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Debut Winner for Castelvecchio

Tara Madgwick - Thursday October 3

Lindsay Park Racing produced an interesting debut winner for Castelvecchio at Ballarat on Thursday in Double Market, who has a full brother to be offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale next month.

Double Market wins at Ballarat - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

A big strong filly that will be even better in time, she showed her inexperience over the latter stages when reluctant to race clear of the runner-up, but did enough for Harry Coffey to take a long neck win in the 1400m maiden.

A $100,000 Magic Millions purchase from Bhima Thoroughbreds for Lindsay Park Racing, Double Market was bred by GSA Bloodstock and is the second winner from First Tier, a winning Redoute’s Choice mare, whose dam is a half-sister to Group I winner He’s No Pie Eater.

Double Market traces back to an iconic female family with her fourth dam Show Lady, the dam of celebrated import Dancing Show (USA), the dam of Group I winners Umatilla, Hurricane Sky and of course blue hen Shantha’s Choice.

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Kilgravin Lodge will offer Lot 369 at the NZB Ready to Run Sale, a Castelvecchio gelding from First Tier.

Double Market is the fifth winner of the new season for Castelvecchio, whose stakes-placed filly Comanche Miss runs in the Group II VRC Edward Manifold Stakes on Saturday at Flemington.

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Race Result - Whitford Liquid Waste Mdn Plate 1400m

Ballarat Track: Good(4) Time: 1:26.93
1
Double Market
- 3f Castelvecchio (AUS) x First Tier (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: H Coffey 55.5
NZB Ready To Run Sale $400,000
Seller: Kilgravin Lodge
Buyer: Waikato Bloodstock
Inglis Australian Weanling Sale $10,000
Seller: Bhima Thoroughbreds, Scone
Buyer: Paul Willetts Bloodstock Consultancy
2
0.3
Fratineeze
- 4m Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Fratianne (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Ben Allen 58
3
2.1
I Only Wish
- 3f Puissance De Lune (IRE) x Gail (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Patrick Moloney 55.5
4
2.8
Lady Sadler
- 3f Omaha Beach (USA) x Pepiniere (IRE) (Sadler's Wells (USA))
Tnr: Andrew Noblet Rdr: Declan Bates 55.5
5
4.3
Twilight Elegance
- 3f Dundeel (NZ) x Shimmering Light (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: E J Walsh 55.5
6
5.6
Neutralism
- 4m More Than Ready (USA) x Fracture (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Clayton Douglas Rdr: Beau Mertens 58
7
6.8
Amara Valencia
- 4m Rubick (AUS) x Finda Fitter Filly (AUS) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: Ricky Maund Rdr: J Bowditch 58
8
7.1
Baby Hazel
- 3f Extreme Choice (AUS) x Fairytale Belle (AUS) (Real Saga (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Damian Lane 55.5
9
7.3
Atomic Diva
- 5m Atomic (AUS) x Shezappi (AUS) (Keffelstein (AUS))
Tnr: Aftab Shaikh Rdr: T Ladd 58
10
7.4
Court One
- 4m Super One (AUS) x Court Flying (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Ms M Cunningham Rdr: R J Hurdle 58
11
10.6
Honeymoon Miss
- 6m Puissance De Lune (IRE) x Leica Divorce (AUS) (Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS))
Tnr: Andrew Campbell Rdr: Alana Kelly 58
12
11.9
Sister Paula
- 4m Divine Prophet (AUS) x Shao Miss (AUS) (Where's That Tiger (USA))
Tnr: Chris Calthorpe Rdr: Ryan Houston 56
13
13.9
Over Nova
- 4m Overshare (AUS) x Bayanova (NZ) (Alamosa (NZ))
Tnr: Andrew Homann Rdr: Liam Riordan 58
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