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.
Three exciting runners are set to hit the track across Australia on Easter Monday, including a well-bred I Am Invincible filly chasing maiden success after showing promise at her first two starts and a nicely related Tavistock (NZ) mare running at Otaki.
Warwick Farm, Race 1, 2.05pm AEDT, TAB Handicap, $65,000, 1300m
Canara, 3-year-old filly (I Am Invincible x Karavali (NZ) {Nadeem})
Canara is a daughter of Australia’s current Champion sire in I Am Invincible and is out of Karavali (NZ) (Nadeem). She was a five-time winner in New Zealand and Australia and her wins included Group 3 success in the Aspiration H. Karavali is also a full sister to the Listed Wellesley S. winner in Sir Nate (Nadeem).
It looks like a strong form line for this Chris Waller-trained filly who at her first start ran on strongly in a Rosehill 1100-metre contest - finishing second behind the two-time winner and stakes performed Spywire (Trapeze Artist). To add to her form she then ran third at her her second start, also at Rosehill, behind Storm Boy (Justify {USA}) and Traffic Warden (Street Boss {USA}) with these two colts both subsequently becoming Group winners and then running third and fourth respectively in the G1 Golden Slipper.
Canara as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Karavali, since producing Canara, has left a Dundeel (NZ) filly foal and was not served last spring.
Canara was a $410,000 purchase by Star Thoroughbreds and Randwick Bloodstock Agency (FBAA) from the draft of Amarina Farm from the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Otaki, Race 1, 10.58pm AEDT (12.58pm local) Vets On Riverbank Maiden, $18,500 1600m
Dresse’ Par Joli (NZ), 4-year-old mare (Tavistock {NZ} x Cote D’Or {NZ} {Makfi {GB}})
The well-related Dresse’ Par Joli is set to have her second start for New Plymouth-based trainer Allan Sharrock on the back of a promising second placing on debut at Wanganui last year over a mile. It has been a long time off the track, so she is likely to improve but that run was very promising when charging home from back in the field.
Dresse’ Par Joli is a daughter of Cambridge Stud’s ill-fated sire Tavistock (NZ) and is the first foal from the Makfi (GB) mare Cote D’Or (NZ). She was a talented filly on the track and saluted the judge eight times from 1200 metres up to 2200 metres. Her wins included the Listed Matamata Cup H.
Dresse’ Par Joli comes from a very strong Pencarrow Stud female family and has two half-siblings that were Group winners - Dolmabache (NZ) (Redoute’s Choice) who was victorious in the G2 Travis Stakes and Pure Elegance (NZ) (Redoute’s Choice) who won the G3 Gold Trail S., and the stakes-placed Les Crayeres (NZ) (Redoute’s Choice).
The late Tavistock (NZ) | Image courtesy of Cambridge Stud
Further back in the family are the top class Group 1 winners Ethereal (NZ) (Rhythm {USA}), Grand Echezeaux (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) and Darci Brahma (NZ) (Danehill {USA}).
Cote D’Or since producing Dreese' Par Joli has left a 2-year-old unraced colt name Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth), a Hello Youmzain (Fr) yearling filly named Echannay that was purchased by Cambridge Stud for $300,000 from the 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, an Almanzor (Fr) filly foal and was served by Proisir last spring.
Dresse’ Par Joli was a NZ$150,000 purchase by McKenzie Bloodstock and Mr SA Sharrock from the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale from the draft of Pencarrow Stud.
Looking Back
Unfortunately Amaretto Sour (The Autumn Sun), Heart And Spirit (Spirit Of Boom) and Fine Future (Jpn) all decided to stay at the stables and were scratched. They will keep for another day.
