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 runners are set to hit the track at Ballarat on Sunday A beautifully bred daughter of Snitzel makes her debut and a well-bred Fastnet Rock filly chases deserved maiden success.
Sportsbet-Ballarat, Race 1, 1.20pm AEDT, Hertz 2YO Maiden Plate, $37,500, 1100m
Pure Passion, 2-year-old filly (Snitzel x Snogging {I Am Invincible})
Ballarat’s Sunday meeting will serve as the venue for the debut of Pure Passion, a well-bred daughter of Snitzel from the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman stable at Pakenham. She jumped out nicely at Pakenham on February 11 when defeating Queen Amenjena (NZ) (Per Incanto {USA}) over 800 metres.
Pure Passion as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Pure Passion is out of the talented mare Snogging (I Am Invincible) who was successful four times from 1300 metres to 1600 metres, she also placed in the G2 Queen Of The Turf Stakes and the Listed Centaurea Stakes.
Further back in the family are the talented New Zealand-bred trio of El Vencedor (NZ) (Shocking), Chocante (NZ) (Shocking) and Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}).
Pure Passion does have an interesting pedigree pattern, having a good dose of colonial speed through duplications of Snippets and Canny Lad on both her sire Snitzel's side and her dam line.
Pure Passion was a $950,000 purchase at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Since Pure Passion, Snogging has produced a yearling filly by Stay Inside and a full sister to Pure Passion in September. She was subsequently served by Coolmore Stud’s G1 Golden Slipper Stakes-winning son of Snitzel in Shinzo.
Sportsbet-Ballarat, Race 3, 2.30pm AEDT, The Haymarket Maiden Plate, $50,000, 1200m
On Display, 3-year-old filly (Fastnet Rock x Different To (NZ) {High Chaparral {Ire})
Ballarat’s Sunday meeting is the venue for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr's well-bred filly On Display (Fastnet Rock) to chase her maiden victory. She is dropping back in class considerably, as she has only run at Caulfield and two of those runs were in black type company.
She did manage a placing in the G3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes on November 16 behind Jasmin Rouge (Dundeel {NZ}), and looks very hard to beat resuming in this grade.
On Display as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
On Display is by the outstanding Fastnet Rock and is out of the High Chaparral (Ire) mare Different To (NZ), who has had some very good success as a producer, leaving three individual winners. Among them is the classy New Zealand galloper, Media Sensation (I Am Invincible), whe G1 NZ 1000 Guineas, G2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes, G3 Soliloquy Stakes and the Listed Waikato Sprint Handicap.
Her other winners include the four-time winner, Amelia’s Contraire (Hinchinbrook) and To Wish (Fastnet Rock).
Different To, since producing On Display, has left a 2-year-old colt named Disparate (I Am Invincible), a yearling colt by Too Darn Hot (GB) and was served last spring by Anamoe.
On Display was a $1.1 million purchase by Sheamus Mills Bloodstock (FBAA) from the draft of Lime Country Thoroughbreds at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Lucy In The Sky (NZ) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}) - was an impressive winner at Ellerslie, she dictated the speed and never gave anyone else a look in.
Queen's Evidence (NZ) (King's Legacy) - Unfortunately the Otaki races were abandoned, she will keep for another day.
Penrod (Better Than Ready) - had a wide trip throughout and finished seventh, it was very much a forget run and he could bounce back quickly.
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