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Sunday 5 January 2020
Beauden dashes clear to take out the Listed Japac Homes FastTrack $5k Marton Cup (2200m) (Race Images - Grant Matthew)
Beauden Best on favourite track
PReFeRMent Leads HoMe WaLLeRtrifecta iN DaSHiNG BMW triuMPH
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tuhikaramea visitor Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) made light work of his 59kg topweight as he took out the Listed Japac Homes Fasttrack $5k Marton Cup (2200m) on his
favourite awapuni track.the team Rogerson-trained galloper had won five times
from just seven outings at the Palmerston north circuit before saturday and added a sixth victory and his first at stakes level with a comprehensive performance in the hands of regular rider Ryan elliot.
send out a $2 favourite off the back of a gritty placing in the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic on Boxing day, the Bullbars five-year-old sat three-wide throughout the contest before issuing his challenge near the outside rail entering the home straight.
elliot judged the finish to perfection as Beauden stormed over the top of hardy veteran sampson (nZ) (dubai destination) and soleseifei (nZ) (shocking) to power clear in the final 100m for an emphatic two-length victory.
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Beauden Best on favourite track(Continued from page 1)
Co-trainer Bailey Rogerson was thrilled to see Beauden earn his first black type victory for popular owner and breeder Joan egan and with the way he coped with the 2200m journey.
“He loves it here and although it was 2200m today he ran 2400m and did it very well,” she said.
“He’s faced a different challenge each time and every time he’s stepped up so who knows how far he can go.
“as long as we keep looking after him, he’ll be right there.”earlier in the week Rogerson’s grandfather Graeme had
outlined possible future plans for Beauden which include another attempt at Group one glory with the gelding holding nominations for the Gr.1 Herbie dyke stakes (2000m) at te Rapa and the Gr.1 auckland Cup (3200m) at ellerslie.
Race MJC Japac Homes FastTrack $5k Marton Cup L. 2200m
Winner Beauden (NZ) 2014
Owners Joan Egan
Trainer Team Rogerson (Tuhikaramea)
Breeding by Bullbars (AUS) out of Belle Femme (AUS) by Zedative (AUS)
Breeder Joan Egan
and Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) winner Concert Hall.Beauden is the third foal of Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m)
winner Belle Femme (Zedative), a half-sister to champion two-year-old Flying Babe (Flying spur) and has now won eight races and over $200,000 in prizemoney.
– nZ Racing desk
“We’ll talk to his owner Joan egan and make a plan on what to do with him next,” Rogerson said.
“Hopefully he can carry on the great run that Joan has been having in the last few weeks.”
egan has been to the fore of late through the deeds of both Beauden
Ryan Elliot celebrates with a whip flourish
after guiding Beauden to victory at Awapuni (Race
Images - Peter Rubery)
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aMaRuLa PRoVIdes CLass reMiNDer at HaStiNGS
Punters who took the $1.15 odds were never in any doubt as she cruised along in midfield for rider opie Bosson before asserting her authority in the run home to win comfortably by just on two lengths from Queen Kamada (nZ) (Rip Van Winkle) who had bravely tried to lead throughout.
trainer Jamie Richards was happy enough with the performance despite his charge looking a little sluggish at times during the contest.
“she had a bit of a bee in her
bonnet before the start so she’s going to improve a lot for it (the run),” Richards said.
“she’s not usually a filly to win by a big margin so it’s good to see that we’ve got that out of the road.
“I guess you would have liked to see her do it a little easier, but she’s one of those fillies who only goes as good as the other ones are going.
“she will improve a lot and it’s good to have her back.”
Class prevails as Probabeel charges to the front on her way to victory at Awapuni (Race Images - Grant Matthew)
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superstar three-year-old Probabeel (NZ) (savabeel) proved a class above her age-
group rivals when she made a winning start to her summer campaign over 1400m at awapuni on saturday.
the savabeel filly was backed as unbeatable on past performances that included a win in the Karaka Million 2Yo (1200m) last season along with a runner-up finish in the Gr.1 Flight stakes (1600m) at Randwick to round out her spring campaign.
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CLass PReVaILs at aWaPuNiwhen we took her to sydney as a two-year-old,” ellis said.
“she had a good spell and we kicked her off again at Randwick, and, really, she was pretty unlucky not to win one of the legs of the Princess series. she was racing against the best fillies in australia, and showed she was up to them.
