Date posted June 22, 2010 | Posted by Michele Cullen | Filed under
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Racing and BreedingSkateboard attracted our attention at the Goulburn meeting yesterday in winning on debut by seven lengths in the Lord of the Manor @ Piplyn Maiden (1000m).
A three-year-old gelded son of Vinery’s Dubleo - sire of recent Flemington stakes winner Dubleanny - Skateboard opened his career in the best possible way.
Selected out of the 2008 Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale by Sydney based syndicator Jamie Walter from the draft of Andrew Bowcock’s Alanbridge stud for $42,000, Skateboard has now repaid his owners $10,000.
Trained by Walter’s brother, Guy, he had shown plenty on the track with Jamie telling Greg Irvine
“Right from the start he showed good ability but we’ve had to be very patient as he had shin soreness issues.
“We’ve finally got him to the track and he’s rising four - but the wait’s been worth it and while he probably didn’t beat much today - he certainly did it well.”
Walter said he also received a positive report from the winning rider Peter Wells.
“Peter said he’s got plenty of raw ability and I know Guy has always had a nice opinion of him for a while.”
“He ran a very good trial the other day in Sydney and was just beaten in the fastest of the day. He’d obviously come on well in the past nine days.”
“Guy thinks he is a city class horse - but first things first and we’ll try and find him a nice easy race for his next start and go from there,” Walter said.
Skateboard is the third winner, from three runners, produced by the unraced Flying Spur mare All Trumped Up. Her best performer to date is the Listed AJC PJ Bell Handicap winner Hot ‘n’ Ready - a daughter of More Than Ready - who like Dubleo is a son of Southern Halo.
All Trumped Up is from the non-winning Kenmare mare French Riviera, a full sister to the top galloper and champion sire Highest Honor. Also appearing in the family are stakes winners Alpine Express (by Nediym) and Adamantly (by Mister C).
The Proven Thoroughbreds colours were back in the winner’s stall later that afternoon when fellow Gold Coast Yearling Sale graduate Popnae, a $230,000 purchase from the draft of Oakfarm (as agent), scored a fighting win in the Manton at Tareen Stud Handicap (1600m).
“It was a good win - because he was clearly headed when he went past me,” Walter said.
“But he came back strongly and that’s a good sign.”
The son of Hussonet relished the better track conditions and ridden more aggressively.
Popnae is the first winner for the nine-time winner Kitnat (by Langfuhr) who hails from a family that’s produced the Group I Sussex Stakes winner Court Masterpiece (by Polish Precedent) and the Irish 1000 Guineas winner, Classic Park (by Robellino).
