Westbury Stud's young sire Tarzino records his second Group 1 winner this season
New Group 1 winners
Two for Tarzino
Gypsy Goddess (3 f ex Invisible Coin by Redoute's Choice) won Saturday's Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm to become the second Group 1 winner for Tarzino (Tavistock). Twice placed at Group 1 level this autumn, Gypsy Goddess beat Barb Raider (Rebel Raider) by a length, her sixth victory in nine career starts. The Westbury Stud-based Tarzino has two crops of racing age, with his other Group 1 winner being Jungle Magnate who landed the South Australian Derby (2500m) last month.
GYPSY GODDESS ROUNDS THEM UP AND SALUTES IN THE QUEENSLAND OAKS!
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 4, 2022
David Vandyke and Willie Pike get the Group 1 glory. pic.twitter.com/VgnUEyarvY
New stakes winners
Three for Dalghar
Amusez Moi (5 g ex Next by In The Wings) gave Brighthill Stud's Dalghar (Anabaa) his third stakes winner when he won Saturday's Listed AGC Training Stakes (1650m) at Waverley. Amusez Moi has been through the sales ring twice, bought by Mr Zheng Man for NZ$26,000 at Book 3 of the NZB Karaka sale in 2018 and then made NZ$60,000 later that year when sold through the NZB Ready To Run Sale. Dalghar's other stakes winners are the dual Group 2 winner Scott Base and fellow Listed winner Astara.
Amusez Moi, the son of Dalghar (@brighthillfarm), takes the shortest way home in Listed AGC Training Stakes at Waverley for Otaki trainers @benner_racing, @Holliew142 & jockey @lisaallpress37 pic.twitter.com/Lic5GndjO0
— TAB Racing (@TAB_Racing) June 4, 2022
First for Derryn
Sophmaze (2 f ex Miss Isle by Bachelor Duke) won Saturday's Listed Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Waverley, handing Grangewilliam Stud's first season sire Derryn (Hinchinbrook) his first stakes winner. Starting favourite, Sophmaze scored a decisive two and a quarter length victory over Miss Nico Belle (Nicconi) and recorded her second victory in four career starts. Derryn is now fourth in the New Zealand leading first season sires table by earnings, with Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) set to be crowned leading first season sire.
Sophmaze, the daughter of Derryn, storms home to win the Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd Castletown Stakes at Waverley for New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock & jockey @lisaallpress37 pic.twitter.com/pzqALjgCMF
— TAB Racing (@TAB_Racing) June 4, 2022
195 for Exceed And Excel
The James Cummings-trained Athelric (3 c ex Ida by Lonhro) handed Darley's Exceed And Excel (Danehill) his 195th stakes winner when he won Saturday's Listed Queensland Day Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm. The colt beat Arentee (Territories) by a head while his more fancied stablemate Ingratiating (Frosted) was a length and a half further back in third. Exceed And Excel has sired seven stakes winners in Australia this season with September Run his leading earner.
Athelric gets @JamesCummings88 on the board to finish a great day of racing at @EagleFarmRacing pic.twitter.com/GkBwPkc12o
— 7HorseRacing (@7horseracing) June 4, 2022
79 for I Am Invincible
The Tony Gollan-trained Vinco (5 g ex Percussive by Encosta De Lago) recorded his ninth career victory and first at stakes level in Saturday's Spear Chief Quality (1500m) at Eagle Farm, giving Yarraman Park's I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) his 79th stakes winner. A $400,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase, Vinco beat Charmmebaby (Charm Spirit) by a length and three quarters while Never No More (No Nay Never) was third. Vinco is the seventh stakes winner from 36 runners bred on the I Am Invincible / Encosta De Lago cross. I Am Invincible sits at the head of the leading sires table in Australia by earnings with prizemoney of $18,017,680 while So You Think (High Chaparral) is currently in second place with his progeny earnings totalling $17,610,722.
A nice pedigree update for Yulong mare Wazamba, as half-brother Vinco (I Am Invincible x Percussive) proves too strong in the Listed Nuturf Spear Chief Hcp for @tonygollan at Eagle Farm.
— Yulong Investments (@YulongInvestme1) June 4, 2022
Wazamba has a weanling colt by #Grunt and is in foal to #LuckyVega.
Congrats! pic.twitter.com/BrNGUWrqPl
140 for Invincible Spirit
Irish-bred gelding Irish Sequel (6 g ex Baliyana by Dalakhani) won Saturday's Listed Winter Cup (2400m) at Rosehill, becoming the 140th stakes winner for the Irish National Stud-based sire Invincible Spirit (Green Desert). Bred by Kia Ora Stud, the Chris Waller-trained gelding scored by a head from Bonny Ezra (Road To Rock), taking his record to six wins and five placings in 23 career starts. Invincible Spirit's fee was set at €60,000 this spring, down from €80,000 last year.
Irish Sequel storms home and takes out the Winter Cup at @rosehillgardens!
— 7HorseRacing (@7horseracing) June 4, 2022
That is a double for @cwallerracing already today pic.twitter.com/Df36ZtMcYn
41 for So You Think
Political Debate (2 c ex Nakataan by Zabeel) broke his maiden in Saturday's Listed The Phoenix (1500m) at Eagle Farm to become the 41st stakes winner for Coolmore Stud's So You Think (High Chaparral). Political Debate was bought by Hermitage and Tom Magnier for $900,000 at last year's Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. So You Think has enjoyed a successful season on the racetrack, siring ten stakes winners in Australia including a Group 1 treble on day two of The Championships. He will stand for a career high fee of $93,500 (inc GST) this spring.
Close!
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 4, 2022
Political Debate gets up from Sharp 'N' Smart.@cwaller and @mcacajamez are on at @BrisRacingClub. pic.twitter.com/s4FYyWOptT
17 for Spirit Of Boom
Boomnova (4 m ex Silva Nova by Canadian Silver) took out Saturday's Listed Lightning Quality Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm to give Eureka Stud's Spirit Of Boom his 17th stakes winner. Trained by Chris Munce who bought the mare for $110,000 at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, Boomnova beat Garibaldi (I Am Invincible) by a length to record her sixth victory from 15 career starts.
Boomnova is a mare in form, she wins three on the bounce! @munceracing @BrisRacingClub pic.twitter.com/evqXh9S9l3
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 4, 2022
122 for Snitzel
Arrowfield Stud's Snitzel (Redoute's Choice) sired stakes winner number 122 when Stroll (2 f ex Walk The Streets by Street Cry) won the Listed Bill Carter (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Stroll was a $450,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase by Proven Thoroughbreds and O'Dea Hoysted Racing from the draft of Baramul Stud and she is the fourth juvenile stakes winner for Snitzel this season; Best Of Bordeaux, Lofty Strike and Williamsburg being his others. Snitzel, who is currently fifth in the leading sires table in Australia by earnings, will stand for $220,000 (inc GST) this spring.
The is on the board at @BrisRacingClub with the @odearacing-trained STROLL in the Listed Bill Carter Stakes... An impressive turn of foot by the two-year-old #QLDisRacing pic.twitter.com/WNhH6bFZMs
— RaceQ (@RaceQLD) June 4, 2022
