Smart New Season Winner for Foxwedge

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 3
Flashy grey Foxwedge three year-old Albumin was an easy winner when resuming from a spell at Hawkesbury on Thursday and owes his colouring to his famous grand-mother Tristanagh, the darling of the 1989 Melbourne Spring Carnival when winning the Thousand Guineas, Wakeful Stakes and VRC Oaks.

The Gerald Ryan trained gelding was a smart winner at Rosehill back in February, which earned him a shot at the Group III ATC The Schweppervescence at Rosehill on March 25.

Albumin sank like a stone on the heavy track and exhibited a poor post-race recovery, so was sent for a spell, but judging by this performance it won't be long before he's back to targeting Black Type.

He was a short priced favourite in the Class One event against older horses over 1100 metres and had little more than a working gallop to beat them by a length and a half.

A $75,000 Inglis Premier purchase for his trainer from the Kornong Station draft, Albumin is a half-brother to Singapore stakes-winner Holy Empire and stakes-placed War Point.

He's now won two of four starts and over $64,000 and is the sixth winner from six to race from Dushanbe, a Secret Savings (USA) daughter of dual Group I winner Tristanagh.

Albumin looms as a nice spring horse to fly the flag for Foxwedge, the reigning Champion Australian Second Crop Sire.



The Newgate Farm based Group I winner stands at a fee of $22,000.


Advertisment
More Reading...
Another Guineas Upset and Shock Result
The Group I Newmarket One Thousand Guineas (1m) for the fillies delivered a surprise package of a result as did the colts edition on Saturday with victory going to the half-sister by Kingman to Woodside Park Stud’s new recruit Benbatl (GB).
Soft Win for Foxwedge Mare
Quality Foxwedge mare Into the Abyss has been taking on tough Black Type races since resuming from a spell and dropped back to midweek grade at Warwick Farm on Monday was able to return to winning form with a powerful victory under 60kg.
Sires With Winners - Monday May 6
Here is the full list of 17 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
New Stakes-Winners for Wootton Bassett and Starspangledbanner
Two new three year-old stakes-winners in two days for Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) with Oaks contender Gala Real successful on Sunday at Longchamp followed by Wootton Verni, who took out the Group III Prix Greffulhe (2100m) at Saint Cloud overnight.
Oaks Filly for Wootton Bassett
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is a big name in the world of soccer, but is also making a mark as a racehorse owner with Wootton Bassett (GB) filly Gala Real, who he co-owns, showing serious Group I potential with a storming win in the Listed Prix de la Seine (2200m) at Longchamp on Sunday.
Foxwedge Fillies Show Their Class
A new addition to Woodside Park in Victoria this spring, Foxwedge showed his class over a big weekend of racing producing Group performers at three successive meetings starting last Friday night at Moonee Valley where up and coming three year-old filly Villami ran a terrific race at her first outing away from Sydney.
One to Watch – Werribee
The Autumn Sun has been doing some exciting things of late with his three year-old filles and gave us a One to Watch on Monday when another of them opened her account at Werribee.
Fastnet Rock Mare Stay Alert Wins G2 Dahlia Stakes
The form of outstanding Fastnet Rock mare Via Sistina (IRE) was once again franked overnight in the UK when the Fastnet Rock mare she defeated to win the Group I Pretty Polly Stakes last year came out and won the Group II Dahlia Stakes Stakes (1m1f) at her first run this season.
$575,000 I Am Invincible Filly Tops Inglis Weanlings Day 1
An I Am Invincible filly for the Alma Vale/Kitchwin Hills partnership which realised $575,000 capped off a record opening day of the Australian Weanling Sale at Riverside.
Star Kiwi Foxwedge Mare Primed for G2 Theo Marks
Group One winner Volpe Veloce will have the opportunity to continue an impressive streak when she lines-up in the Group II  Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday.