Date posted August 25, 2010 | Posted by Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding,
Sales NewsAll eyes turned to Geelong on Tuesday afternoon to see the debut run of Makybe Diva’s first foal Rockstardom and while the son of Galileo ran an encouraging race he was no match for another debutant Eclair Surprise.
A member of the powerful Peter Moody stable at Caulfield, Eclair Surprise came from near last on the corner, wove between runners, and proved too good for a field of promising youngsters.
Rockstardom the first foal of Makybe Diva sold for $1.5million
Eclair Surprise, a $65,000 purchase from last year’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, still has plenty to learn - but according to winning rider Luke Nolen he has a bright future.
“He’s a nice enough horse,” Nolen told TVN. “When he came off the bridle chasing them there he got a little lost.”
“Once he knuckled down he kicked nicely - went through a gap, but then after he came through he had a look around.”
“When he works it out he’ll be a nice horse,” he added. “He’s shown nice ability at home.”
Nolen said it was always the plan to let the promising three-year-old find his feet early before asking him for an effort over the concluding stages.
“From that gate we were always going to have to give them a start.”
“I think if he’s allowed to race a bit closer and come home uninterrupted he might have won that by a couple (of length).”
“If he continues to mature we might have a bit of fun this prep.”
Eclaire Surprise () held a short head margin on the line over the warm favourite Pitt Street (Street Cry -Princess Delight by Agnes World) with Condahussler (Hussonet - Con’s Amy by Canny Lad) was another three lengths further back in third, just ahead of Rockstardom (ex Makybe Diva by Desert King).
The only foal to date produced by the Scenic mare French Scene, Eclair Surprise is a son of Danehill’s Victoria Derby winner Blackfriars.
French Scene, a daughter of the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes winner French Sound, won two races to 1400 metres - importantly one of her wins was at the Perth track of Belmont.
The win was a nice pointer for next year’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale - which has been the subject of outstanding entries.
One sire well represented with entries is Eclair Surprise’s sire Blackfriars.
With 10 stakes winners already including the likes of Mansion House, God Has Spoken, Majar and Simply Adorable, Blackfriars is one of Western Australia’s most popular sires.
Blackfriars stands alongside Brocco, Hurricane Sky and freshman Universal Ruler (Scenic - Rulings by Hurricane Sky) this spring at Durham Lodge at Muchea, just north of Bullsbrook.
