The Shamus Award Bandwagon Rolls on with Swats That

Mark Smith - Friday September 25

A luckless second in the Cap D'Antibes Stakes at Flemington on her seasonal debut on September 13, the Leon and Troy Corstens-trained Swats That overcame a tough run to ring up her first stakes win in Friday night’s Group III Piper-Heidsieck Scarborough Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

All too easy for Swats That (Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

Ridden by John Allen the 3yo daughter of Shamus Award was obliged to race three deep without cover from her outside barrier. She took control of the race at the home turn to defeat the fast-finishing Highly Discreet (Street Boss) by with the favourite Dirty Thoughts (So You Think).

Try Corstens said the Coolmore Stud Stakes is her goal this preparation.

“She was three-wide and had no peace whatsoever and was very, very strong,” Troy Corstens said.

“It’s nice to see her do that because we have all put in a lot of work and we always thought she was pretty good.

A homebred for Adam Gay, Swats That is a sister to 2-time winner My Sweet Fish, Swats out of the unraced Bel Esprit mare Is It A Mosquito whose dam Yes I Will (USA) (Danzig) is a daughter of the great racemare Let’s Elope.

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A daughter of Nassipour (USA), Let’s Elope won 11 races including the Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double in 1991.

It A Mosquito has a 2yo filly by Shamus Award and a yearling filly by Trust In A Gust.

Purchased by Glenrae Stud for $5,500 at the 2018 Inglis Great Southern Sale, It A Mosquito recently foaled to Jimmy Creed (USA) before being covered by Shamus award again.

Dual Group 1 winner Shamus Award is having a golden run and Swats That takes the stakes-winners total  for the Rosemont Stud stallion to eight.

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Race Result - Piper-Heidsieck Scarborough Gr3 1200m

Moonee Valley Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:11.80
1
Swats That
- 3f Shamus Award (AUS) x Is It A Mosquito (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: John Allen 56
2
2.0
Highly Discreet
- 3f Street Boss (USA) x Very Discreet (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: L Nolen 56
3
2.1
Dirty Thoughts
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Sheer Fantazee (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Jamie Kah 56
So You Think
4
4.8
Money In My Pocket
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Little Evie (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Freedman Rdr: Damian Lane 56
5
4.9
Raison D'Etre
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Abduction (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D Oliver 56
6
5.7
Supreme Idea
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Sweet Sister (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil 56
7
5.8
Pretty Rossa
- 3f Testa Rossa (AUS) x Reconstruct (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Ethan Brown 56
8
7.5
Mileva
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Lady Einstein (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: D Clarken & O Macgillivray Rdr: J Mott 56
9
8.3
Diala
- 3f Artie Schiller (USA) x Excellent Lady (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: W Pike 56
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