Luke
Murrell and Jamie Lovett of Australian Bloodstock have expectations of European
success this weekend with key runners in two Group races in France and Germany,
but started the celebrations early when their two year-old filly Excelamour
scored a fast finishing win in the $100,000 Inglis Scone 2YO Classic on Friday.
The Kris Lees trained filly had finished second at her only two previous
outings at Newcastle and Muswellbrook and was sent out favourite for the 1100
metre dash with Brenton Avdulla in the saddle.
The first crop daughter of Coolmore shuttler Excelebration (IRE) jumped well, but
drifted back to be in the second half of the big field of 16 when turning for
home.
She unleashed a sizzling sprint to power home and win by three-quarters of a
length running away from I Am Invincible filly Born in Barcelona.
"I thought she might have a bit too much to do coming from there, so she did a
good job," said Kris Lees.
"She has a big group of owners here today for Australian Bloodstock and they
found her at Scone last year and didn't pay much for her so to win a $100,000
race is a great result."
Excelamour was bought by Australian Bloodstock for $26,000 from the Edinglassie
Stud draft at the 2017 Inglis Scone Select Yearling Sale and has already banked
close to $100,000 in prizemoney for her very happy owners.
Excelamour is a half-sister to stakes-placed Love's Great and to the dam of
recent stakes-winner Kobayashi and is the fourth winner from Explosive Love, a
full sister to HK International winner Monopolize.
Excelamour is the fourth Australian winner for Exceed and Excel's Group I
winning son Excelebration, whose star UK based three year-old colt Barney Roy
was second in the Group I English 2,000 Guineas last weekend.
Excelebration shuttled to Coolmore Australia for four seasons, but is not on
the roster for 2017.
Footnote: Click here to read about
Australian Bloodstock's top chances Delectation and Red Cardinal in Europe at
the weekend.
The 2017 HTBA Scone Yearling Sale and Scone Weanling and Thoroughbred Sale runs
for two days, this coming Sunday and Monday, May 14-15 at White Park.
To view the Yearling Sale catalogue, CLICK HERE.
To view the Weanling and Thoroughbred Sale catalogue, CLICK HERE.