One to Watch – Wangaratta

Tara Madgwick - Monday November 30

Deep Field narrowly missed siring two stakes-winners last Saturday with Deep Speed and Spaceboy both finishing second in Black Type races in Melbourne and Sydney, but he’s had a string of promising winners of late including this debut winner at Wangaratta on Monday.

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Awapuni Princess - image Natasha Morello - Racing Photos.

The Anthony and Sam Freedman trained three year-old filly Awapuni Miss was sent to the post a red hot favourite and despite racing greenly was far too good in cruising clear to win the 1170m maiden by two and a half lengths.



A modest $50,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Ashleigh thoroughbreds draft for Anthony Freedman Rcg/Blue Sky Bstock (FBAA), Awapuni Princess runs for a huge group of owners headed by the Boys Get Paid Syndicate.

She is the first winner for Love the Rock, a winning Fastnet Rock half-sister to Group I placed Stanica, the dam of Group III winner Rhythm to Spare.

The dominant leader of the second crop sires division last season, Newgate Farm's Deep Field is setting a brisk pace again with some 51 winners since August 1 including stakes-winners Portland Sky and Riddle Me That as well as his Group I placed colt Aysar.

 

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Race Result - Pacific Hire Mdn Plate 1170m

Wangaratta Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.07
1
Awapuni Princess
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Love The Rock (NZ) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: W Egan 56.5
2
2.5
Delusional
- 3f Foxwedge (AUS) x Delirious (AUS) (All Bar One (AUS))
Tnr: D R Brideoake Rdr: J Duffy 56.5
3
2.6
Manaajim
- 3f Lonhro (AUS) x Tawteen (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: B Mc Dougall 56.5
4
4.8
Flying Flamingo
- 3f Redente (AUS) x Lim's Falcon (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: Russell Osborne Rdr: Madison Lloyd 55
5
6.1
Chrysla
- 5m Sebring (AUS) x Decoree (GB) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: Ms E Giggins Rdr: Patrick Moloney 58
6
7.3
Boho Miss
- 3f Redente (AUS) x Kicha (AUS) (King Charlemagne (USA))
Tnr: M Sell Rdr: Juana Andreou 56.5
7
10.6
Grey Raptor
- 4m Mulaazem (AUS) x Silver Stash (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: Ms T Davies Rdr: John Robertson 58
8
13.1
Travelling Soldier
- 5m War (AUS) x Flamingo Lake (AUS) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: G L Donaldson Rdr: C Newitt 58
9
15.3
Dome Light
- 4m Domesday (AUS) x De Lilly Lightful (AUS) (Lago Delight (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Thomas Rdr: Lewis German 58
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