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.
Several expensive juveniles step out at Randwick on Saturday against each other, while in WA a full brother to the tough galloper Red Can Man makes his debut.
Randwick, Race 1, 11:05am, AEST, Petaluma H., $16,000, 1100m
Mayfair, 2-year-old colt (Fastnet Rock-Cicatrix (USA), by Violence {USA})
With the scratching of $1.3million filly I Found You (I Am Invincible), the field for race one at Randwick is wide open but still contains several exciting juveniles with strong pedigrees. Carnegie Hill (I Am Invincible) was featured in a Looking Ahead earlier this week and runs here after Kembla Grange was postponed.
Two juveniles on debut in this race catch the eye, with Gai-Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Mayfair (Fastnet Rock) being the more expensive. He cost $625,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, sold by Newgate Farm to a syndicate that includes themselves, Go Bloodstock, China Horse Club and Trilogy Racing. He’s won two barrier trials heading into this and looks promising.
Mayfair as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
A son of Champion Sire Fastnet Rock, Mayfair is the second foal of American Listed winning mare Cicatrix (USA) whose first foal is 3-year-old filly Ode To Joy (Written Tycoon) who has won twice this season. This is the family of Group 1 winner No Review (USA) (Nodouble).
Brave One, 2-year-old colt (Exceedance-Runway Star, by Northern Meteor)
Team Hawkes trained Brave One was bought by his trainers for $300,000 from Vinery Stud at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. By first season sire Exceedance, he is out of Group 3 winner Runway Star (Northern Meteor), who won six races and her first foal is the winner Resilient Star (More Than Ready {USA}).
Brave One as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Runway Star is a half-sister to Listed winner What You Need (Supido) and her second dam is G1 William Reid S winner Wrap Around (Bletchingly), the granddam of dual Group 1 winner Fashions Afield (Redoute’s Choice).
(Playing God) who is also Group 1 placed.
Belmont, Race 1, 2:04pm, AEST, Schweppes P., $80,000, 1000m
Daytona Pete, 2-year-old gelding (Gingerbread Man-Brocky’s Ace, by Surtee).
A full brother to West Australia’s Group 3 winner Red Can Man and a half-brother to Group 2 winner Quilista (Scandal Keeper), 2-year-old gelding Daytona Pete comes into his raceday debut as a trial winner for trainer Steve Wolfe.
Daytona Pete as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Purchased by Commercial Bloodstock Services (FBAA) from Willowdale Farm at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale for $280,000, Daytona Pete is the tenth named foal for Listed WATC Gimcrack S.-placed winner Brocky’s Ace, who won twice at two and again as an older horse.
Brocky’s Ace has been a fantastic broodmare with six winners led by Quilista, whose nine wins include the G2 Sapphire S., G3 Birthday Card S. and two Listed races, while Red Can Man has also won nine races led by the G3 Sir John Monash S. and two Listed races. Brocky’s Ace has also produced the winning mare Boutique (Discorsi) who is the dam of this season’s G2 WA Guineas winner Zipaway
Looking back
Our selections for Friday: Hayabusa failed to trouble the judges, while Sea Strike (GB)'s race was abandoned due to the deteriorating state of the track at Goulburn.
