Gai Waterhouse has declared the Golden Rose the first big spring target for her unbeaten Golden Slipper winning colt Vancouver, while Peter and Paul Snowden have also kept the option open for Blue Diamond winner Pride of Dubai, the only juvenile to win more than one Group I event this season.
Vancouver has been installed favourite from Pride of Dubai and to see more on the market click here.
168 rising three year-olds are paid first acceptors and while champion sire
Fastnet Rock has never sired the winner of this race, he does have the largest number of
entries of any sire with 15 contenders.
Among them is the Hawkes Racing trained Lake Geneva, a filly with the dreaded 'best maiden in Australia' tag after placing in both the Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper but finishing her juvenile season winless.
Her sire also finished his two year-old season winless, so it might not be a bad thing, particularly if she comes out swinging this time around as he did!
The Fastnet Rock contingent are all well-bred as you would expect and have shown varying degrees of promise in trials and on raceday, but Wind Force probably jumps out as something of particular interest.
A sibling to multiple Group I winners Niconero and Nicconi from star producer Nicola Lass, the David Hayes and Tom Dabernig trained Wind Force has been to the races just once for a facile four length win at Pakenham in June.
It would be a huge ask for Wind Force to win a Golden Rose, but you never underestimate David Hayes with a talented colt.
Exceed and Excel and Lonhro are the next most represented sires with 12 entries each.
Exceed and Excel's entries include his Group winning juveniles Headwater, Furnaces and Ottoman, while Lonhro has his juvenile stakes-winners Exosphere, Calaverite as well as the highly promising Mogador and a filly called Kangarilla Joy that is yet to race, but has been on our radar for some time.
The Peter and Paul Snowden trained Kangarilla Joy was bought by US agent John
Moynihan for $840,000 at Inglis Easter and runs in the colours of US based
Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Stables, who recently retired their Australian
Group I winning mare Miracles of Life.
Bred by Stuart Ramsey's Turangga Farm, Kangarilla Joy is notable for being the most expensive yearling filly ever sired by Lonhro and is from Midnight Joy, a winning Zeditave daughter of Group I VATC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Midnight Fever.
She trialled at Rosehill on Tuesday morning with Hugh Bowman on board, jumping fast and crossing straight across to lead. Kangarilla Joy coasted along in front under a hold and forged clear to win the 900 metre trial by a length and a quarter.
168 rising three year-olds are paid first acceptors and while champion sire
Fastnet Rock has never sired the winner of this race, he does have the largest number of
entries of any sire with 15 contenders.Among them is the Hawkes Racing trained Lake Geneva, a filly with the dreaded 'best maiden in Australia' tag after placing in both the Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper but finishing her juvenile season winless.
Her sire also finished his two year-old season winless, so it might not be a bad thing, particularly if she comes out swinging this time around as he did!
The Fastnet Rock contingent are all well-bred as you would expect and have shown varying degrees of promise in trials and on raceday, but Wind Force probably jumps out as something of particular interest.
A sibling to multiple Group I winners Niconero and Nicconi from star producer Nicola Lass, the David Hayes and Tom Dabernig trained Wind Force has been to the races just once for a facile four length win at Pakenham in June.
It would be a huge ask for Wind Force to win a Golden Rose, but you never underestimate David Hayes with a talented colt.
Exceed and Excel and Lonhro are the next most represented sires with 12 entries each.
Exceed and Excel's entries include his Group winning juveniles Headwater, Furnaces and Ottoman, while Lonhro has his juvenile stakes-winners Exosphere, Calaverite as well as the highly promising Mogador and a filly called Kangarilla Joy that is yet to race, but has been on our radar for some time.
The Peter and Paul Snowden trained Kangarilla Joy was bought by US agent John
Moynihan for $840,000 at Inglis Easter and runs in the colours of US based
Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Stables, who recently retired their Australian
Group I winning mare Miracles of Life.Bred by Stuart Ramsey's Turangga Farm, Kangarilla Joy is notable for being the most expensive yearling filly ever sired by Lonhro and is from Midnight Joy, a winning Zeditave daughter of Group I VATC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Midnight Fever.
She trialled at Rosehill on Tuesday morning with Hugh Bowman on board, jumping fast and crossing straight across to lead. Kangarilla Joy coasted along in front under a hold and forged clear to win the 900 metre trial by a length and a quarter.
Her first raceday appearance cannot be far away.
Click here to see the full list of Golden Rose first acceptors.
Click here to see the full list of Golden Rose first acceptors.
