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This
time last year it was Smart Missile defeating Foxwedge and Helmet in the Group
III ATC Run to the Rose, with all three about to embark on stud careers at
major farms this spring, while at Rosehill on Saturday a new group of sire
prospects will do battle.
The Run to the Rose has attracted a small, but select field of just six well-bred
colts, all of whom would have aspirations of a future stud career.
Leading the field is undefeated Pierro (pictured www.stevehart.com.au) , the Golden Slipper and Triple Crown
winning son of champion racehorse and sire Lonhro.
Gai Waterhouse will have him as ready as he can be given his long spring program
ahead, but like most of the runners here, he will no doubt be better for the
run.
Black Caviar's half-brother All Too Hard was beaten last start by a couple of
fillies in Snitzerland and Driefontein when resuming from a spell in the Group
III ATC San Domenico Stakes and will need to lift his game if he's going to turn
the tables on Pierro, who beat him comfortably in the Group I ATC Sires Produce
Stakes last autumn.
Ashokan is a good looking son of More Than Ready (USA), whose only win to date
was on wet ground in the Group III ATC Skyline Stakes last season and will need
to have improved to trouble the top two colts.
Helmet's three-quarter brother Epaulette has come the closest to beating
Pierro, when second to that colt beaten a short half head in the Group II ATC
Todman Stakes. He has won at his only fresh runs and had a solid trial to tune
him up for this, so could pose a serious threat.
Rounding out the six are two lightly raced sons of Fastnet Rock in Your Song
and Ninth Legion, both of whom show well above average ability and can be
expected to be steaming home at the finish.
Make no mistake this is a very competitive race and these are the colts we can
probably expect to see headlining stud rosters next spring.
Several of these colts would have their future at stud already decided, All Too
Hard raced by Patinack Farm and Epaulette by Darley, but Pierro and Ashokan
would certainly be for sale at some point in the future, while Your Song
(Gooree Stud) and Ninth Legion (Segenhoe Thoroughbreds) may also have varied
options ahead of them.
Sale Mail Run to the Rose
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RACE 5 The Run To The Rose Open |
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1 Pierro Lonhro x Miss Right Note (IRE) |
2011 MM Gold Coast Yearling, Qld (353) |
Musk Creek Farm |
GAI WATERHOUSE |
$230,000 |
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2 All Too Hard Casino Prince x Helsinge |
2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling, NSW (277) |
Makybe, Gnarwarre, V |
HAWKES RACING |
$1,025,000 |
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3 Ashokan More Than Ready (USA) x November Flight |
2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling, NSW (378) |
Kitchwin Hills, Scon |
JAMES HARRON BLOODST |
$810,000 |
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4 Epaulette Commands x Accessories (GB) |
Darley homebred | ||||||
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5 Your Song Fastnet Rock x Zembu |
Gooree Stud homebred | ||||||
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6 Ninth Legion Fastnet Rock x Xaar's Jewel |
2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling, NSW (122) |
Edinglassie Stud, Mu |
ANTHONY CUMMINGS THO |
$110,000 |
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Watch this space!
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