Saturday, August 4, 2018

Lonhro and Godolphin

     The start of a new season and it was a good one for the Godolphin team with winners across the country but in the main event of the Group 2 Missile Stakes they just fell short with the unlucky Lonhro entire, Kementari going down by a short head, to Pierata. Wins came from Intuition, Multaja, Mortons Fork and a very impressive mare by the name of Soothing. Ambidexter sired a couple of winners at Morphetville. While the ever consistent stallions Star Witness and I Am Invincible's progeny recorded numerous victories.

Lonhro and Godolphin -- It was a great weekend for James Cummings and the Godolphin team with wins all over the country with most of them having a Lonhro connection. The Street Cry gelding Intuition is continuing to go through her grades in the benchmark 82 gaining her second win in succession over the 1200m journey. In the last over the 1000m trip saw Lonhro's daughter Soothing absolutely trounce her rivals as jockey James Mcdonald got an armchair ride to the winning post. She is out of the Bel Esprit mare, Dreamy. At Moonee Valley it was the Lonhro broodmares doing the job with wins to the impressive Megalia Dóro filly, Multaja to keep her unbeaten record in tact. She is ex Lonhro mare, Shelters. The second last saw Morton's Fork record another victory through a good ride from Craig Williams.The five year old gelding is by the Danzig stallion Ad Valorem out of the Lonhro mare, Dilemma. 

Ambidexter and Morphetville -- The racing day at Morphetville belonged to an up coming Commands stallion Ambidexter who stands at Cornerstone Stud with wins to Modulate and Dexelation. The former had to survive a protest and the later was ultra impressive in the final race of the day making it three on the trot for the Niki O'shea camp. In both wins we saw a very leisurely pace set and i think this helped secure victories for them. I'm still sticking to my opinion that 1400m is the breeds limit any further they will struggle.

Missile Stakes -- In the group 2 Missile Stakes an unlucky Kementari just missed after storming home behind the talented Pierata who just had a big enough break to secure the win.The Pierro entire has really started to produce the goods and i can see more success coming his way over a bit further in the group races this spring.  

High Chaparral and Redoutes Newcomer -- Mig Energy on debut won the opener for trainer Brent Stanley with Luke Currie riding. The Redoutes Choice gelding could be a three year old to watch for the future. The High Chaparral gelding Pioneertown put his name up in lights as jockey, Michael Walker controlled the BM78 field in the staying event for the Hayes/Dabernig stable. While another High Chaparral in Red Alto who is trained by Brent Stanley scored at Randwick. Jockey, Tye Angland had him racing  just behind the pace until challenging Vaucluse Bay, one of Chris Wallers nine starters, down the straight where he was able to get his head down to win the Cindy Sullivan Memorial Handicap over 2400m on the line. “He’s won a few in town now and that was his sixth win. He’s run fourth in a Derby so he’s got ability and it was good to see him win again" said Brent. I wanted to mention the win of Dodge City at Wangaratta. The High Chaparral gelding now a five year old could well have finally matured another win is on the cards.

Star Witness and I Am Invincible -- The I Am Invincible's recorded a double at Kembla as the Snowdens and jockey Christian Reith had a good day out. First with the colt Spin who broke through for his maiden win with Mitchel Bell riding and then the first of a double for jockey, Christian Reith when Navigator  who is by Star Witness won the Class one over 1400m. They finished the day  with their  I Am Invincible filly, She's Furline winning the last. Extreme Witness at Morphetville over 1550m and Given Evidence over 1600m at Wangaratta were two more winners for the Star Witness clan. He Stands at Widden Stud.
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