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If
Flemington on Saturday was the 'major leagues', then the provincial meeting at
Newcastle was a very much 'minor leagues', but a couple of winners on that
program would no doubt be harbouring serious spring aspirations.
First to salute was the Gai Waterhouse trained colt King of Olympia, who
bounced back from an unplaced debut behind exciting prospect It's a Dundeel to
score a dominant win in the 1400 metre maiden as a well backed favourite.
The three year-old son of champion sire Encosta de Lago is entered for all the
big races this spring, so connections will be relieved to see him back on track
with this encouraging display.
King of Olympia (pictured as a yearling) was the most expensive yearling by his sire sold in 2011,
fetching $800,000 for Coolmore when knocked down to Demi O'Byrne and James
Bester Bloodstock at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
He runs for a syndicate of investors that includes Coolmore and is the second
winner for stakes-winning Danero mare Pinezero, who comes from the family of
Group II winner Schubert.
Scoring in the very next race was the Bart Cummings trained Starcraft colt
Lunar Rise, who put nearly five lengths on his rivals to win the 1500 metre
Class One event in a breeze.
Entered for the Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes, Lunar Rise has now won his
past two starts and will no doubt be heading back to town for some of the longer
three year-old stakes races now that he has struck form.
Lunar Rise was bought by DGR Thoroughbreds for $380,000 from the Arrowfield
draft at the 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale making him the most
expensive yearling by his sire sold in that year.
He is the first winner for blue-blooded Sadler's Wells mare Spirited Dancer
(IRE), a half-sister to Group II winner Peinture Bleue, the dam of champion
racehorse and successful sire Peintre Celebre (USA).
Arrowfield Stud will be cheering on Lunar Rise given that his dam is due to
foal to Starcraft again this spring.
Class: Class 1. Track: Good. Time: 1:29.61. Sectional Time: 0:35.21 at 600m. Prizemoney: $22,000 - 1st: $12,250 2nd: $4,250 3rd: $2,100. |
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| 1 | 7. Lunar Rise | J B Cummings | G Buckley (12) |
$3.50
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55.0 |
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 3g Starcraft (NZ)
x Spirited Dancer (IRE)
(Sadler's Wells (USA)
) Lot 62; 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale; Vendor - Arrowfield Stud, Scone; Buyer - DGR Thoroughbred Services
$380,000 |
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| 2 | 4.8 | 3. Slivovitz | K A Lees | A Gibbons (3) |
$5
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58.0 |
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4g Nadeem
x Ripe Plum
(Spectrum (IRE)
) Lot 858; 2010 MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale Session 5; Vendor - Edinglassie Stud ; Buyer - Psd $20000 Res $30000 |
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| 3 | 1.0 | 11. Vaka Moana | R A Bailey | S Clipperton (1) |
$21
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52.5 |
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5g Al Samer
x Fuji's Revenge
(Fuji Kiseki (JPN)
) Not Offered |
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| 4 | 6.5 | 10. Kargil | Peter Snowden | Mitchell Bell (6) |
$10
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54.0 |
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| 4h Tiger Hill (IRE) x Cat's Cradle (GB) (Lion Cavern (USA) ) | |||||||
| 5 | 7.2 | 12. Hey Soul Sister | R E Ollerton | Ms J Taylor (10) |
$31
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51.0 |
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| 4m Dubleo (USA) x Duchess Danehill (Danehill Dancer (IRE) ) | |||||||
| 6 | 7.3 | 2. Four Nations (NZ) | Ms G Waterhouse | A Hyeronimus (2) |
$6.50
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58.5 |
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| 4g O'Reilly (NZ) x Siena (NZ) (Volksraad (GB) ) | |||||||
| 7 | 8.2 | 1. Pesaro | P M Perry | J Matthews (7) |
$13
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57.5 |
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| 4h Choisir x Zanngana (IRE) (Priolo (USA) ) | |||||||
| 8 | 8.3 | 6. Chlodomer | Peter Snowden | R M Quinn (11) |
$4.50
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55.5 |
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| 3g Red Ransom (USA) x Clothilde (Danehill (USA) ) | |||||||
| 9 | 8.4 | 4. Frontal | A J Denham | D M Ganderton (8) |
$12
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56.5 |
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| 5m Charge Forward x Tree Of Life (GB) (Shirley Heights (GB) ) | |||||||
| 10 | 8.6 | 8. Brantz | John Thompson | J Lee (4) |
$10
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54.0 |
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| 3g Husson (ARG) x Emily's Keeper (NZ) (Keeper ) | |||||||
| 11 | 9.9 | 5. Cael Hwyl | S Thomas | S Lisnyy (5) |
$67
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54.0 |
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| 5g Denon (USA) x Tullia (Danehill Dancer (IRE) ) | |||||||
| 12 | 11.6 | 13. Quite Classy | J L Roberts | Jenny Duggan (9) |
$31
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51.0 |
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| 7m With Class (CAN) x Quite Poetic (Yeats (USA) ) | |||||||
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