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 Tuesday. A Deep Field filly with very solid form looks ready to gain maiden success at Ararat, and a well-bred So You Think (NZ) filly makes her debut at Kembla Grange.
Ararat, Race 2, 2pm AEDT, Russ Studio Jewellers Maiden Plate, $27,000, 1100m
Heavenly Way, 3-year-old filly (Deep Field x Avenue {Anabaa})
Heavenly Way, a daughter of Deep Field, will make her fourth start at Ararat for Ballarat trainer Mitchell Freedman on Tuesday. She has run three very honest top-four placings in her career so far, so she is due a winning turn.
Heavenly Way as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
The well-related filly is the eighth foal from the Anabaa (USA) mare Avenue, who was a very sharp sprinter, on her record was a success in four Group 3 races and another three Listed races.
Avenue is very well-related being a sister to the outstanding grey mare Virage De Fortune (Anabaa {USA}), she saluted the judge eight times including at Group 1 level in the G1 Australia Stakes and The G1 Sires’ Produce Stakes.
Avenue, since producing Heavenly Way, has left a 2-year-old filly by Bivouac named At Her Mercy, a yearling filly by Farnan and was most recently served by Shalaa (Ire).
Heavenly Way was a $360,000 purchase by James Bester Bloodstock from the draft of Ridgmont Farm at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Kembla Grange, Race 4, 3.40pm AEDT, The Warra Club Partnership 2025 Super Maiden Plate, $60,000, 1200m
Fast Track, 3-year-old filly (So You Think {NZ} x Light Express {Fastnet Rock})
Kembla Grange’s Tuesday meeting will serve as the venue for the debut of Fast Track, a well-bred daughter of So You Think (NZ), trained by John O’Shea and Tom Charlton. She has looked talented at the trials, particularly when winning her last one at Randwick on February 13, when defeating Myola (Snitzel) by 0.16l.
Fast Track as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Fast Track is out of the talented mare Light Express (Fastnet Rock), she was successful on the track five times and was placed in the Listed Kensington Stakes.
She is also well-related, being a half-sister to Alboran Sea (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) who was Champion Filly in South Africa, managing to win three Group 1 races throughout her career.
Since producing Fast Track, Light Express has left a 2-year-old filly by Hanseatic, foaled an All Too Hard colt last spring, and was subsequently served by Ace High.
Fast Track was originally purchased for $40,000 by J Brown from the 2022 Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale, before she was a successful pinhook and sold for $350,000 to DGR Thoroughbred Services (FBAA), from the draft of JJJ Thoroughbreds at the 2023 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Sunday 2/3/25
Argyle (NZ) (Tivaci) - won impressively at Trentham, he was strong late and could be even better over further and with more time on his side.
Sistine Tunnel (Deep Field) - was very good winning in sharp fashion at Bendigo after spending a long time off the track. She should only improve off that.
Somewhere In Time (I Am Invincible) - didn't show a lot on debut at Bendigo running ninth. More ground looks like it may help.
