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 3-year-old runners are set to hit the track across Australia on Friday. These include a well-bred Too Darn Hot (GB) filly running at Taree and progeny of Impending and Turn Me Loose (NZ) battle it out over 1400 metres at Pakenham.
Taree, Race 3, 2.10pm, AEDT, Stacks Law Firm Super Mdn Showcase Plate, $50,000, 1000m
Flame Of Hestia, 3-year-old filly (Too Darn Hot {GB} x Hell It’s Hot {Zeditave})
The Kris Lees-trained Flame Of Hestia will have her second start at Taree on Friday and looks hard to beat on the back of some very strong trial form.
After failing on the Randwick-Kensington course as a juvenile in March she has had a nice break and prepared for this race with two lovely trial wins. At Wyong on September 9 she won over 840 metres defeating Ocean Joy (Headwater) by 1.76l and then she backed that effort up with a dominant victory at Newcastle on September 25 over 820 metres when defeating Alliri (All Too Hard) by 3.49l.
This well-related filly is by Too Darn Hot and is the 14th live foal from the outstanding Zeditave mare Hell It’s Hot, she was handy on the track winning twice and placing at metropolitan level in Sydney and has gone on to leave seven-winners.
Her biggest claim to fame is leaving the super talented Time Thief filly In Her Time who won just over $3.7 million on the track including the G1 Lightning S., G2 Breeders Classic, G2 Millie Fox S., Listed Sydney S. and was placed in the G1 Sprint Cup, G1 Stradbroke H., G1 Manikato S., G1 Tattersall’s Classic, G1 TJ Smith S., G3 Hawkesbury Crown and the G2 Premiere S.
Flame Of Hestia as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
After her outstanding racing career, In Her Time sold at the 2021 Inglis Chairman’s Sale fetching $2.2 million to the bid of Yulong Investments Australia. In Her Time over the last four seasons has produced a 3-year-old gelding by I Am Invincible named Time Lapse who has trialled quite nicely, 2-year-old and yearling colts by Written Tycoon and most recently foaled a filly by Yulong Stud’s young sire Diatonic (Jpn) in August.
Further back in the family features the Coolmore young sire and The Everest victor in Yes Yes Yes and the stakes-winners Hot As Hell (County), Harlem River (Fastnet Rock), Flaming Hot (County), Craig’s Dragon (Catbird) and Lempicka (Rich Enuff).
Hell It’s Hot since producing Flame Of Hestia has left a 2-year-old filly by Too Darn Hot named Gobi Desert, a yearling filly by Astern and is currently due to foal to All Too Hard this spring.
Flame Of Hestia was a $280,000 purchase by Yu Long Investments Australia from the draft of Corumbene Stud at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Sportsbet-Pakenham, Race 4, 7.15pm, AEDT, Rubbertough Industries Mdn Plate, $40,000, 1400m
King Of Enterprise (NZ), 3-year-old gelding (Impending x High Vogue {Ire} {High Chaparral {Ire}})
The promising and well-bred King Of Enterprise (NZ) is set to have his second start for Cranbourne-based trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young at Pakenham on Friday on the back of lovely debut second at Cranbourne over 1400 metres on October 2 behind the promising Acta Non Verba (Blue Point {Ire}).
King Of Enterprise is a son of Impending and is the third foal out of the High Chaparral (Ire) unraced mare High Vogue (Ire).
High Vogue has an outstanding international pedigree, she is a half-sister to one of the current stars of Northern Hemisphere racing in Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) he is a rare commodity in the racing world as he has managed Group 1 wins at the age of two, three, four and five.
King Of Enterprise (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of New Zealand Bloodstock
His record includes wins in the G1 Futurity S., G1 Irish Champion S., G1 Coronation Cup, G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, G2 Beresford S. and the G3 Royal Whip S. He has also managed placings in the G1 Prince Of Wales S., G1 2000 Guineas, G1 Irish Champion S. and the G1 Hong Kong Cup.
High Vogue is also a half-sister to the Group-winning Leo De Fury (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and the Group-placed Sense Of Style (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and Hiawatha (Ire) (Camelot).
High Vogue since producing King Of Enterprise left a 2-year-old colt by Ocean Park (NZ), a yearling colt by the 2-year-old Group 1-winning son of Snitzel in Sword Of State and is due to foal to him again anytime now.
King Of Enterprise was a NZ$90,000 purchase by Busuttin Racing from the draft of BMD Bloodstock at the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale.
Sportsbet-Pakenham, Race 4, 7.15pm AEDT, Rubbertough Industries Mdn Plate, $40,000, 1400m
Bring Forth (NZ), 3-year-old gelding (Turn Me Loose {NZ} x Deedee Panache {NZ}{Darci Brahma {NZ}})
Cranbourne trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr will prepare the 3-year-old gelding Bring Forth (NZ) to have his third start at Pakenham on Friday over 1400 metres.
On debut on March 20 at Caulfield he held his ground well finishing fifth in what was a very strong form race as the winner Perspiration (Too Darn Hot {GB}) has subsequently won the Listed Heritage S. then the runner-up Snack Bar (Frosted {USA}) then beat him in his second start at Caulfield when he was only beaten 1.4l in third placing and Snack Bar subsequently managed placings in the G3 Up And Coming S. behind Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) and the G3 Ming Dynasty H. behind the subsequent Group 1-winning filly Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel).
Bring Forth is by Windsor Park Stud’s stallion Turn Me Loose out of the Darci Brahma (NZ) mare Deedee Panache (NZ), she was a useful filly winning twice and placing in the Listed Inglewood S. and running fourth in the G2 Wellington Guineas.
Bring Forth (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of New Zealand Bloodstock
Deedee Panache is a half-sister to the talented stayer Sully (NZ) (Reliable Man {GB}), he only managed 2-wins but was a top-level performer managing placings in the G1 Victoria Derby, G3 Queen Elizabeth S., G3 JRA Cup, Listed Cranbourne Cup, G1 Spring Champion S. and the G2 Herbert Power S.
As well as leaving Sully and Deedee Panache, Lady Winifred (NZ) (Casual Lies {USA}) has been a good producer leaving another the seven-time winner Wills Road (NZ) (Elusive City {Fr}), and the four-time Hong Kong winner Fireball (NZ) (Burgundy {NZ}).
Bring Forth was a $150,000 purchase by Mick Price Racing and Breeding from the draft of Windsor Park Stud at the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale.
Since producing Bring Forth, Deedee Panache has produced a 2-year-old filly by Circus Maximus (Ire) named Millie Grams (NZ) and was due to foal to Windsor Park Stud’s exciting sire Profondo earlier this spring.
Looking Back
Mount Rinjani (Grunt (NZ}) was solid on debut at Ballarat finishing a close-up fifth. He looks like more ground may suit and could be a quick improver.
Tasman Bay (Zousain) ran a nice race on debut for fourth at Hawkesbury, she didn't get the best of luck and battled on strongly. She should be competitive next time out in a similar event.
