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The John Sargent-trainedQuintessential (NZ) became the first Group 1 winner for her Waikato Stud based sire Fast 'N' Famous when she led home a Kiwi 1-2-3 in Saturday's $400,000 Treasury Casino Queensland Oaks (2400m) at Eagle Farm.
Given a perfect ride by Damian Browne, Quintessential defeated the Chris Waller-trained outsider Eliza Blues (O'Reilly) by 2-1/4 lengths with OTI recruit Vittoria (Postponed) a further 1-1/2 lengths away in third.
"It's always hard to win here let alone a Group I," Sargent told Sky Racing World. "It was a lovely ride and that meant a hell of a lot.
"He (Browne) rode her perfectly. Got off at the six hundred and it all paid. It was a real slog but she got there in the end."
Owned by
Nearco Stud, Quintessential became the first stakes-winner for Fast 'n' Famous
when she captured the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m). She later finished
third behind Miss Artistic in the NZ Oaks (G1) at Trentham on March 17.
Purchased by bloodstock agent Adrian Clark, for $70,000 at the 2010 NZ Select Yearling Sale at Karaka, Quintessential takes her overall record to 4 wins, 1 second and 3 thirds from 11 starts for earnings of $348,448.
Bred by the world famous Trelawney Stud, she is the fifth foal of the unraced, imported Sword Dance mare Florette (USA), a three-quarter or half-sister to seven stakes winners.
The same year Clark signed for Quintessential he also purchased Florette from Trelawney for $18,000.
A Group 3 winner and second to Magnus in the Group 1 The Galaxy, Fast 'N' Famous is a son of Redoute's Choice out of the dual stakes-winning Zabeel mare Zalinda who descends from the prolific Betty Box family.
Fast 'N' Famous will stand the upcoming season at Waikato Stud for a fee of $6,000 (+GST).
Group 1 - 2400m Class: Open. Track: Heavy. Time: 2:38.40. Sectional Time: 0:37.75 at 600m. Prizemoney: $400,000 - 1st: $256,000 2nd: $80,000 3rd: $40,000. |
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| 1 | 8. Quintessential (NZ) | J G Sargent | D J Browne (1) |
$7
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56.5 |
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 3f Fast 'n' Famous
x Florette (USA)
(Sword Dance (IRE)
)Not Offered |
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| 2 | 2.3 | 14. Eliza Blues (NZ) | C J Waller | D Dunn (2) |
$61
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56.5 |
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3f O'Reilly (NZ)
x Censibelle (NZ)
(Centaine
) Lot 226; 2011 NZB Premier Yearling Sale; Vendor - Seaton Park Ltd; Buyer - Mr DC Ellis $16,000 |
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| 3 | 1.3 | 10. Vittoria (NZ) | M C Kent | D Oliver (6) |
$16
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56.5 |
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3f Postponed (USA)
x Eurotec
(Marauding (NZ)
) Not Offered |
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| 4 | 4.1 | 2. Dowager Queen (NZ) | D L Freedman & G A Rogerson | G Schofield (4) |
$6.50
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56.5 |
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| 3f Savabeel x Dower (NZ) (Pins ) | |||||||
| 5 | 4.3 | 15. Urban Rocker | C J Waller | M J Walker (3) |
$61
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56.5 |
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| 3f Fastnet Rock x Bhandara (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ) ) | |||||||
| 6 | 6.0 | 6. Red Typhoon | R W Smerdon | N Rawiller (11) |
$15
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56.5 |
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| 3f Hold That Tiger (USA) x Ladybird Blue (Bluebird (USA) ) | |||||||
| 7 | 8.8 | 7. Pretty Pins (NZ) | John Thompson | G Colless (15) |
$17
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56.5 |
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| 3f Pins x Luna Tudor (Military Plume (NZ) ) | |||||||
| 8 | 10.0 | 11. Poste Restante (NZ) | H W Mathews | J B Mc Donald (9) |
$10
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56.5 |
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| 3f Postponed (USA) x Little Tee (NZ) (Volksraad (GB) ) | |||||||
| 9 | 10.1 | 17. Anagold | B R Guy | M Rodd (14) |
$61
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56.5 |
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| 3f Anabaa (USA) x Silky Gold (General Nediym ) | |||||||
| 10 | 11.0 | 3. Miss Artistic (NZ) | S F Ritchie | C Munce (10) |
$6
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56.5 |
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| 3f Darci Brahma (NZ) x Artless (Dahar (USA) ) | |||||||
| 11 | 11.3 | 9. Angelus | Peter Snowden | K Mc Evoy (17) |
$26
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56.5 |
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| 3f Lonhro x Great Anna (Anabaa (USA) ) | |||||||
| 12 | 15.3 | 5. Scorpio Queen | C J Waller | J A Cassidy (7) |
$8
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56.5 |
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| 3f Choisir x Lyford (Royal Academy (USA) ) | |||||||
| 13 | 19.0 | 1. Invest | C E Conners | P Mertens (16) |
$12
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56.5 |
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| 3f Dehere (USA) x Unearthly (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ) ) | |||||||
| 14 | 21.8 | 16. Rock Hit | P G Moody | L Nolen (12) |
$13
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56.5 |
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| 3f Fastnet Rock x Mehitabel (NZ) (Tale Of The Cat (USA) ) | |||||||
| 15 | 23.5 | 12. Rocksan | A J Edmonds | J Lloyd (5) |
$67
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56.5 |
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| 3f Fastnet Rock x Dianthus (Red Ransom (USA) ) | |||||||
| 16 | 38.3 | 4. Angel Of Mercy | G A Ryan | C W Brown (8) |
$13
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56.5 |
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| 3f Hussonet (USA) x Pieta (Clay Hero ) | |||||||
| 17 | 46.5 | 13. Tycoon's Heart | D T Kelly | Timothy Bell (13) |
$101
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56.5 |
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| 3f Show A Heart x Tycoon Tango (NZ) (Last Tycoon (IRE) ) | |||||||
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