Bays Farm.
Cranbourne, Race 3, 2.30pm AEDT, Ladbrokes Communities Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1500m
Street Seeker, 3-year-old filly (Snitzel x Walk The Streets {Street Cry {Ire}})
The Tuesday meeting at Cranbourne will launch the career of Snitzel filly Street Seeker, who will tackle the 1500-metre course for her first crack at an official start.
Trained by Jason Warren, the filly will make the trip from her Mornington Peninsula home for her first run, having won a jump-out on soft ground at her local track on January 3.
Snitzel | Standing at Arrowfield Stud
She is out of the Street Cry (Ire) mare Walk The Streets, who enjoyed a victory at 1600 metres in her racing career. Now doing her work in the barn, her career as a producer got off to a strong start, with Stroll (Snitzel), a full sister to Street Seeker, striking in the Listed Mode S. and the Listed Bill Carter S.
The filly was bred by Gerry Harvey as part of his NZ Thoroughbred Holdings venture, and will race in the distinctive blue and white silks that have become synonymus with success. She has never been offered at public auction.
Looking Back
On Sunday, Katerini (Kermadec {NZ}) was withdrawn from her race at Sale, while at the same venue, Urubula (Fastnet Rock) crossed the winning post in fifth place.
