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 3-year-old runners are set to hit the track across Australia on Friday. These include a Super Seth colt that makes his debut at Moonee Valley and a promising Spirit Of Boom filly chases maiden success at Kilmore.
Moonee Valley, Race 3, 6.45pm AEDT, Tour Edge Mdn Plate, $60,000, 1200m
Fauci (NZ), 3-year-old colt (Super Seth x Tegwin (NZ) {O’Reilly {NZ}})
The well-related Fauci (NZ) (Super Seth) is set to make his debut over 1200 metres for Cranbourne trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young at Moonee Valley on Friday. He has prepared for his debut with plenty of jump out experience, and won quite nicely at Cranbourne over 1000 metres on October 21 defeating Bronte Beach (Justify {USA}).
Fauci is a son of Waikato Stud’s exciting Super Seth and is out of the O’Reilly (NZ) mare Tegwin (NZ) who was a winner over 1600 metres. She has already had success at stud leaving Fauci’s three-quarter-brother Let’s Karaka Deel (NZ) (Dundeel {NZ}) who was a winner at a mile and managed placings in the G1 South Australian Derby, G3 Caulfield Classic and the Listed Adelaide Guineas. Her only other runner to race has been Dulcet (NZ) (Eminent {Ire}) who has been a two-time winner.
Fauci (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of New Zealand Bloodstock
Tegwin is also a half-sister to the Rip Van Winkle (Ire) gelding Winkler (NZ) who was a four-time winning stayer and was good enough to place in the Listed Grafton Cup. Tegwin’s dam is the classy Anne Carina (NZ) (Danske) who won six times including the Listed Eagle Farm S.
Tegwin since producing Fauci has left a 2-year-old filly by Super Seth named Shania (NZ), a yearling colt by Dundeel (NZ) and was due to foal to Proisir earlier this spring.
Fauci sold for $125,000 at the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale with Busuttin Racing/Andrew Campbell Bloodstock (BAFNZ) being the successful purchaser from the draft of Wentwood Grange.
Bet365 Park Kilmore, Race 4, 3pm AEDT, Paul ‘Pegsy’ Egan Memorial Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1107m
Glamour Ana, 3-year-old filly (Spirit Of Boom x Ana’s Mail {Anabaa {USA}})
The well-bred Glamour Ana (Spirit Of Boom) is set to make her third start over 1107 metres for trainer’s Ben, Will and JD Hayes at Kilmore on Friday. After showing greeness on debut at Cranbourne when running sixth she showed good improvement and ran a very good second at Seymour on October 13 behind the very promising Stage ‘N’ Screen (NZ) (Ace High) over 1200 metres.
Glamour Ana is a daughter of Spirit Of Boom and is out of the Anabaa (USA) mare Ana’s Mail. She was a speedy filly winning three times over 900 metres and 1000 metres.
Glamour Ana as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
She has already made her mark at stud leaving six individual winners including the talented mare She’s Ideel (Dundeel {NZ}) who was successful six times including in the G3 Kingston Town S. and managed placings in the G1 Tancred S., G1 Chipping Norton S., G3 Aspiration H., G1 Winx S., G2 Millie Fox S. and the G3 Epona S. Her other winners include the four-time winner and Group 1-placed Elusive Treasure (Northern Meteor) and the winners Wilcannia (Snitzel), Rising Star (Deep Field), Star Postman (Starcraft {NZ}) and She Delivers (Spirit Of Boom).
Other successful stakes performers within this page are Shanzero (Danzero), Mary Shan (NZ) (Almanzor {Fr}) and What’s The Mail (Flying Spur),
Ana’s Mail, since producing Glamour Ana, has left a 2-year-old colt by Toronado (Ire), a yearling filly by Dundeel (NZ) and is due to foal to So You Think (NZ).
Looking Back
Morethan Efficient (NZ) (Savabeel) ran a good second at Warrnambool, he looked the likely winner but was just run down late in the piece.
Shalaa Gold (Shalaa {Ire}) ran a nice second resuming at Wyong, in the same race Revolt (Russian Revolution) was disappointing running seventh.
