Sunday, May 17, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here WOODLANDS FOR MACROURA - PAGE 4 OCEANEX BOOKS CUP SPOT - PAGE 6 2020 STALLION FEES LIST - PAGE 13 Trekking denies Gytrash Read Tomorrow's Issue For: of hometown Group 1 win The Week Ahead Oft-forgotten Godolphin gelding comes from the clouds to score his What's on second Group 1 win in Adelaide Race meetings: Parkes (NSW), Queanbeyan (NSW), Bendigo (VIC), Casterton (VIC), LATEST NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND'S RACING Ipswich (QLD), Cloncurry (QLD), Kalgoorlie (WA), Strathalbyn (SA) International meetings: Tokyo (JPN), Kyoto (JPN), Niigata (JPN), Sha Tin (HK) International Group races: Tokyo (JPN) - Victoria Mile (Gr 1, 1600m), Santa Anita (USA) - Desert Stormer Stakes (Gr 3, 6f), Cologne (GER) - Schwarzgold Rennen (Gr 3, 1600m) Trekking RACING PHOTOS metres to go until Trekking found another gear BY GEORGIE DENNIS | @ANZ_NEWS and stormed home to beat the Black Caviar ust short of a year since his maiden Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) winner by a elite-level victory in the Stradbroke nose. Handicap (Gr 1, 1400m), the James Last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr RACING REVIEW Cummings-trained Trekking (Street 1, 1200m) winner Lyre (Lonhro) produced Cry)J denied Adelaide local Gytrash (Lope another gallant effort, flashing home to finish Wisdom lands milestone De Vega) victory in his hometown Group 1 a length and three-quarters away in third. for Headwater sprint in The Goodwood (Gr 1, 1200m) at Trekking was steered to victory by The Toby and Trent Edmonds-trained Wisdom Morphettville yesterday. Victorian jockey John Allen, who made the Of Water provided his sire Headwater (Exceed The Gordon Richards-trained Gytrash had decision to spend two weeks in isolation in And Excel) with a milestone win at the Gold the run of the race, sitting outside the leader South Australia to be able to ride across the Coast yesterday, becoming the Vinery Stud for the trip. He looked all but home with 200 Adelaide carnival. Continued on page 2>> resident’s first stakes winner when taking out the Ken Russell Memorial Classic (Gr 3, YESTERDAY'S STAKES RESULTS START FROM | PAGE 17 1200m). Morning Briefing page 2 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Trekking denies Gytrash hometown Group 1 win | 2 | Sunday, May 17, 2020 << Continued from page 1 It is a decision that has proven fruitful Wisdom lands milestone for Headwater for the Irish jockey, who won the South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) aboard Russian Camelot (Camelot) a week earlier. "What a great little horse," Allen said. "This is my first time riding him but I was surprised when I got out to the mounting yard and just realised how small he was. "But he was tough. We had a super run. "The runner-up gave a really good kick. I thought when I got out we were going to catch him. He kept kicking but to my lad's credit he really fought and put his head down on the line." Trekking was just the second horse Allen had ridden for Godolphin and the first since Cummings has taken over as head trainer. "I think I might have had one ride for them (Godolphin) before around Kyneton in a maiden," Allen said. Wisdom Of Water MICHAEL MCINALLY "It was good to get the ride today. "They're obviously very famous colours and James Cummings is part The Toby and Trent Edmonds-trained Wisdom Of Water provided of a very famous family. his sire Headwater (Exceed And Excel) with a milestone win at the Gold "It's my first ride for him as well so it was a good start to our Coast yesterday, becoming the Vinery Stud resident’s first stakes winner partnership, hopefully." when taking out the Ken Russell Memorial Classic (Gr 3, 1200m). Trekking (5 g Street Cry - Outdoor by Redoute’s Choice) has won ten The two-year-old’s runaway victory also proved momentous for Aquis of his 28 starts, six of them at stakes level, with prize-money totalling Farm, who acquired a 50 per cent share in the colt earlier this week. $3,765,495. Wisdom Of Water justified his clear-cut favouritism for the two-year- The Darley-bred gelding is one of three winners out of the three- old feature, leading the trip before scooting away in the home straight to time scorer Outdoor (Redoute’s Choice), who is a half-sister to the win by two and three quarter lengths ahead of Tick Tock Boom (Spirit Of stakes-placed pair Minnesinger (Lonhro) and Entertains (Street Cry). Boom) and Superare (Exceed And Excel), who dead-heated for second. Trekking’s second dam is the three-time Group 1 winner Serenade Rose Toby Edmonds is yet to win a Group 1 as a trainer but he believes (Stravinsky). Wisdom Of Water can get the job done in the J J Atkins (Gr 1, 1400m) on Outdoor produced a second stakes winner yesterday when Winnie June 6. Star (Medaglia d’Oro) won the Macau Derby Trial (Listed, 1500m). She "He has had the two runs now and he should be cherry-ripe for the has a weanling filly by former Darley shuttler Ribchester (Iffraaj) and Atkins," Edmonds said. was covered by Street Boss (Street Cry) last spring. "I suppose the question is whether he will run a strong 1400 metres Street Cry (Machiavellian), who died in 2014, is responsible for around Eagle Farm in the Atkins. 