Flemington Winner for Rubick

Tara Madgwick - Saturday August 8

Progressive Rubick filly Café Rizu relished a step up in distance at Flemington on Saturday to score a determined victory.

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Caf Rizu wins at Flemington - image Natasha Morello / Racing Photos

Given a great ride by Damien Oliver, the Mick Price and Mick Kent Jr trained filly was strong to the line winning the Benchmark 70 event over 1800m by a short head.

It was the second win in a row for Café Rizu, who broke her maiden last start at Ballarat over 1500m.
 


“It was a good staying effort in testing conditions and she’s a nice filly going forward,” said Mick Kent Jr.

A $100,000 Inglis Classic purchase for M G Price Racing & Breeding Pty Ltd from the Coolmore draft, Café Rizu has two wins and a second from just five starts and has already nearly won back her purchase price banking over $95,000 in prizemoney.

Cafe Rizu as a yearling

A half-sister to Group I New Zealand Oaks place-getter Star Karen, Café Rizu was foaled and raised at Coolmore and is the eighth winner from Group I placed Zabeel mare Calm Smytzer, who is also the grand-dam of Group III winner Hear the Chant.

Calm Smytzer died earlier this year and her final foal is an unnamed two year-old colt by Rubick, who was the Champion Second Crop Sire last season and leading 3YO Sire by earnings.

Rubick stands at Coolmore this spring at a fee of $33,000.



 

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Race Result - Grinders Coffee Roasters-Bm70 1800m

Flemington Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:54.81
1
Cafe Rizu
- 3f Rubick (AUS) x Calm Smytzer (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: D Oliver 57
2
0.1
Reuber
- 3g Dissident (AUS) x Fortress Madonna (AUS) (Dylan Thomas (IRE))
Tnr: Ms C Alderson Rdr: J Mott 59.5
3
1.6
Flinders River
- 3g Fighting Sun (AUS) x The Copper Sun (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Will Price 59
4
1.8
Dubai Moon
- 3c Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Queenofthegalaxy (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: F Stockdale Rdr: Ben Allen 57
5
5.0
Frankie Two Angels
- 3g Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Kassama (FR) (Nayef (USA))
Tnr: Denis Pagan Rdr: Lachlan King 59
6
5.1
Royal Filly
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Royal Conspiracy (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jye McNeil 57.5
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