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Happy Galaxy takes Expressway for Nadeem

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Former Darley stallion Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice – Candide, by Sound Reason) now plies his trade at Little Avondale Stud in New Zealand but he might have his first top-class performer after Happy Galaxy (Nadeem – Seven Stars, by King’s Best) won the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) in dynamic fashion.

Nadeem stood for five seasons at Darley after winning the 2006 Blue Diamond Stakes, covering 400 mares, before he moved across the Tasman Sea  to commence duties in New Zealand.

Happy Galaxy sold for $120,000 at the 2011 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale before fetching $220,000 when pinhooked at the 2011 Gold Coast Horses In Training Sale. The colt took his earnings to more than $287,000 with his latest dominant display.

Happy Galaxy led all the way to beat a small field in the Listed Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield at his previous outing but jockey Jay Ford was content to settle the three-year-old outside the speed early in the Expressway Stakes.

Ford went for home aboard Happy Galaxy early in the straight. The Darley runner Skytrain (Lonhro – Que Sera Sera, by Luskin Star)briefly threatened to cause a minor upset but the favourite was too strong over the concluding stages with a 3kg weight pull under the weight-for-age conditions of the race.

“He’s come a long way in a short space of time,” Michael Hawkes, who trains Happy Galaxy in partnership with his father John and his brother Wayne, said. “The horse continues to win and that’s all that matters.

“We’ll see how he pulls up. He’s had a few runs in now and he’s come a long way in a short space of time. He may enter the paddock, we’ll just see how he goes.”

Happy Galaxy’s dam Seven Stars (King’s Best – Porto Roca, by Barathea) is a daughter of the Group 1 winner Porto Roca (Barathea – Antelliere, by Salieri), making her a half-sister to the Group 1 Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso (Dubawi – Porto Roca, by Barathea).

Happy Galaxy makes it seven for Nadeem

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Happy Galaxy was the only horse in Saturday’s listed Zeditave Stakes (1200m) to not have experience in stakes company.

But that mattered for little as Happy Galaxy (Nadeem – Seven Stars, by King’s Best) won the $120,000 three-year-old feature by 2-¾ lengths to become the seventh stakes winner sired by Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice – Candide, by Sound Reason).

Happy Galaxy is trained by Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes and scored under a patient ride by Dwyane Dunn, who only allowed his mount to quicken up over the final 250 metres. That late acceleration clinched victory.

Rusambo (Elusive Quality – Lobola, by Anabaa), who won the listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley in August, ran second to pick up his fifth piece of black type.

Happy Galaxy, who was purchased from the draft of Evergreen Stud Farm from the 2011 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale for $120,000, has raced seven times for four wins and two placings with prizemoney standing at $167,400.

Happy Galaxy is out of the mare Seven Stars (King’s Best – Porto Roca, by Barathea) who was a three-time winner at non-metro tracks over 1000 to 1100 metres. Seven Stars was dual city placegetter.

Seven Stars is a half-sister to Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso as she is out of Group 1 winning mare Porto Roca.

Seven Stars has produced two foals to race, Happy Galaxy and Dunkit (Elusive Quality – Seven Stars, by King’s Best) a Goulburn 1000-metre maiden winner in January 2011.

Speedy Leo wins Lisboa Challenge

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Australian-bred Speedy Leo (3 g Nadeem – Leonina, by Snippets) lived up to his name with an all the way win in the Listed Lisboa Prelude over 1100 metres at Taipa in Macau on Saturday.

Ridden by Tiago Pereira, Speedy Leo stepped away only fairly off the inside but quickly mustered speed to lead on settling. The three year kicked nicely off the home turn and whilst still displaying some greenness in the run home found plenty to beat race favorite Lucky And Wealthy (Strada) with Smiling Happy (Danzero) in third.

Speedy Leo

Speedy Leo

Patrick Lee purchased the grey gelding for $52,500 Aud. at the 2010 Magic Millions Summer Sale for owner Mr. Lok Ho Ting who raced Lee’s star sand galloper Good Control.

At Friday night’s sand meeting Lee’s smart sprinter Southern Luckystar returned to the race track victorious after seven month absence to win the Class 2 & 3 over 1050 metres.

Confidently bet to start at 3/1 Southern Luckystar an impressive big son of Dubleo (USA) overcame gate 11 to power home for a good win over The Love Guru and August Star. The four year old gelding is putting together an impressive record with four wins and two placings from his eight career starts.