23 individual Group 1 winners including champion mares Winx and "There wasn't much tempo in this race on paper and we elected to go Zenyatta. forward. He rocketed out of the barriers and had to lead. "I am sure if something else wants to lead he can take a sit on the RELATED LINK | THE GOODWOOD REPLAY pace." Continued on page 4>> ENTER NOW MAY 22-27 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE MAY 20. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. Catalogue available at inglisdigital.com Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Wisdom lands milestone for Headwater | 4 | Sunday, May 17, 2020 << Continued from page 2 Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock "It's a shame today wasn't 1200 (metres) and then your natural at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $70,000 out progression could have been to go to the J J Atkins," assistant trainer of the Eureka draft, Wisdom Of Water (2 c Headwater - Regal Tier by Annabel Neasham said. Royal Academy) has now had five starts for three wins, earning a total of "That's going to be a bit of a jump to go from 11 to 14 but we will see how $309,600 in prize-money. she comes through and consider it. She does switch off so she may well get He is one of three winners out of Regal Tier (Royal Academy) who that trip. herself is out of Tiercette (Tierce), making her a half-sister to dual stakes "We will just let the dust settle. She is an out-and-out two-year-old so we scorer Tierqualo (Sequalo). Tiercette also produced Zedatier (Zeditave) would probably like to get one more win on the board before putting her out who is responsible for stakes winner Flamboyer (Clang). for a spring campaign." Regal Tier last year foaled another Headwater colt and was covered Neasham said Macroura shared similarities with Magic Millions 2YO by Encryption (Lonhro) in September. Classic (RL, 1200m)-winning stablemate Away Game (Snitzel), who is also Headwater has sired four individual winners and will stand at Vinery small in stature but has a desire to win. for a fee of $13,750 (inc GST) in 2020. "Ciaron always says she has reminded him of Away Game but she's come to fruition a bit too late to have the same accolades," Neasham said. RELATED LINK | KEN RUSSELL MEMORIAL REPLAY "But they're similar in that they're small but they're mighty and have big hearts.She doesn't know how to do anything else but win this filly." Another juvenile stakes win McDonald described Macroura as a professional filly and thinks she is for Maher and Eustace worthy of a shot at the Atkins. "I would say she is more of a sprinting, very fast two-year-old who excels when the pace is strong and she can come off their back and sprint very quickly," McDonald said. "No harm in trying and this is the right time to do it." Macroura (2 f Snitzel - Zenaida by Zabeel) is an Aquis Farm homebred and is unbeaten from three starts, earning $144,965 in prize-money. She is the first foal out of Zenaida (Zabeel) who herself is out of the unraced mare Madison Avenue (Morcon), making her a half-sister to three- time Group 1 winner Vosne Romanee (Electronic Zone) and the stakes- placed Meursault (Ekraar). Macroura’s third dam, Madison Square (Marceau), also produced Group 1 scorer Hear That Bell (Ring The Bell), while three-time elite level Macroura SPORTPIX winner Allegro (Red Tempo) also features further down the page. Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have produced another stakes- In 2018, Zenaida produced a colt by Exceed And Excel (Danehill) who winning two-year-old this season in the form of Macroura (Snitzel), who was purchased as a weanling by Ampulla Lodge for $240,000 at the 2019 took out the Woodlands Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Rosehill yesterday. Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale. He was then offered at this year's Inglis Stepping up to stakes level at just her third start, Macroura looked Australian Easter Yearling Sale where he was snapped up for $380,000.