Blue-Blood Gives Cummings and Godolphin 1000th Winner

Tara Madgwick - Saturday September 24

My how time flies, James Cummings saddled his 1000th winner for Godolphin when blue-blood 3YO Pericles scored on debut at Newcastle on Saturday.

A three year-old half-brother by Street Boss (USA) to multiple Group I winners Epaulette and Helmet, Pericles pressed forward to lead in the 1400m maiden and when challenged fought on doggedly to win by a nose.

 

Peri

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cles is the fifth winner from six foals to race from blue hen Accessories (GB), who is also the dam of Group winners Pearls and Bullbars in addition to her Group I winning sire sons Epaulette and Helmet.

Street Boss is the sire of Pericles

Accessories is now 19 and has a yearling colt by Microphone, but will have no foal this year after missing to Bivouac.

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Race Result - Denton Engineering Group Mdn 1400m

Newcastle Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:27.12
1
Pericles
- 3g Street Boss (USA) x Accessories (GB) (Singspiel (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 56.5
2
0.1
Grange Rock Star
- 3g Star Turn (AUS) x Rock Me Baby (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Robert Quinn Rdr: Ms G Mc Donnell 54
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3
3.1
Better Not Bitter
- 4g Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Catadalya (IRE) (One Cool Cat (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: K S Latham 59
4
5.5
Tamar
- 3c Tavistock (NZ) x Rimraam (NZ) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: J Penza 56.5
5
5.6
Supra Marnium
- 7g High Chaparral (IRE) x La La Land (AUS) (Last Tycoon (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: B Spriggs 56
6
6.2
Haather
- 3g Pariah (AUS) x Dream Cirque (AUS) (Dream Ahead (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: A B Collett 55
7
7.6
Dark Vador
- 3g Invader (AUS) x Miss Cosmetic (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: G Schofield 56.5
8
10.8
Samaritan
- 3g Dundeel (NZ) x Ruby Falls (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: Mitchell Bell 56
9
15.3
Texson Reel
- 3g Highland Reel (IRE) x Texarcana (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Ms M Weir 55.5
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