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Reset gelding wins WATC Derby

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Prominent Perth owner and breeder Bob Peters achieved another Group 2 WATC Derby (2400m) win when Reset (Zabeel – Assertive Lass, by Zeditave) three-year-old Mystic Prince (Reset – Purfect Size, by Catbird) took out the 2013 edition of the Ascot feature.

The race was run just 40 minutes after the sudden passing of another of Reset’s progeny after Karrakatta Plate (1200m) winner Ms Funovits died of a suspected heart attack minutes before her scheduled assignment in the Group 3 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes.

Melbourne jockey Ben Melham travelled to Perth to ride Ms Funovits but Peters asked him to ride Mystic Prince, who was one of four stable representatives, in the WATC Derby.

Melham rode a terrific race on Mystic Prince, giving his mount a soft run midfield on the fence for the first mile before improving his position approaching the home turn. Mystic Prince accelerated strongly once balanced in the straight to defeat the WA Oaks winner Moreish (More Than Ready – Pink City, by Danehill) and another Peters-bred runner, Desert Glow (Desert King – Flaming Heart, by Salieri).

Peters won the WATC Derby with Dreamaway (2011 – More Than Ready – Legal Consent, by Danehill), and Old Money (Old Spice – Balmy Night, by Balmerino) in recent years. Mystic Prince’s Group 2 success was also the gelding’s first city win.

“I decided to put them on different paths and he went to the provincials against the older horses,” Bob Peters said. “He ran a good race last start and I thought he was the best of our four chances.”

Mystic Prince became the 24th individual stakes winner for Reset with his Derby win. Purfect Size (Catbird – Assizes, by Kenmare) has only visited Reset in her four seasons as a broodmare. The mare has an unraced two-year-old daughter by the stallion while she foaled a brother to Mystic Prince in 2011.

Sunline relation begins Eurell double at Sandown

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Cranbourne trainer Greg Eurell prepared a Sandown Hillside double with a member of champion mare Sunline’s (Desert Sun – Songline, by Western Symphony) family and another daughter of Reset (Zabeel –Assertive Lass, by Zeditave).

Handy prospect Zombie Dancer (Encosta De Lago – Sun Song, by Desert Sun) is out of a three-quarter sister-in-blood to Sunline. The three-year-old filly showed she has her share of talent with a dominant three-length win in the Schweppes Handicap (1600m).

Zombie Dancer, a daughter of top Coolmore Stud stallion Encosta De Lago (Fairy King – Shoal Creek, by Star Way), fetched $220,000 at the 2011 Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Eurell purchased the filly for Ultra Thoroughbreds founder Sean Buckley in what looks to be a smart piece of buying.

Eurell won the 2011 Group 1 Cox Plate with a daughter of Reset when Pinker Pinker (Reset – Miss Marion, by Success Express) took out the weight-for-age championship but the trainer thinks Champagne Ruby (Reset – Isle Royale, by Scenic) could be a stakes performer in her own right with her easy win in the D’Urban Handicap (1600m).

Champagne Ruby’s emphatic win was her fourth from nine starts but convinced Eurell tougher races could be within her reach early in 2013.

“The owners have been terrific,” Eurell said. “They have allowed me to place her in the right races and hopefully get the right result.  We’ll have a good look at what is coming up next year in the autumn and just try and find the right races and progress.

“I think she can run 2000 metres and if she can do that, then that will open up a few more options for her.”

Champagne Ruby was a $50,000 buy out of the Rubiton Bloodstock draft at the 2010 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale. Isle Royale (Scenic – Great Manners, by Rubiton) is a half-sister to the Group 2 winner Great Glen (Regal Classic – Great Manners, by Rubiton).

Tanby too tough in Zipping Classic

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Late-blooming Galileo (Sadler’s Wells – Urban Sea, by Miswaki) gelding Tanby (Galileo – Dane Belltar, by Danewin) posted a fitting win for the Lloyd Williams team in Saturday’s Group 2 ZippinG Classic (2400m) at Sandown.

