First Stakes Winner for Headwater

Mark Smith - Saturday May 16

Short-priced favourite Wisdom Of Water began like a shot out of a gun in Saturday’s Ken Russell Memorial Classic at the Gold Coast and he made every post a winner to credit his sire Headwater with his first stakes-winner.

Ridden by Robbie Fradd for Toby and Trent Edmonds, Wisdom Of Water was eased down to defeat the dead-heaters, the Spirit Of Boom colt Tick Tock Boom and the Exceed And Excel colt Superare, by two and three-quarter lengths.

Aquis Farm had purchased a 50 percent interest in the handsome chestnut during the week.

Fourth in the Magic Millions 2yo Classic, Wisdom Of Water advances his record to three wins from five starts with earnings of $309,600.Wisdom Of Water was a $70,000 MM Yearling

He will now head to the Group 1 JJ Atkins Stakes over 1400 metres at Eagle farm on June 6.

“It was a good effort but it would be better if there was a bit more tempo for him where he can drop in behind them,” Toby Edmonds said.

“That will come when he faces better opposition but with the lack of tempo we were confident to have him up on the speed and not get behind horses that will pull up in his face.

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“He’s had two solid gallops now and will go into the JJ Atkins cherry ripe.

A first stakes-winner for Headwater

“It’s Eagle Farm, we’ve got another three weeks to get him a bit fitter and we might take him up there to have a gallop because he performed poorly there at his first start.”

A $70,000 purchase by Blandford Bloodstock out of the Eureka Stud draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Wisdom Of Water is the third foal and third winner out of the winning Royal Academy (USA) mare Regal Tier who is a half-sister to eight winners including the dual Listed winner Tierquillo and the stakes-placed Eminence Grise and to the dam of the Listed Glasshouse Stakes winner Flamboyer.

Regal Tier has a colt foal by Headwater and was covered last spring by Encryption last spring.

Silver slipper Stakes winner Headwater (Exceed And Excel) will stand for a fee of $13,750 at Vinery stud in 2020.

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Race Result - Tab Ken Russell Mem. Classic Gr3 1200m

Gold Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.17
1
Wisdom Of Water
- 2c Headwater (AUS) x Regal Tier (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: R Fradd 57
Headwater
2
2.8
Tick Tock Boom
- 2c Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Boomalicious (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: David Vandyke Rdr: Jake Bayliss 57
Spirit Of Boom
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $200,000
Seller: Eureka Stud, Cambooya, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer: Chris Anderson Racing
2
2.8
Superare
- 2c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Strawberry Field (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: B N Stewart 57
4
3.6
Always On Show
- 2f Showcasing (GB) x Forever And Ever (IRE) (Monsun (GER))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: A Mallyon 55
5
5.6
Kavak
- 2c Deep Field (AUS) x Moroccan Rose (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: Justin Huxtable 57
6
6.1
Minjee
- 2f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x A Brilliant Idea (USA) (Afleet Alex (USA))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: M Cahill 55
7
6.9
Saffiano
- 2c More Than Ready (USA) x Black Prada (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Ryan Maloney 57
8
7.7
Spokesman
- 2c Press Statement (AUS) x Calaluna (AUS) (Mujahid (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: M Mc Gillivray 57
9
8.0
Neutron
- 2c Starcraft (NZ) x Pure Reality (AUS) (Purrealist (AUS))
Tnr: Kacy Fogden Rdr: Jag Guthmann-Chester 57
10
11.5
Bangers And Mayo
- 2g Spill The Beans (AUS) x Grimhild's Revenge (NZ) (Zerpour (IRE))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: James Orman 57
11
12.5
Fox Terrier
- 2g Foxwedge (AUS) x Longueville Lass (AUS) (Woodman (USA))
Tnr: B J Dais Rdr: Nicholas Keal 57
12
15.8
Daring Man
- 2g Olympic Glory (IRE) x Moral Minefield (AUS) (All Bar One (AUS))
Tnr: Ms G Heinrich Rdr: L R Dittman 57
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