“Jamie (Richards) has done a terrific job with her and it’s exciting for Brendan & Jo, and all our team, that she can contest another million dollar race at the end of January. she loves ellerslie, killed them in the Karaka Million, and I think she’ll be a top chance.”
Probabeel will now head to the Karaka Million 3Yo Classic (1600m) at ellerslie on January 25 where she will attempt to become the first horse to take out both the two-year-old and three-year-old $1m features.
taB Bookmakers have her a quote
of $1.60 for the ellerslie feature ahead of australian-based rival Conqueror (Fastnet Rock) at $3.20 and Gr.1 new Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) runner-up Harlech (nZ) (darci Brahma) at $5.
Richards and Bosson made it back-to-back victories when Weaponry (nZ) (declaration of War) out-toughed his rivals to take out a rating 82 1600m in the next race on the programme.
– nZ Racing desk
Bosson was succinct in his summing up of the race.
“I rode her a little handier than planned,” Bosson said.
“there was a bit of pressure on us throughout the race, but she’s quite a lazy horse.
“she’s got a good turn of foot, so you know she can get you out of trouble.
“once she balanced up, she changed leg and felt really good.”
owned by Cambridge stud couple Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Probabeel was purchased by te akau Racing boss david ellis for $380,000 from the Waikato stud draft during Book 1 at Karaka in 2018. With four wins, three seconds, from 10 starts, she has now won $769,000 in prize money.
“she showed she was special when winning her first start at ellerslie, and after winning three from four she unfortunately struck two heavy tracks
Race MJC Property Brokers 3YO 1400m
Winner Probabeel (NZ) 2016
Owners B J Lindsay MNZM and Mrs J E A Lindsay
Trainer Jamie Richards (Matamata)
Breeding by Savabeel (AUS) out of Far Fetched by Pins (AUS)
Breeder G J Chittick
Sales 2018 National Yearling Sales Series – Book 1; V: Waikato Stud, P: Mr D C Ellis; $380,000
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Contact: John Thompson 021 779 931 or Karl Mihaljevich 021 247 8892p +64 7 888 3833 e [email protected] www.richhillstud.co.nz
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Group-performed colt Conqueror (Fastnet Rock) has shown he is on target for a trip to new Zealand for the Karaka Million 3Yo Classic (1600m) after resuming from
a let-up with a win at Caulfield.Having his first start since finishing second in the Gr.2
sandown Guineas (1600m) on november 16, Conqueror took an inside run early in the straight and was forced to dig in to get the better of Write Your name (Written tycoon) in saturday’s Michele de silva Handicap (1400m).
the three-year-old, taking on older horses but dropping to benchmark-78 grade, was strong to the line to beat Write Your name by a head.
the $1m Karaka Million 3Yo Classic at ellerslie on January 25 is Conqueror’s immediate target and co-trainer Ben Hayes believes they can head that way with some confidence the colt can emulate his now-retired former stablemate Long Leaf (Fastnet Rock).
Long Leaf, who like Conqueror was consigned at the new Zealand Bloodstock Yearling sale by Curraghmore, won the same race in new Zealand last year.
“He’s booked his ticket to new Zealand,” Hayes said.“Long Leaf was probably better performed going into the
race because he had won a couple of stakes races as a two-year-old whereas this guy is Group-performed and he has been running against the best.
“so I’d say they are very similar at the same stages of their career and I think Conqueror is probably going to be a better miler than Long Leaf.
“I think he’ll be one of the favourites if he travels over well and does everything right.”
Conqueror only previous victory in his first nine starts was a big-margin success in a Pakenham maiden in July last year.
He was around the mark in a number of feature races for three-year-olds during the spring, including placings in the Gr.2 Bill stutt stakes (1600m) and Gr.2 sandown Guineas (1600m).
“I had to ask him for an effort in the last 200 metres and he responded well,” oliver said of Conqueror.
Race MRC Michele De Silva Hcp 1400m
Winner Conqueror 2016
Owners Coolmore (Mgr: T V Magnier), Jadeskye (Mgr: D W Flower), Sheikh Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Dorrington Farm (Mgr: R J Crabtree), A Kheir, M B Lee, D A Hayes & J M Strofield
Trainer David Hayes, Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig (Flemington)
Breeding by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Diademe (NZ) bySavabeel (AUS)
Breeder China Horse Club
Sales 2018 National Yearling Sales Series – Book 1; V: Curraghmore, P: Mark Pilkington Management / Lindsay Park Racing; $1,000,000
Conqueror books a berth to NZ for the Karaka Million 3YO Classic with a win at Caulfield. (Bruno Cannatelli)
“He looked well-placed today coming off those stakes races for three-year-olds and it’s getting to the new year now where the three-year-olds are a bit better suited against the older horses.”
