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New Stakes-Winner for Rubick – Freedom Rally Breaks Course Record

Tara Madgwick - Saturday June 15

Progressive Rubick gelding Freedom Rally just missed a start in the Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap, but gained a nice consolation at Eagle Farm on Saturday when taking out the Listed BRC The Wayne Wilson (1600m) as a short priced favourite.

Freedom Rally breaks the course record to win the Listed Wayne Wilson - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Tony Gollan and ridden by James McDonald, Freedom Rally has worked rapidly through his grades over the last 12 months and with stakes placings at his last two starts had his hoof on the till for a Black Type success.

Given a perfect ride by McDonald, he travelled into the race at the right time and surged between runners to win by three-quarters of a length in course record time clocking a slick 1:33.95 for the 1600m.

“He sustained a long run and had to dig deep, but got the job done,” said James McDonald.

A homebred for Grandlodge Thoroughbreds, Freedom Rally has the overall record of seven wins and four placings from 15 starts with earnings topping $530,000.

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He is the best of two winners from Group I placed Niello mare Ipioga, a half-sister to stakes-winner Honest Politician and to the dams of Group III winner Kemalpasa and stakes-winner Yourein with most of the family proving effective up to 2000m.

Ipioga had a colt by Puissance de Lune (IRE) last year and is now in foal to a son of Rubick in Everest winner Yes Yes Yes so will produce a three-quarter sibling to Freedom Rally this spring.

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Freedom Rally is the 13th stakes-winner for Swettenham Stud’s Rubick, who stands at a fee of $27,500.

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Race Result - Seven The Wayne Wilson LR 1600m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 1:33.95
1
Freedom Rally
- 4g Rubick (AUS) x Ipioga (AUS) (Niello (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: J B Mc Donald 59
2
0.7
Coastwatch
- 5g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Bullion Mansion (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 59
Fastnet Rock
3
0.8
Iknowastar
- 4g Star Witness (AUS) x Hidden Message (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Tim Clark 59
Star Witness
4
1.8
Cottee
- 4m Merchant Navy (AUS) x Ruud Not Too (NZ) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: M A Currie Rdr: V Duric 57
5
2.4
Charterhouse
- 6g Charming Thought (GB) x Crocus Rose (GB) (Royal Applause (GB))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: B Shinn 59
6
5.3
New Mandate
- 6g New Bay (GB) x Mishhar (IRE) (Authorized (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: James Orman 59
7
6
Poison Chalice
- 4g Savabeel (AUS) x Urban (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: P A Preusker Rdr: M Zahra 59
8
7.6
Master Jamie
- 7g Poet's Voice (GB) x Verkko (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: G R Green Rdr: Leslie Tilley 59
9
8.1
Arts Object
- 4m Zoustar (AUS) x Ringhals (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Kurt Goldman Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 57
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