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.
Two exciting three-year-old runners by I Am Invincible are set to hit the track at Wyong on Sunday. Embassy brings very strong black-type form to a maiden event and should prove to be the winner, while a well-bred filly out of a Galileo {Ire} mare debuts in the same race.
Wyong, Race 3, 1.55pm, AEST, Lizzie Jelfs Punters Club 3YO Mdn P., $42,000, 1200m
Mermaid Cove, 3-year-old filly (I Am Invincible x Patsy Boyne (Ire) {Galileo {Ire}})
Wyong’s Sunday meeting will serve as the venue for the debut of Mermaid Cove, a well-bred daughter of I Am Invincible from the Sara Ryan stable at Gosford.
Mermaid Cove is out of Patsy Boyne (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). She was placed on the track in America.
She has had good success as a broodmare leaving two winners by Juddmonte Stud’s star stallion Kingman (GB), one was the Champion older horse in Spain in Naranco (GB) who was also successful at group level in France.
Mermaid Cove | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Patsy Boyne (Ire) has a strong international pedigree being a half-sister to the outstanding sire in High Chaparral (Ire) , he was a six-time Group 1 winner on the track and he currently has a record of 135 stakes-winners including a very good line-up of sons at stud in Australia and New Zealand.
Patsy Boyne since producing Mermaid Cove has delivered a two-year-old filly by Wootton Bassett (GB) named Boomeroo, a yearling filly by Russian Revolution and is due to foal this spring to Capitalist.
Mermaid Cove was a $650,000 purchase by Viribright Racing Pty Ltd from the draft of Bhima Thoroughbreds at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Wyong, Race 3, 1.55pm, AEST, Lizzie Jelfs Punters Club 3YO Mdn P., $42,000, 1200m
Embassy, 3-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Dendee {Denman})
The Randwick-based trainer Peter Snowden will prepare the well-bred colt Embassy to make his sixth start at Wyong on Sunday, He brings rock solid form to this race and deserves a maiden win after showing so much promise as a two-year-old.
In his first preparation he ran a tidy second on debut in the Listed Darley Lonhro P., and then a good fourth in the G2 TAB Silver Slipper S. After a freshen up he ran a very gallant second at Doomben over 1000 metres on May 4 in Listed company behind the very talented filly Mishani Lily (Kobayashi). His next run was a gallant third in the $1,000,000 Magic Millions National 2YO C., behind the very talented Arabian Summer (Too Darn Hot {GB}). At his last start he was beaten narrowly by Megastar Heart (Star Turn) at Listed level at Eagle Farm on June 15.
Embassy as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Embassy has a lovely pedigree, with future success he looks to be a potential stallion prospect, he is by Australian’s Champion sire I Am Invincible out of the Denman mare Dendee. She was a handy filly on the track winning nine-times from 1100 metres up to the mile distance. Her wins included the Listed Sheila Gwynne Classic., and her first foal Red Cobra (Sebring) has been a winner on the track.
Some stakes-performers further back in Embassy’s pedigree include Delago’s Secret (Encosta De Lago), Montoya’s Secret (High Chaparral {Ire}), Prayerful (Don’t Say Halo {USA}), Excited Angel (Don’t Say Halo) and Typhoon (Last Tycoon {Ire}).
Dendee since producing Embassy has delivered a two-year-old filly by I Am Invincible, a yearling filly by Hellbent and is due to foal this spring to the Australian Champion sire I Am Invincible again.
Embassy was a $625,000 purchase by China Horse Club/Newgate/Go/Trilogy from the draft of Yarraman Park Stud at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) was super impressive winning on debut in strong company, she looks a stakes quality filly.
Imperial Force (Snitzel) was unfortunately scratched, he will keep.
Juste Un Clou (Brazen Beau) ran a great race for second at big odds at Kembla Grange, she deserves to get a maiden win soon.
