Shooting To Win Filly Makes Winning Debut at Caulfield

Mark Smith - Saturday December 26

Godolphin took the wraps off another smart two-year-old with the Shooting To Win filly Picarones making a winning career debut over 1200m at Caulfield on Boxing Day.

Picarones Makes winning debut (George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos)

With Damien Oliver in the saddle, the James cummings-trained filly was strong to the line in defeating the Snitzel filly Crazy Ladies by a length with the Zoustar colt Sunfall a length and a quarter back in third.

“She had been pretty straightforward up until today," Oliver said.

"She got a bit lost, but I like the way she responded, and it was a good, tough effort.

“She was a bit new but will take a lot from that.”

Picarones is the second winner from as many to race out of the General Nediym mare Anise whose seven wins included the Group III ATC Kindergarten Stakes.

Purchased by Darley for $600,000 at the 2010 Easter Yearling Sale, Anise is a daughter of the Flying Spur mare Pimpinella.

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A two-time winner in Sydney, Pimpinella is a three-quarter sister to the dual Hong Kong Horse Of The Year, Fairy King Prawn (Danehill), and the 3-time Listed stakes winner Crevette (Danehill), and a half-sister to the Group 1 VRC Salinger Stakes winner Easy Rocking (Barathea).

Picarone strikes a pose (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos)

Crevette is the dam of dual Group 1 winner Cosmic Endeavour a daughter of Shooting To Win’s sire Northern Meteor.

This is the family nurtured by Stanley Wooten and his daughter Catherine Remond.

Pimpinella is a daughter 1990 Group II VRC Edward Manifold Stakes-winner Twiglet (Twig Moss) who was honoured as the 2001 Australian Broodmare Of The Year.

Anise has a yearling filly by Epaulette and was not covered last year.  

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Race Result - Home Of Outdoor Event Hcp 1200m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.46
1
Picarones
- 2f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Anise (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D Oliver 56
2
1.0
Crazy Ladies
- 2f Snitzel (AUS) x Marcia Proba (AUS) (Falbrav (IRE))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: N Rawiller 56
3
2.3
Sunfall
- 2c Zoustar (AUS) x Queen Of The Falls (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: M J Dee 58
4
3.0
Mr Scorefield
- 2g Squamosa (AUS) x Spring Drinks (AUS) (Falvelon (AUS))
Tnr: N A Blackiston Rdr: Craig Williams 58
5
6.0
Cheloon
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Marechal (NZ) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: John Allen 56
6
6.5
Adele Amour
- 2f Sebring (AUS) x Divine Rebel (NZ) (Don Eduardo (NZ))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
7
8.7
Rusheen
- 2c Toronado (IRE) x Irish Rose (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A W Noonan Rdr: J Noonan 59
8
13.7
Yulong Jet
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Mamwaazel (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Damian Lane 58
9
29.7
Just Strolling
- 2c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Femina Fashion (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Michael Poy 58
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