NZ winner for Nadeem

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Young Darley stallion Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice – Candide, by Sound Reason) earned his first winner in New Zealand as part of a successful Wednesday for the worldwide breeding operation.

Military Reign’s (Nadeem – Girl Like You, by Rory’s Jester) win in the Races B4 The Rugby Maiden (1100m) at Arawa Park was one of eight wins on either side of the Tasman Sea for current Darley sires.

Last season’s Australian champion sire Lonhro (Octagonal – Shadea, by Straight Strike) led the way with a double at Canterbury. The Chris Waller-trained Hoylonny (Lonhro – Roedean, by Flying Spur) scored in the Rosehill on Facebook Maiden (1200m) before Lohengrin (Lonhro – Suede, by Quest For Fame) claimed the Ascot Club Handicap (1100m).

Darley’s band of sires dominated the Sandown Lakeside meeting, winning four of the seven races contested. Zubbaya (Dubawi – Sabkha, by Green Desert) and Typeface (Elusive Quality – Lucida, by Danehill) carried Darley’s famous maroon and white colours to victory while The Kitkat Kid (Gonski – Sharna Cabarna, by Dolphin Street) remained unbeaten with his second win from as many starts.

Fantastic Light mare Princess Fontaine (Fantastic Light – Dandasila, by Danehill Dancer) completed Darley’s quartet of wins at Sandown. Oak Street (Commands – Restless Dream, by Rory’s Jester) provided a Brisbane leg to Darley’s wins when the gelding won the Sky Racing World Class 3 (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

New stakeswinners for Commands & Nadeem among Darley quartet

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A new stakes winner for young sire Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice – Candide, by Sound Reason) formed part of an outstanding day for Darley stallions, which yielded four stakes wins in Melbourne and Sydney.

Specter (Nadeem – Woman In White, by Daylami) provided Nadeem with his second stakes winner out of his first crop with his strong success in the Listed Henry Bucks Best Dressed Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Sepoy (Elusive Quality – Watchful, by Danehill) took his career earnings to more than $3 million with his decisive win in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m).

Sepoy cruised to his seventh win from eight starts with his one-length success in the $250,000 event but Peter Snowden said a decision must be made as to where the super three-year-old has his next run with the Manikato Stakes the option if the Darley trainer has his way.

“It is a Group I race, it is a magnificent race, it is a stallion-making race so we have got to certainly look at it in a big way,” Snowden said.

“It is a group decision both here in Australia and in Dubai. The boss has got to agree, it would be my call to go that way (the Manikato Stakes).”

Pinker Pinker (Reset – Miss Marion, by Success Express) completed a Darley stakes treble in the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m). The four-year-old sprinted quickly from the 300 metres to beat the unlucky Mid Summer Music (Oamaru Force – Samsara Lady, by Nassipour) and Parables (Lonhro – Fairytales, by Night Shift)

Commands (Danehill – Cotehele House, by My Swanee) colt Ambidexter (Commands – Dextrous, Quest For Fame) swept home down the middle of the track to provide Commands with his 40th individual stakes winner in the Listed Ming Dynasty Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill.

Triple Asset Tasmanian Champion

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Last season’s star juvenile filly Triple Asset (Nadeem – Caralowe, by Hennessy) was named the Veolia Environmental Services 2YO Horse of the Year in Tasmania for last season and she also picked up the Tasbreeders Outstanding Filly or Mare Award. ¬†Racing in three states during the season, Triple Asset won four races from eight starts, including two at Group 3 level.

Dream Pedlar (West Quest) was named Tasmanian Horse of the Year at a special awards presentation function at Country Club Tasmania last Friday night. Dream Pedlar won the listed Bendigo Cup in October and ran fourth twice in the Group 3 Queens Cup and Group 3 Coongy Handicap in Melbourne, before returning home to win the Tasmanian Stakes and the $100,000 Devonport Cup.

Tasmanian Guineas winner Socks won the Rotary Club of Central Launceston 3YO of the Year.

David and Scott Brunton were named the Derwent Park Developments Leading Trainers, preparing 88 winners for the season at a strike rate of 21 per-cent.

Paul and Elizabeth Geard won the Hermanos Equine Services Leading Owner Award while jockey Brendon McCoull won his 12th premiership (Kevin Sharkie Leading Jockey Award) after riding 104 winners at a strike rate of just under 25 per cent.