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 runners are set to hit the track across Australia on Thursday, including a promising American Pharoah (USA) filly that looks ready for a maiden win at Sale, and two well-bred two-year-old I Am Invincible colts that will be battling it out on debut at Kembla Grange.
Sale, Race 3, 1.30pm, AEST, Viatek Mdn P., $37,500, 1415m
Adjanni, 3-year-old filly (American Pharoah {USA} x Hapuka (NZ) {Tavistock {NZ}})
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Adjanni will travel to Sale on Thursday to have her third start over 1415 meters. On debut she only narrowly got nosed out by Inevitable Award (Shamus Award) at Bendigo on February 11 before she failed at her next start on the Sandown Hillside track. She would have taken some benefit from her break and come back a stronger filly.
The promising filly is by the former Coolmore Stud shuttler American Pharoah (USA) and is the first foal from the Tavistock (NZ) mare Hapuka (NZ), who was a winner at 1200 metres on the track.
Adjanni as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
The family page is a little quiet up close in regards to stakes horses but has some lovely pedigree influences throughout including Montjeu (Ire), Pioneerof the Nile (USA), Storm Cat (USA), Quest For Fame (GB), Dylan Thomas (Ire), Marauding (NZ) and Unbridled (USA).
Since producing Adjanni, Hapuka has produced a yearling colt by Preferment (NZ), and she was most recently served by Brighthill Farm’s Eminent (Ire) in the spring.
Adjanni was a value purchase at only $28,000 by Busuttin Racing from the draft of Fairview Park Stud at the 2022 Inglis Classic Yearling Highway Session.
Kembla Grange, Race 2, 12.45pm, AEST, Carlton Dry Mid 3.5 2YO Mdn H., $42,000, 1000m
Fortingall, 2-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Tilia Rose {Written Tycoon})
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Fortingall will travel to Kembla Grange on Thursday to make his debut start over 1000 metres after winning his latest two trials impressively on his home track at Randwick in preparation for this race assignment.
The promising colt is by Australia’s Champion Sire - I Am Invincible and is the first foal from the Written Tycoon mare Tilia Rose, who was a winner as a juvenile on the track.
I Am Invincible | Standing at Yarraman Park Stud
The family page is a little quiet up close in regards to stakes horses but has some lovely pedigree influences throughout including Written Tycoon, Redoute’s Choice, Stravinsky (USA) and Centaine as the first four broodmare sires.
Some top class Group horses that do feature further down in the pedigree are the current young stallions in Splintex, Acrobat and Ozzmosis. Other classy black-type performers include No More Tears (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}), Lady Geneva (Fastnet Rock), Learning To Fly (Justify {USA}), Ennis Hill (Fastnet Rock), Hips Don’t Lie (NZ) (Stravinsky) and Weatherley (Beneteau).
Since producing Fortingall, Tilia Rose has produced a yearling filly by Zoustar, a weanling filly by the exciting Home Affairs and was left empty last spring.
Kembla Grange, Race 2, 12.45pm, AEST, Carlton Dry Mid 3.5 2YO Mdn H., $42,000, 1000m
Carnegie Hill, 2-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Aquamosa (NZ) {Alamosa {NZ}})
Kembla Grange’s Thursday 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 2 lengths.
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 C., 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 ten 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 and producing 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
Our selections for Wednesday: Deep Vegas (Deep Field) finished second at Eagle Farm and Beauty Edge (Hellbent) finished third at Canterbury.