The deeds of former Macedon Lodge star Zipping (Danehill – Social Scene, by Grand Lodge) compelled the Melbourne Racing Club to name the $350,000 event in his honour after the top weight-for-age performer won four editions of the event formerly known as the Sandown Classic between 2007 and 2010.

Tanby’s stablemate Mourayan (Alhaarth – Mouramara, by Kahyasi) was favoured to take out the event but the Irish-bred entire disappointed while Tanby surged home over the top of his opposition to post his third stakes victory after claiming the Listed Bendigo Cup (2400m) last year before he won the Listed Bart Cummings (2500m) earlier in the spring.

Lloyd Williams’s son Nick, who signed the docket for Tanby after purchasing him for $200,000 at the 2008 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, said the team would aim the six-year-old towards the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) in the autumn.

“We think he is still on the up as a horse,” Williams said.

“We’ll look at the Sydney Cup in the autumn. He has proved that he is an out-and-out stayer. It’s great for him to win this race today. It’s great for him to win the Zipping Classic.”

Tanby is a half-brother to the unlucky Group 1 Emirates Stakes runner-up Fawkner (Reset – Dane Belltar, by Danewin).

 

Group double for Darley’s Reset at Valley

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Star Of Giselle (Reset – Princesa, by Danehill) completed a Stakes double for her Darley-based sire Reset (Zabeel – Assertive Lass, by Zeditave) with her all-the-way win in the Group 3 Tesio Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

The mare broke through for her maiden stakes win at the third start of her five-year-old season before she notched her first Group  win in dominant fashion in the Tesio Stakes.

Darley’s retained rider Kerrin McEvoy the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained galloper straight to the lead, from where she dominated the race to score a comfortable 1-3/4 length success.

Star Of Giselle dominated the Group 3 Tesio Stakes from start to finish at Moonee Valley. Photo: TurfPress

“She is not top line but I’ve said before that this is the first preparation that she has ever been niggle-free and she could arguably be unbeaten,” Ellerton said/

“She makes her own luck, punches forward but she was in well at the weights.”

Earlier, they emerging stayer Vatuvei (Reset – Boisterous Lady, by Rivotious) ran home well off a good tempo to score a strong win in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m).

Vatuvei is a half-brother to the Group 1 AJC Australian Oaks (2400m) winner Rena’s Lady and the Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) winner Raise (both Arena – Boisterous Lady, by Rivotious).

 

 

 

Star makes it 19 for Reset at Caulfield

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Reset (Zabeel – Assertive Lass, by Zeditave) produced the 19th individual stakes winner of his breeding career when the talented mare Star Of Giselle (Reset – Princesa, by Danehill) led throughout to claim the Listed Race-Tech Classic (1600m) at Caulfield.

Star Of Giselle jumped straight to the front and was never headed to post her maiden stakes success at her third attempt for co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra. Ellerton said the five-year-old jumped to 1600 metres quickly but managed to hold off all challengers.

“She was going to a stakes race and she’s finally won one and I’m sure she’s got a good couple of runs under her belt still,” Ellerton said.

“We’ve had problems with her all through her career but this prep I’ve not had a problem with her so onwards and upwards.”

“I will probably go the Valley on Cox Plate day and then we can finds a spot for her a couple of weeks later.”

A Contract Racing homebred, Star Of Giselle is a daughter of the stakes winner Princesa (Danehill – Kapchat, by Centaine). Princesa is a three-quarter sister to the Group 3 winner and Swettenham Stud sire Kaphero (Danzero – Kapchat, by Centaine).

Star Of Giselle’s grand-dam Kapchat (Centaine – Kapelle Lady, by Bandmaster II) was a Group 1 winner in the race currently known as the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m).

 

 

Three winners for Mill Park broodmare

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Mill Park Stud-based broodmare Dane Belltar (Danewin – Ameerat-Blaadi, by Kenmare) achieved the amazing feat of producing three sons to win races, including two at stakes level, in two states on Saturday.

