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JO MCKINNON ANZ reporter catches up with the returning Lee Freedman Page 19 Sunday, February 7, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here GOLDEN SLIPPER AWAITS FOR PROFITEER AFTER INGLIS MILLENNIUM ROMP - PAGE 1 INGLIS FEATURE - 20 OF THE BEST - PAGE 20 JO MCKINNON ANZ reporter catches up with the returning Lee Freedman Page 19 Sunday, February 7, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here DEREK LEUNG STARS WITH TREBLE AT SHA TIN - PAGE 26 INGIS FEATURE - 20 OF THE BEST - PAGE 20 Golden Slipper awaits Read Tomorrow's Issue For for Profiteer after Inglis The Week Ahead What's On Stakes races: Hobart (TAS) - Hobart Cup Millennium romp (Gr 3, 2400m), Bow Mistress Trophy (Gr Newgate Farm’s new acquisition takes rich feature as Capitalist 3, 1200m), Thomas Lyons Stakes (Listed, jumps to head of first season sire and two-year-old tables 1400m), Strutt Stakes (Listed, 2100m) Metropolitan meetings: Hobart (TAS) Race meetings: Goulburn (NSW), Port Macquarie (NSW), Ararat (VIC), Ballarat (VIC), Sunshine Coast (QLD), Naracoorte (SA), Narrogin (WA) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Goulburn (NSW), Port Macquarie (NSW) International meetings: Kranji (SIN), Taipa (MAC), Tokyo (JPN), Chukyo (JPN), Kokura (JPN), Southwell (UK), Scottsville (SAF), Santa Anita (USA) International Group races: Tokyo (JPN) - Tokyo Shimbun Hai (Gr 3, 1600m). Chukyo (JPN) - Kisaragi Sho (Gr 3, 2000m). Santa Anita (USA) - San Vicente Stakes (Gr 2, 7f), Sweet Life Stakes (Gr 3, 6f) Sales: Inglis Classic Yearling Sale - Day 1 (NSW), Inglis Digital February (Early) Sale Profiteer SPORTPIX be on ice until next month’s Golden Slipper BY ANDREW HAWKINS | @ANZ_NEWS Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), with Profiteer set to highly-anticipated clash bypass the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) between star juveniles Profiteer after his exceptional win in yesterday’s $2 (Capitalist) and Enthaar million Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) at A (Written Tycoon) is likely to Randwick. Continued on page 2>> SUN 7TH - TUES 9TH FEB 2021 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE SALE LIVE VIEW HERE FRI 5TH - WED 10TH FEB 2021 INGLIS DIGITAL FEBRUARY (EARLY) SALE SALE LIVE VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Golden Slipper awaits for Profiteer after Inglis Millennium romp | 2 | Sunday, February 7, 2021 << Continued from page 1 On the back of a big Flemington win in December at his first start, in which he finished just 0.65 seconds outside THE WORLD IS HIS OYSTER AS FAR AS TWO-YEAR- the 1100-metre track record, the Mick Price and Michael Kent jnr-trained OLD RACING GOES AND HE’S PROBABLY THE Profiteer (2 c Capitalist - Athena Lass by Snitzel) was acquired midweek BENCHMARK THIS SEASON SO FAR by Newgate Farm, joining Roll The Dice Racing in the ownership. That - HUGH BOWMAN decision by Newgate supremo Henry Field paid off handsomely at start two as Profiteer produced arguably the two-year-old win of the season. Sent out as the $1.75 favourite, Profiteer bounced straight to the lead Far from fatigued from his lightning-quick first 500 metres, he had instead from gate five. The son of Newgate Farm resident Capitalist (Written broken the hearts of his rivals. Ridden out to the line, the chestnut had Tycoon) was ridden with confidence by Hugh Bowman, who allowed his five and a quarter lengths on his nearest pursuer, 100-1 hope Baranof mount to record some blistering sectionals in front. (Hinchinbrook), with a head back to Pegasi (Star Turn) in third. From the 1000 metres to the 600 metres, Profiteer recorded a Three of the first four across the line were by first season sires, with 21-second split; fast for a genuine Group 1 sprinter, let alone a two-year- Nice For What (Shalaa) closing into fourth. old having his second start. Price has had his fair share of top two-year-olds, including Newgate Farm By the 400 metres, the colt had established a four-length break on his rivals, stallions Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) and Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) demonstrating his superior cruising speed. However, even his most ardent fans as well as the likes of Samaready (More Than Ready), Seabrook (Hinchinbrook) would have had concerns that he had simply done too much, too soon. and Perfectly Ready (More Than Ready). While he entered yesterday’s contest Approaching the Randwick rise, second favourite Ashema (I Am confident, he admits that there were a few moments of doubt mid-race. Invincible) had closed the gap to two lengths and for a moment, it “I’ve watched a lot of good two-year-olds and I was hoping,” he said. “It was appeared that Profiteer was set to be challenged in a matter of strides. worth $2 million, how could you not head here? I must say I was a bit concerned It was only a fleeting moment, though, for Ashema came under a heavy though when the sectionals came up and he was breaking 11 seconds. I did drive from Tommy Berry while Bowman sat statuesque on Profiteer. think to myself in all those races where they break 11, the query is whether they A flick of the whip and a shake of the reins later, Profiteer strode clear. finish off. But I thought he was still brilliant. Continued on page 4>> FREE ENTRY FREE PASSED IN COMMISSION REAL RESULTS! CLICK HERE TO ENTER NOW MAGIC MILLIONS ONLINE SALE 1-3 MARCH Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by DOM TO SHOOT G1 Kingston Town Classic - third KUBRICK G1 JJ Atkins - second TAILLEUR Five-time winner by a combined 17 lengths MYSTERY SHOT Undefeated 3YO Won his first five starts FATALE FEMME Undefeated 2YO EXTRA TIME G3 winner MS CATHERINE G3 winner On target 10 yearlings with elite progeny at Inglis Classic SHOOTING TO WIN Buy in 2021 Golden Slipper awaits for Profiteer after Inglis Millennium romp | 4 | Sunday, February 7, 2021 << Continued from page 2 “Look, these two-year-olds don’t hold up forever. You can’t ask them to go and go and you don’t know how much petrol is in the tank after today but you saw the horse and how brilliant he was.” While the initial plan was a return to Melbourne for the Blue Diamond on his home track at Caulfield, Price is inclined to leave the colt in Sydney and head straight for the Golden Slipper instead. “He’s just got to win the Slipper, doesn’t he?” Price mused. “You’ve got to win the Slipper. And I think it would be very difficult with what we’ve done with him to take him back to Melbourne for the Blue Diamond Stakes. It’s only two weeks away and it would then be four weeks to the Golden Slipper. “You’ve got your horse up here, more or less set for today. I have a concern in the back of my head that if we take him back to Melbourne and Profiteer SPORTPIX then bring him back there, how much horse are you using? I think we have to pick between the two races and if I had to have a pick now, it would be winner, joining Arrowfield Stud’s Shalaa (I Am Invincible). Yesterday’s win the Golden Slipper.” for Profiteer also took Capitalist past Shalaa on both the top first season Earlier this season, Bowman was suspended for failing to give last sire and the leading two-year-old sire tables, ensuring it was a profitable season’s champion two-year-old Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) every day for Newgate Farm all around. possible chance to win the Run To The Rose (Gr 2, 1200m). That day, he Profiteer is the first foal out of Athena Lass (Snitzel), who finished third adopted similar tactics to his ride on Profiteer and, while the suspension to I Am A Star (I Am Invincible) in the 2016 Quezette Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). was overturned, it was still at the forefront of his mind yesterday. Athena Lass herself is a half-sister to stakes winner Euryale (Lonhro), “I hope I don’t get booked for speeding today,” Bowman said drily. with both out of Meduesa (Fusaichi Pegasus), a daughter of Group 1 “I would’ve thought he was going very fast in the middle stages and even winner Danglissa (Danzero). before the 600-metre mark, in the middle stages, he wanted to go with me. Profiteer is a traditional Australian two-year-old with mostly colonial “If anything I think I’d like him to harness that energy a little bit more roots, with his family tracing back to Elsie (St Simon), who was imported mid-race, especially as he steps up against one, better horses and two, a little from the UK in the early 1890s. Elsie’s daughter Red Streak (Wallace) and bit further. But I think on what we saw today, the world is his oyster as far as granddaughter Redshank (Thrice) both won the VRC Oaks, with Profiteer two-year-old racing goes and he’s probably the benchmark this season so far. tracing from that line. “He’s just got that natural athleticism that good two-year-olds possess. The most notable aspect in his lineage is the presence of Dark Jewel By a great sire in Capitalist, who was a champion two-year-old himself of (Star Kingdom), who herself produced a Golden Slipper winner in course, he just brings it all to the table. He’s certainly got an exciting six Baguette (Rego) among three Group 1 winners. A terrific blue hen, she months ahead of him and he can only improve on that too I’d think.” continues to make her influence felt to this day.