Golden Rose Dream for Sebring Filly

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 25

A Breednet 'One to Watch' when she scored on debut at Bathurst on June 9, progressive Sebring filly Seeking Asylum has scarcely put a foot wrong since with a tenacious win at Canterbury on Saturday justifying the decision of connections to pay her first acceptance for the $1million Group I ATC Golden Rose on September 12.

A $100,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the Widden Stud draft for Elite Thoroughbreds, Seeking Asylum has been practising her craft at the country and provincial tracks for Gary Portelli, but was brought to town on Saturday for the open juvenile event over 1550 metres.

Under a brilliant ride from Winona Costin, the talented chestnut produced a strong finish to beat off the colts and claim a short half head win, her fourth from five starts with over $116,000 in prizemoney.

Seeking Asylum is the second winner for Asylum Seeker (SAfr), the Champion 2YO Filly of her year and winner of the Group I Greyville Golden Slipper.

Bred by Tara Farm, Seeking Asylum is a good result for her breeders as her dam Asylum Seeker has kept going back to Sebring and has a yearling filly and weanling filly by the sire and will foal to him again this spring.

Sebring has had an outstanding season and is currently third on the Australian General Sires List by earnings to Fastnet Rock and Exceed and Excel with less than a week to go.

Advertisment

More Reading...

Zoustar 3YO Secures a Start in $3million Sunlight

A Breednet ‘One to Watch’ when winning on debut at Warwick Farm on December 3, Zoustar gelding Ice Kool confirmed his potential winning at Randwick last Saturday and his trainer David Pfieffer now has eyes on the Gold Coast.

Juvenile Trial Watch - Randwick

There were three heats for juveniles at the Randwick trials on Tuesday morning and while the Ciaron Maher trained Magic Millions contender Unit Five was a scratching there were still some interesting winners including the half-brother to Tempted and a million dollar filly by Home Affairs.

Sires With Winners - Monday December 29

Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Ancient Spirit on His Way for White Robe Lodge

Last Friday was a bittersweet day for White Robe Lodge.

Sires With Winners - Tuesday December 30

Here is the full list of 36 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Family You Want a Part Of

A foal that was in the running for Breednet Favourite Foal of 2009 and is the one and only horse in Australia by infamous Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem has spawned a family that is becoming commercial gold.

New Years Sale Mail

Stakes racing aplenty over the next two days as we celebrate the end of 2025 and move forwards into 2026 with Black Type racing at Flemington, Canterbury, Ascot, Ellerslie and Sha Tin over the next two days.

Pedigree Pointers – Karaka 2026

The 2026 NZB National Yearling Sales (January 25-29) offers buyers the cream of the New Zealand crop and in the weeks leading up to the sale we’ll go looking for pedigrees of interest for a myriad of reasons.

G1 Winner La Crique Retired to Stud

La Crique, arguably the most consistent horse in Australasian racing, has been retired.

New Year Brings New Challenges in NZB Filly of the Year Series

With the Group One New Zealand Oaks (2400m) moving five weeks earlier to February this year, summer races over 2000 metres have taken on greater importance in the NZB Filly of the Year Series – starting with the $270,000 Group Two Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day.