Playing God's Kay Cee Returns a Winner and Edges Past $1 million

Mark Smith - Saturday June 6

With the imminent closure of Mungrup Stud, resident stallion Playing God will be looking for a new home and he has a wonderful living advertisement in the Neville Parnham-trained filly Kay Cee.

Making her first start since a career-defining win in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic in December, Kay Cee ended the winning run of the Toronado(IRE) gelding Laverrod in Saturday’s Listed   Raconteur Stakes at Belmont with a hard-fought victory by a head.

“Speedmaps are tricky to work out but I predicted Paddy (Carbery) might lead on Laverrod. He was well rated so I had to keep an eye on him knowing he is a handy horse and would be tough to run down,” winning rider Steve Parnham said.

“I made a move a little earlier than I would have preferred but I always thought she would get there.

“She’s a special horse and she is only going to get better.  She is a bit bigger and stronger this preparation and probably has a bit more of a racing brain on her. She will have just a few runs to keep her mind ticking over and she will come back for the summer, which will be exciting.”

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Winner of the Listed Burgess Queen Stakes at Ascot on November 5, Kay Cee advances her record to 5 wins, 2 seconds and 1 third from 9 starts with earnings of $1,015,000.

A homebred for the Edwards family, Kay Cee is the only winner from two to race out of the lightly raced McFlirt mare Flirt ‘N’ Hope who is a daughter of the popular racemare Lizzy Long Legs whose nine wins included the Group III WATC AJ Scahill Stakes.

Flirt ‘N’ Hope has a 2yo gelding by Red Hot Choice named Red Hot Hope.

She was not covered in 2017 and 2018 before being bred back to Playing God last spring.

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Race Result - Raconteur Stakes LR 1400m

Belmont Park Track: Good(4) Time: 1:25.65
1
Kay Cee
- 3f Playing God (AUS) x Flirt 'n' Hope (AUS) (McFlirt (NZ))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: S Parnham 57
2
0.2
Laverrod
- 3g Toronado (IRE) x Demasheen (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: S & J Casey Rdr: P Carbery 56.5
3
1.2
Karijini Aurora
- 3f Trade Fair (GB) x Azahi (AUS) (De Beers (NZ))
Tnr: Summer Dickson Rdr: Jade Mc Naught 53
4
3.0
Platinum Bullet
- 3f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Raid (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: W Pike 53.5
5
3.1
Power Of St George
- 3g Patronize (AUS) x Danecay (AUS) (Love A Dane (AUS))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 55
6
7.2
Baby Blues
- 3f City Place (USA) x Ruby Blue Eyes (AUS) (Patronize (AUS))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: S O'Donnell 54
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