Dane Belltar was talented enough to win at Group 3 level and place in Group 1 company during her racing days but has taken her racetrack quality to the breeding barn by producing four winners from as many foals to race.

Smart three-year-old Viking Star (Red Ransom – Dane Belltar, by Danewin) started his dam’s wonderful day by producing his second straight win in the Centrebet Handicap (1300m) on the Morphettville Park track in Adelaide.
Viking Star’s Victorian-based half-brothers Tanby (Galileo – Dane Belltar, by Danewin) and Fawkner (Reset – Dane Belltar, by Danewin) completed the mare’s treble with wins at Flemington.

Tanby helped his cause to secure a Melbourne Cup start with his strong victory in the Listed Bart Cummings (2500m) while Fawkner (Reset – Dane Belltar, by Danewin) proved too strong for his opposition in the Listed Paris Lane Stakes (1410m).

Prominent owner Lloyd Williams races both Fawkner and Tanby. He paid $70,000 for Fawkner at the 2009 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale while he secured Tanby for $200,000 at the 2008 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

Leon Macdonald signed for Viking Star for $120,000 out of the Mill Park Stud draft at the 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Dane Belltar foaled a filly by Starcraft and has a date with Darley stallion New Approach this season.

Star Exceed and Excel colt shines at Cranbourne trials

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Top Exceed And Excel (Danehill – Patrona, by Lomond) colt Helmet (Exceed And Excel – Accessories, by Singspiel) tuned up for his arduous international campaign with a sound trial effort at Cranbourne on Monday night.

The Cranbourne Turf Club held the trials as a test run ahead of the start of night racing at the venue next month. The Darley organisation took the chance to trial the Caulfield Guineas winner on a racing surface before he begins his campaign, which will also take in Dubai.

Helmet behind the leader before working home strongly to post a comfortable 1-1/4 length win in the opening heat of the evening in the reasonable time of 59.45 seconds for 1000 metres.

“We came here for a solid hit-out and that’s what he had,” Helmet’s jockey Kerrin McEvoy told Racing Victoria.

The Snowden stable decided to leave multiple Group 1 winner Sepoy (Elusive Quality – Watchful, by Danehill) home at Flemington but trialled the talented Caline (Elusive Quality – Daanet Al Dunya).

Caline won her heat by half a length in 60.61 seconds.

Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker (Reset – Miss Marion) worked home nicely to finish third in the third heat of the evening.

16th stakes winner for Reset in Guineas

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Promising colt Knight’s Tour (Reset – Hestia, by Machiavellian) became the 16th individual stakes winner for Darley stallion Reset (Zabeel – Assertive Lass, by Zeditave) with his victory in Monday’s Group 2 Great Northern Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie.

Knight’s Tour had his third start in the Great Northern Guineas. The three-year-old settled just off the speed before fighting strongly to hold off the late charge of the previously unbeaten Ocean Park (Thorn Park – Sayyida, by Zabeel).

Cambridge Stud champion Zabeel appeared in the pedigrees of all three placegetters in the Great Northern Guineas after Burgundy (Redoute’s Choice – Grand Echezeaux, by Zabeel) finished third.

Knight’s Tour’s trainer Steven McKee said King’s Tour’s success proved the horse was a legitimate Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) contender but he would plot a path to keep the developing talent fresh for the staying classic in late January.

“For now I’ll just keep him at a mile, he’s a little bit new yet,” McKee told The Informant.

“He’d run 2400 (metres) today if I wanted him to but he can have a trip away and run in the Wellington Stakes. Other than that he can go around here as he needs to for the experience before the Derby.”

IDL Racing paid $NZ65,000 for Knight’s Tour at the 2010 NZB NZ Select Sale.

Meanwhile, Fastnet Rock (Danehill – Piccadilly Circus, by Royal Academy) filly Planet Rock (Fastnet Rock – Akris, by Zabeel) continued on her winning way in the Group 2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m).

