One-Two for Shamus Award in Anzac Day Stakes

Mark Smith - Saturday April 25

A one-two for Rosemont Stud’s WS Cox Plate hero Shamus Award in Saturday’s Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington with the Danny O’Brien-trained Flying Award coming from last with a barnstorming finish to deny Ironedge.

Flying Award powers home to break his maiden image Racing Photos

After missing the start, Damien Oliver settled Flying Award at the tail of the field and he was still there with 250 metres to run. He then unleashed a powerful sprint down the outside to defeat Ironedge by a neck with the Street Boss colt Indictment a long-neck back in third.A glorious looking son of Shamus Award Flying Award has a bright future image Racing Photos

It was the first win for Flying Award who debuted with a second and Ballarat on February 23 before being narrowly edged out by Itshot at Sandown on April 8. He had that Snitzel colt three lengths behind him on Saturday.

Racing in the colours of Sean Buckley, which were also carried by his sire Shamus Award, Flying Award has a very bright future according to his trainer.

“His still a bit raw and gave himself a bit to do. He’s a horse we feel will be around the mark in the spring when he gets to a mile or a mile and a quarter he has all the attributes to be a top-class horse,” O’Brien said.  

“We will aim him at the Caulfield Guineas and a 3yo that runs well in the Caulfield Guineas there si always the option to go to the Cox Plate.Shamus Award

“He’s already in front of his dad because he's won a race as a two-year-old where his dad got tipped out of the (VRC) Sires’ here over 1400 metres.
“We have got three or four two-year-old’s for Sean Buckley, all Shamus Awards, who we thing will be around the mark in the spring and this guy is one of them.   

Flying Award is the seventh foal and fourth winner from six to race out of the stakes-placed Flying Dansino (Fusaichi Pegasus) who is a half-sister to dual Listed stakes-winner and Group 1 South Australian Derby runner-up Zagreb (Zabeel) from the famous Leica family.

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Flying Dansino has a yearling Shamus Award filly named Embedded and was covered by the Rosemont Stud stallion again last spring.

After a slow start to his career, Shamus Award is really starting to hit his straps.

Flying Award becomes the seventh stakes-winner for the son of Snitzel who covered 149 mares last spring at a fee of $11,000.

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Race Result - Anzac Day Stakes LR 1400m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:24.87
1
Flying Award
- 2c Shamus Award (AUS) x Flying Dansino (NZ) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: D Oliver 57.5
2
0.3
Ironedge
- 2g Shamus Award (AUS) x Australia Day (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: M J Dee 57
3
0.7
Indictment
- 2c Street Boss (USA) x God Bless Us (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: K M Keys Rdr: B Melham 57
4
1.7
Ain'tnodeeldun
- 2c Dundeel (NZ) x Ain'tnofallenstar (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: Anthony Freedman Rdr: M Zahra 57
5
2.9
Itzhot
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Lady Of The Desert (AUS) (Desert Prince (IRE))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: Regan Bayliss 59
6
3.0
Stonefield
- 2c Deep Field (AUS) x Cast In Stone (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: Clayton Douglas 56.5
7
3.2
Grandslam
- 2c Myboycharlie (IRE) x Mine Game (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jye McNeil 59
8
3.6
Wyld Savanna
- 2f Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Grise Leigh (FR) (Green Tune (USA))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: Craig Williams 56
9
5.1
Mauser
- 2c All Too Hard (AUS) x Whitney (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: L Nolen 57
10
5.3
Diala
- 2f Artie Schiller (USA) x Excellent Lady (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: D Dunn 58
11
8.8
Six Shillings
- 2c Unencumbered (AUS) x Sweet Maggie (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Declan Bates 58
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