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 early in its career chasing maiden success, 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 2-year-old runners are set to debut on the track at Warwick Farm and Sale on Wednesday, including a Shalaa (Ire) filly that is out of a half-sister to Typhoon Tracy (Red Ransom {USA}), and an I Am Invincible filly that won her last trial very impressively. At Sale a promising son of Arrogate (USA) gets his first opportunity over ground at his third start.
Warwick Farm, Race 1, 12.25pm AEST, Exceedance @ Vinery Stud H., $60,000, 1100m
Red Envelope, 2-year-old filly (Shalaa (Ire) x Madam Tracy {Encosta De Lago})
The well-bred filly Red Envelope (Shalaa {Ire}), is set to make her debut over 1100 metres for Randwick trainer’s Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. She has trialled up twice in preparation for her raceday debut including a lovely second behind Alinea (Written Tycoon) at the Randwick trials over 740 metres on June 14.
Red Envelope is the sixth foal from Madam Tracy (Encosta De Lago). She was a winner at 1100 metres and has had some success as a broodmare already. She has left three winners including Hydrogen Power (The Autumn Sun), Penman (Written Tycoon) and Tracy May (Redoute’s Choice). She also comes from a very strong female family.
Shalaa (Ire) | Standing at Woodside Park Stud
She is a three-quarter sister to Lake Superior (Encosta De Lago) who is the dam of the super war-horse Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) who has been successful fifteen times including in seven Group 1 races. She is also a half-sister to Typhoon Tracy (Red Ransom) who was the Australian Horse of the Year and was an eleven-time winner including six Group 1 races, Red Element who was a dual Listed winning sprinter and stallion and the stakes-placed runners Kylikwong (Red Ransom {USA}) and Tracy’s Choice (Redoute’s Choice).
Madam Tracy since producing Red Envelope has left a The Autumn Sun weanling filly and was most recently served by Vinery Stud’s proven stallion All Too Hard last spring who has famously nicked to produce Alligator Blood from the family.
Sale, Race 4, 1.10pm AEST, Anthony Lee Mdn P., $37,500, 2200m
Sacredarro (USA), 3-year-old colt (Arrogate (USA) x Hidden Rabid (Arg) {Hidden Prize} {USA}).
Sale’s Wednesday meeting will serve as the venue for Sacredarro’s (USA) third start after charging home for second on debut on the Sandown-Hillside course over 1600 metres behind the progressive filly Ginger Sweet (Tavistock {NZ}) and then running on strongly for third when getting out of his ground early over a mile at Bendigo on June 15 behind My Roca Fella (NZ) (El Roca). The step up to 2200 metres looks like it will suit this promising potential stayer.
Sacredarro is a son of the superstar racehorse and top class ill-fated sire Arrogate (USA) and has a strong international pedigree with her page full of influential American stallions including Unbridled’s Song (USA), Fappiano (USA), Mr Prospector (USA), Fappiano (USA), and Distorted Humor (USA).
His dam Hidden Rabid (Arg) was a winner on the track over 1800 metres in Argentina, but it has been as a broodmare that she has flourished.
The late Arrogate (USA) | Image courtesy of Juddmonte Farms
She has produced six winners including three stakes-performers in Argentina. The best of these has been Rabid In The Eye (Arg) (Catcher In The Rye {Ire}) who was a four-time winner including the G1 Copa De Oro, G1 G.P De Honor Copa Julio Y Carlos Menditeguy and the G2 Clasico Camparacion. Pure Rabid (Arg) (Pure Prize {USA}) has been a seven-time winner in Malaysia and Singapore and Rayo Rye (Arg) (Catcher In The Rye) was a four-time winner from 1600 meters to 2500 metres in Argentina including the Listed Clasico Mineral.
Adding to this Hidden Rabid’s dam Rabanilla (Arg) (Friul {Arg}) was a seven-time winner from 1400 metres up to 2500 metres including the G1 Palermo G.P. Criadores, and has had success at stud leaving two individual winners.
Warwick Farm, Race 2, 1pm AEST, Exceedance @ Vinery Stud H., $60,000, 1100m
Carnegie Hill, 2-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Aquamosa (NZ) {Alamosa {NZ}})
Warwick Farm’s Wednesday meeting will serve as the venue for the debut in the career of Carnegie Hill, a well-bred son of I Am Invincible from the Michael Freedman stable at Randwick. He trialled up sharply at Randwick on June 14 over 1050 metres beating the well-bred filly Arriving Home (I Am Invincible) impressively by just over 2l.
Carnegie Hill is the third foal out of the handy filly Aquamosa (NZ) (Alamosa {NZ}). She was successful twice at 1100 and 1400 metres and also managed to place in the G3 Taranaki 2YO Classic, as a juvenile.
Carnegie Hill as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Carnegie Hill has some solid blood within his pedigree, his second-dam Adalia (NZ) was a two-time winner and is a half-sister to the Singapore Champion Big Maverick (NZ) (O’Reilly {NZ}) and El Laoob (USA) (Red Ransom {USA}) who was stakes-placed in Great Britain. Adalia’s dam Ajfan (USA) (Woodman {USA}) was Group 1-placed in the Ascot Fillies Mile and the Thousand Guineas in Great Britain and did a great job at stud leaving 10 winners.
Aquamosa since producing Carnegie Hill has left an I Am Invincible yearling colt, an I Am Invincible weanling filly and last spring carried on the ‘Vinny’ theme when getting served by his Group 1 winning son in Hellbent.
Carnegie Hill was a $400,000 purchase by Mitchell Bloodstock (FBAA) from the draft of Yarraman Park Stud at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Lutetia (Justify {USA}) was unfortunately a late scratching after refusing to load, she was well-backed and will keep for another day.
Sontay (The Autumn Sun) led all of the way on the synthetic track, it was a good effort first up this preparation.
Customized (Capitalist) was disappointing, he was a big drifter in the market and could only manage a ninth placing.