Planet Rock won the Group 1 NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m) at her previous start before proving too good for Testa Secret (Testa Rossa – Acacian Secret, by Silver Deputy) in the $NZ100,000 event.

“The (New Zealand) Oaks remains her mission but if she’s come through this she can back for the Royal Stakes,” said co-trainer Peter Williams.

“She’s actually put on weight since she came north, so that’s a good sign with what’s coming up.”

Group 3 success for Reset mare

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Gritty Reset (Zabeel – Assertive Lass, by Zeditave) mare Cassini (Reset – Mathematical, by Honor Grades) earned her second stakes win with a comprehensive success in Saturday’s Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) at Awapuni.

Cassini won the Listed Wanganui Cup last month before adding Saturday’s $NZ70,000 feature to her record. The six-year-old finished second in last year’s Manawatu Cup before going one better.

The mare’s trainer Mark Oulaghan told The Informant the mare would progress to richer staying races throughout the New Zealand summer carnival, including the City Of Auckland Cup at Ellerslie before the Group 2 Wellington Cup (2400m) but ruled out a run in the 3200-metre Auckland Cup.

“She’ll go to Auckland and hopefully through that to Wellington,” Oulaghan said. “She’s more of a 2000-metre horse that gets 2400 at a pinch.”

Meanwhile, Justanexcuse (No Excuse Needed – Aggressive, by Val Dansant) became the 13th individual stakes winner for Waikato Stud sire No Excuse Needed (Machiavellian – Nawaiet, by Zilzal) with his success in the Group 3 Harcourts Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni.

15 accept for Kingston Town Classic

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A field of 15 has accepted for Saturday’s Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot, which is the final Group 1 race in Australia for 2011.

Australia and New Zealand have hosted 31 Group 1 races to date this season. Fastnet Rock (Danehill – Piccadilly Circus, by Royal Academy) has produced the winners of four Group 1 race in the first half of the 2011/12 term but does not have a runner in the Kingston Town Classic.

Vinery Stud stallion Testa Rossa (Perugino – Bo Dapper, by Sir Dapper) has the chance to win his second Perth Group 1 race in a fortnight. Ortensia (Testa Rossa – Aerate’s Pick, by Picnicker) claimed the newly-promoted Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) while Ranger can atone for a luckless Railway Stakes run in the Kingston Town Classic.

Bradbury’s Luck (Redoute’s Choice – Skating, by At Talaq) scored his first Group 1 win as a sire in controversial fashion when Luckygray (Bradbury’s Luck – Damah Lady, by Mukaddamah) won the Railway Stakes on protest on November 19. Luckygray will have a chance to show his Railway Strakes win was no fluke.

Below is the final field for Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot. Perth Racing will conduct the barrier draw for the weight-for-age race on Wednesday.

NO HORSE WEIGHT TRAINER SIRE
1 HADABECLORKA 59KG BRENT LARSSON Hurricane Sky
2 LORDS RANSOM 59KG GRANT WILLIAMS Jeune
3 WOLFE DREAMS 59KG STEVE WOLFE Sequalo
4 BATTLE EMBLEM 59KG GRANT WILLIAMS Second Empire
5 MEGA STEEL 59KG BRUCE MCCLUNE Helenus
6 RANGER 59KG GRANT WILLIAMS Testa Rossa
7 SPACECRAFT 59KG DAVID HAYES Galileo
8 KINCAPLE 59KG MARK B REED Pentire
9 BIG TED 59KG IVAN HAGGERTY Marooned
10 PLAYING GOD 58.5KG NEVILLE PARNHAM Blackfriars
11 LUCKYGRAY 58.5KG GINO POLETTI Bradbury’s Luck
12 AVIENUS 57KG MARK WEBB Reset
13 TRANQUILITY 57KG GRANT WILLIAMS Redoute’s Choice
14 LADYSEA 56.5KG TONY NOONAN Fusaichi Pegasus
15 KING SAUL 52KG TREVOR ANDREWS Flying Pegasus