breednet.com.au

Royal Ascot Goal for Starspangledbanner Filly

Tara Madgwick - Saturday May 17

A Royal Ascot hero back in 2010, Starspangledbanner is well known for his slick juveniles and produced one at York overnight in the UK where Secret Hideaway won the Listed Marygate Fillies Stakes (5f).

Trained by Adrian Keatley and ridden by PJ McDonald, Secret Hideaway improved on her debit second at Ripon last month to power home and win by half a length.

“I ran her at Ripon to educate her on the undulations over a sharp five furlongs. She'll have no bother staying six furlongs, maybe even seven in time,” said Adrian Keatley.

“She will improve loads as the year goes on. I'll speak to the owners and Royal Ascot is the obvious place to go, either the Queen Mary or the Albany. She has a brilliant temperament, she's very laid back.”

Advertisement

Bred by Summerhill Bloodstock and raced by Mrs Paul Shanahan, Secret Hideaway is the second winner and first stakes-winner from stakes-placed Acclamation mare Ejaazah, a daughter of Group III winner English Ballet, who is a sister to Group I French Oaks winner Star of Seville.

Starspangledbanner is not coming to Australia this year.

Secret Hideaway is the 51st stakes-winner for Starspangledbanner, who remains on the Coolmore roster in Ireland at a fee of €45,000.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Full Brothers Deliver Star Stakes Double in Tasmania
Five year-old Needs Further gelding Durazzo continued his domination of the summer racing in Tasmania at Hobart on Sunday racking up his third successive stakes win when taking out the $125,000 Listed Kevin Sharkie The Inevitable Stakes (1600m), putting the spotlight on his yearling half-sister heading to 2026 MM Tasmania.
Sires With Winners - Saturday December 27
Here is the full list of 88 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
The $6,000 Stallion Casting a Long Shadow
While looking for an image of Snippets to go with our celebration of Snippets long form story before Christmas I was drawn to the back of my storage cupboard and there in a remote and dusty corner was a pile of Stallions books and 2001 gave me what I needed and also some serious food for thought.
Caffe Florian Wins Listed Gosford Guineas – Full Sister MM 2026
The baldy face of Caffe Florian was the widest of all runners turning for home in the $200,000 Listed Gosford Guineas (1200m) on Sunday as the Richard Litt trained filly attempted to loop the field, a risky move on a lesser horse, but a winning one for this rising star.
Christmas Stakes Catalogue Updates Aplenty
The last week of Christmas racing has been as busy as usual and thrown up plenty of black type updates, including five new stakes winners, for upcoming yearling sale.
G1 Winner La Crique Retired to Stud
La Crique, arguably the most consistent horse in Australasian racing, has been retired.
Holiday Stakes Racing Kicks Off Today
Boxing Day racing begins three days of stakes racing in Australia and New Zealand with all the Sale Mail at Breednet if you want to keep an eye on what’s about to unfold.
Sires With Winners - Friday December 26
Here is the full list of 103 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sandbar 2YO Wins $50,000 Clan O’Sullivan
A three-quarter brother to Golden Slipper winning sire Farnan, Kooringal Stud’s Sandbar is a bargain priced alternative for the breed to race owners and he produced a brilliant debut two year-old winner at Canberra on Sunday when Bar Jester landed the $50,000 Clan O’Sullivan (1000m).
Rich Hill Bred Ace High Mare Chasing G2 Rich Hill Mile
Gifted four-year-old She’s A Dealer is in the right order to make a successful challenge for higher honours on New Year’s Day.