Sadlers Wells Weekend

Found

       The Aidan Obrien trained Found was a good winner in the Arc de Triomph on the weekend beating Highland Reel who finished third to Winx in last years Cox Plate. In third place was Order of St George completing the trifecta for Aidan. That horse is suppose to be heading down under for the Melbourne Cup and his win by 11 lengths in the Irish St Leger and now this must give him some chance. Found is by the Sadlers Wells stallion Galileo and with Hartnell winning the group one Turnbull Stakes in Australia it was a good weekend for Sadlers Wells grandsons. 

Found winning the Arc De Triomph from Highland Reel

California Chrome 
Another win for California Chrome on the weekend in the Awesome Again Stakes consolidating his spot as the number one thoroughbred in the world.

 

Jameka

    A four year old mare  By My Boy Charlie . This Danetime stallion producers good stock and the Group 1 Caulfield Cup looks an excellent target. Ran a awesome second in the Turnbull Stakes over the weekend and drops a good bit in weight for the cup. She did not settle early which could have meant she could have finished closer to Hartnell who had a perfect run in the race. 

Hartnell

    A great grandson of Sadlers Wells who was a great grandson of Forli . Has really come up this preparation and made it another group 1 on the weekend and looks to be a major threat to Winx in the Cox Plate in a few weeks if they choose to go that way instead of the Caulfield cup.

                                                 Hartnell and Jameka Turnbull Stakes

Hauraki

   A super performance from this five year old gelding on the weekend to come from last to win the group one Epsom Handicap . After his second to the amazing Winx a couple of weeks back looked a good bet. Its amazing how many times after a finishing second to the mighty Winx horses come out and perform enormously next start. Hauraki is by Reset the Zabeel stallion and of course Zabeel leads back to Special the great matron of the sixties through Nureyev. He is also out of a Dehere mare which takes you back to the mighty Secretariat . If you look back in the the pedigree of Jameka you can come across an interesting connection between all these four gallopers the sire of Special was Forli and you come across another of his daughters Thatch on the broodmare side of My Boy Charlie linking Jameka with Found, Hartnell and Hauraki. 

Hauraki drops from clouds 

 Winners to follow on the weekend in Australia

 Hell or Highwater by Not a Single Doubt 
Nozomi by Street Cry
Sylpheed by Real Saga
Khan by Exceed and Excel 
Russian Revolution by Snitzel
Global Glamour by Star Witness
Takedown by Stratum
The Quarterback by Street Boss out Encosta de Lago mare.
Serenely Discreet by Exceed and Excel
French Emotion by Snitzel
Ulman by Seabring out of Danehill mare.