Pedigree Watchers Would Have Found Roughie
Tara Madgwick - Monday, 30 April 2012

Not many stakes-winners salute at odds of $151, but if you had seen the pedigree of this one you may well have got on.

A Group III winning son of champion sire Danehill (USA), Rangal Park based Danerich passed a milestone when posting his first stakes-winner after three year-old colt Heaven's Riches took out the Group III SAJC Chairman's Stakes at Morphettville last Saturday.

Prepared by Robbie Laing, Heaven's Riches was sent to the post a rank outsider, but he belied his $151 starting price when charging home to win the 2000 metre staying test by a long neck.

Initially tried as a sprinter, Heaven's Riches failed to fire a shot, but has seems to have found his forte now that he's racing over a distance.

Bred by Rangal Park Stud, Heaven's Riches was passed in shy of his modest $15,000 reserve at the 2010 Magic Millions Yearling Sale in Adelaide and has now won two of 12 starts and just shy of $100,000 in prizemoney.

The staying prowess being shown by Heaven's Riches should come as no surprise as he is from the stoutly bred Nassipour (USA) mare Nassi Angel (NZ), a full sister to Group I SAJC Derby winner Shiva's Revenge, who also finished second to stablemate Let's Elope in the Group I VRC Melbourne Cup.

His grand-mother How About Now, is a half-sister to Group I AJC Oaks winner Just Now and the family is littered with Black Type performers of all shapes and sizes, so Heaven's Riches is only doing what he was bred to.

Nassi Angel also has a yearling colt by Danerich and a weanling filly by the same sire.

With his oldest progeny just three year-olds, Danerich (pictured) is the sire of 22 winners from 51 runners including stakes-placed horses Didntcostalot, Flying Skipper and Voices of Spring.

In the fickle bloodstock world, where young stallions are initially supported and then dumped at a dizzying rate, Danerich has struggled for support in recent years.

He covered just 29 mares last spring for Rangal Park and was listed as fee on application.

Race 6 - Chairman's Stakes
Group 3 - 2000m

Class: Open. Track: Dead. Time: 2:07.26. Sectional Time: 0:36.76 at 600m.
Prizemoney: $115,000 - 1st: $73,000 2nd: $19,350 3rd: $10,000.
 1   10. Heaven's Riches R E Laing M J Walker (10)
$151
57.5
  3c   Danerich x Nassi Angel (NZ) (Nassipour (USA) )
Not Offered
 2 LN 3. Alcohol R R Jolly P Gatt (3)
$21
57.5
  3g   Bianconi (USA) x Tendue (General Nediym )
Not Offered
 3 HD 1. Cornell Anthony Freedman V Duric (8)
$1.53
57.5
   3g   Elusive Quality (USA) x Ivy League (IRE) (Doyoun (IRE) )
Not Offered
 4 1.6 9. Haroldhaut T & K O'Sullivan Ms C Lindop (6)
$81
57.5
  3g   Fomalhaut (USA) x Spinning Heads (Bestebreuje (IRE) )
 5 1.9 13. Quick Retort Stephen Theodore C A Robertson (11)
$10
55.5
  3f   Elvstroem x Lightning Command (Scenic (IRE) )
 6 2.2 8. Rock Musician R E Laing G Boss (7)
$31
57.5
  3c   Hussonet (USA) x Gibraltar Diva (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) )
 7 2.4 2. Meshmaker Sam Kavanagh C Lever (15)
$9
57.5
  3g   Testa Rossa x She's Double Gold (USA) (Golden Missile (USA) )
 8 4.9 14. Elldami P Stokes D Tourneur (14)
$81
55.5
  3f   Al Samer x Autum Fair (El Moxie (USA) )
 9 6.4 11. Hammer Time M A Kavanagh J Bowditch (2)
$17
57.5
  3g   Starcraft (NZ) x Ain't Seen Nothin' (Nothin' Leica Dane )
 10 6.5 15. Pentimento M C Kent D J Browne (13)
$26
55.5
  3f   Elusive Quality (USA) x Portrait Of A Lady (USA) (A.P. Indy (USA) )
 11 7.2 4. Scelto (NZ) R E Laing M Pegus (16)
$26
57.5
  3g   Pentire (GB) x Our Discretion (Twig Moss (FR) )
 12 7.8 6. Banner M W Laurie J Holder (5)
$17
57.5
  3g   Mugharreb (USA) x Fereronoche (Gallo Di Ferro (USA) )
 13 8.0 5. Niconoise D A Hayes S W Arnold (12)
$11
57.5
  3c   Redoute's Choice x Nicola Lass (Scenic (IRE) )
 14 8.1 7. Southern Invasion Ms M Ruberry J Lyon (9)
$101
57.5
  3g   Southern Image (USA) x Golden Eagle (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ) )
 15 9.9 16. Crystalised (NZ) Anthony Freedman D Moor (1)
$10
55.5
  3f   Zabeel (NZ) x Gin Player (NZ) (Defensive Play (USA) )
 16 14.4 12. Frisky No More (NZ) R E Laing M Zahra (4)
$81
57.5
  3g   Pentire (GB) x Frisky Business (NZ) (Kaapstad (NZ) )

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