Saturday, May 19, 2018

Fastnet Rock Blood is Comin Through


A full brother to Criterion and half to Levendi were just a couple of victors this weekend. While Exceed and Excel continued their liking for the Flemington track and there were two promising youngsters to keep your eye on, Iconoclasm and Marcel from Madrid.

  • Comin Through -- The first of the group ones, the Doomben Cup, was won by the brother of Criterion as the Chris Waller trained Comin Through wore down stablemate Egg Tart to secure victory in the 2000m race with Michael Walker in the saddle. The four year old gelding by Fastnet Rock gave the stallion his 35th Group one success. He is out of the Bite The Bullet mare, Micas Pride.

Doomben Cup Comin Through

  •  Not A Single Doubt -- A couple of other interesting winners at the Doomben carnival were Winter Bride trained by Toby Edmonds and ridden by veteran jockey Jeff Lloyd in the Group 3 QTIS 3yo plate . The filly is by Not a Single Doubt and her dam is the Perugino mare Amberino. Then there was 2yo filly from the Snowden camp, ridden by Mark Zahra called Eawase. Who in the Listed Bill Carter Stakes sprouted wings over the final 150m to defeat the Not a Single Doubt filly, Granny Red Shoes. She is by Sebring out of the Not a Single Doubt mare, Karuta Queen. The son of Redoutes Choice gets over shadowed by Snitzel but still gets his share of winners.
 
  • Santa Ana Lane  -- The Group one Goodwood winner Santa Ana Lane also has the Fastnet Rock connection through her dam Fast Fleet. It was a good ride with some luck attached as Ben Melham was forced to duck back to the inside and burst through late, to take out the 1200m race from the always genuine Fastnet Rock mare, Miss Rock. .The Lope De Vega gelding now has two group ones to his name. His dam Fast Fleet is lot number 1507 at the Gold Coast Broodmare Sale for Three Bridges next week.

Santa Ana Lane Goodwood Hcp

  •    In the Group 3 National Stakes at Morphetville  we saw a talented gelding by Sepoy in Marcel From Madrid successful, wearing down Tequila Time, to win. He is a half brother to Levendi being out of Redoutes Choice, mare Lipari . He was ridden by Damian Lane and trained by Ellerton/Zara team. Simon Zara said " Marcel and runner up Aristia will both head for the paddock and be set for spring campaigns". Interesting family connection between stallions, Sepoy and I Am Invincible on their dams side is Canny Miss and Canny Lad.
At Northwood Park Stud

  • The I Am Invincible filly, She's so High stormed home to win the group 3 Proud Miss Stakes. She is out of the Exceed and Excel mare, High Achiever. While the rejuvenated Land of Plenty has finally discovered how to find the winning post as he saluted in the 1600m Group 3 R.A. Lee Stakes. The change to the Darren Weir stable has the 4yo Stratum entire, firing and was jockey Damian Lane's fourth winner of the day.
  • Boom Time --  A quick summary of  Flemington where the Flying Spur gelding Boom Time blitzed his lowly rivals over the 2000m.  While in the listed Straight Six, the 6yo gelding, First Among Equals ridden by Mick Dee for Darren Weir, scored. Take note the Exceed and Excels love the Flemington straight. Runner up Divine Quality is by Sepoy. While in the last of the day saw the highly promising colt Iconoclasm win the 1600m Vobis 3yo event, in easy fashion, after sitting wide most of the way and exploding clear to win. The Darren Weir trained Toorak Toff colt is destined for better things. His dam is the Encosta De Lago mare Gold Lottey.




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