“Back to a restricted race today he was well-placed.”Bred by the China Horse Club, Conqueror is out of
Group one winning mare diademe (nZ) (savabeel) and was knocked down to Lindsay Park Racing and Mark Pilkington Management for $1,000,000 at the 2018 new Zealand Bloodstock yearling sales.
-aaP
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trainer simon Zahra was finding it hard to split the chances of stablemates Mrs Beckham (NZ)
(torondado) and Parmie (snitzel) ahead of their clash at Caulfield.
and with good reason.Mrs Beckham, coming off a maiden
win at the same track on december 18, held off a late charge from Parmie in saturday’s Margaret Hogan Handicap (1400m) to beat her by a short-head in a stable quinella for co-trainers Mathew ellerton and Zahra.
Zahra believes both fillies will
Mrs Beckham digs deep to get the win at Caulfield. (Bruno Cannatelli)
progress to better things later in the season, with an oaks campaign on the radar for the Kevin Hickman bred and raced Mrs Beckham.
Mrs Beckham enjoyed an uninterrupted run under jockey Chris symons from barrier three and Zahra was pleased with her performance.
“Mrs Beckham keeps taking every step,” he said. “It’s good to have two nice fillies in the stable.
“Mrs Beckham is out of a Zabeel mare and I think once she gets over
a bit of ground she’s going to be a really good filly.
“We’ll maybe give her a freshen up and maybe target one of the oaks.”
-aaP
Race MRC Margaret Hogan Handicap 1400m
Winner Mrs Beckham (NZ) 2016
Owners K J Hickman
Trainer Mathew Ellerton & Mark Zahra (Flemington)
Breeding by Toronado (AUS) out of Posh by Zabeel
Breeder K J Hickman
Race MJC Superior Chunky 1400m
Winner Malo Bik (NZ) 2014
Owners Mrs C J and P J Lynskey
Trainer Robbie Patterson (New Plymouth)
Breeding by Dalghar (FR) out of Rattle by Stravinsky (USA)
Breeder Dowager Duchess of Bedford & Mrs A M King
Sales 2016 National Yearling Sales Series – Festival Sale; V: Brighthill Farm, P: Mr S A Sharrock; $23,000
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Apprentice Temyia Taiaroa guides Malo Bik to victory at Awapuni (Race Images - Grant Matthew)
beat.“He won over a mile ten days ago so I’ve only had to
potter around with him and he’s an awesome horse.”Malo Bik has now won five of his 24 career starts with
three of those for Patterson and two for former trainer allan sharrock.
Brighthill Farm will offer a half-brother by Preferment as Lot 214 during the Book 1 session at the national Yearling sale at Karaka later this month.
– nZ Racing desk
new Plymouth galloper Malo Bik (NZ) (dalghar) took full advantage of
the featherweight of 50kgs on his back when he stepped up to open handicap company with an impressive victory over 1400m at awapuni.
the dalghar five-year-old has hit a purple patch of form of late with saturday’s victory his third in his last four starts and was coming off the back of a similar performance over 1600m on his home track on december 27.
apprentice temyia taiaroa was aboard that day and claimed the mount again for his open-class debut. she used her three-kilogram claim to good effect as she
positioned Malo Bik beautifully in behind Pop star Princess (nZ) (Makfi) with the rest of the six- strong field happy to leave the pair alone in front.
that proved their undoing as Pop star Princess sprinted hard at the top of the straight with Malo Bik in hot pursuit and the rest of the field struggling to make any impression on the pair. Malo Bik was resolute as he ground down Pop star Princess in the closing stages with former top stayer Chocante (nZ) (shocking) running on nicely to take third.
the victory continued a dream run for trainer Robbie Patterson who conceded his charge had finally come of age after proving to be a real handful in his early days.
“I used to get sick of him in the tie-ups as he’d be crashing around but now you wouldn’t get a bead of sweat off him,” he said.
“He went to sleep today at the 600m as he is a bit of a lazy bugger but with 50kgs and getting a soft trail he was hard to
