Profiteer Blows Them Away in Inglis Millennium

Mark Smith - Saturday February 6

Profiteer will be given a chance to emulate his sire Capitalist in the Golden Slipper after he blew away the field in Saturday’s $2million Inglis Millennium (RL) at Randwick.

Profiteer wins the Inglis Millennium - image Steve Hart

Leading at every call under Hugh Bowman, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt went to the line untouched in defeating the Hinchinbrook colt Baranof by five and a quarter lengths with the Star Turn colt Pegasi a head back in third.

Profiteer went off an odds-on favourite following his hugely impressive win at Flemington in December.

Shortly after Newgate Farm purchased an interest in Profiteer and that is looking an inspired decision.

Price said he might keep the Capitalist colt in Sydney and miss the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield in a fortnight.

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uo;He’s just got to win a Slipper, doesn’t he?” Price said.

“I think it would be very difficult for what we’ve done with him to take him back to Melbourne for the Blue Diamond. That’s in two weeks, and then four weeks to the Slipper.

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“He was set for today. It is worth $2 million, how can you not. But I do have a bit of a concern in the back of my head that to take him back to Melbourne and then back here, how much horse are you using?

“So you have to pick between the two races, and if I had to pick, I’d be picking the Slipper.”

Profiteer was a $165,000 purchase by Roll The Dice Racing Pty Ltd / Rogers Bloodstock out of the Newgate Farn draft at the 2020 Classic Yearling Sale.

Profiteer was a $165,000 purchase at the 2020 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale

He is the first foal of the well-performed Snitzel mare Athena Lass, a Moonee Valley 2yo winner when on debut and placed in the Group III Quezette Stakes at Caulfield.

A half-sister to the Listed VRC Gibson Carmichael Stakes winner Euryale (Lonhro), Athena Lass is out of the Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) mare Meduesa, a daughter of the Group 1 Flight Stakes and Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner Danglissa (Danzero).

Profiteer becomes the first black-type winner for Capitalist.

The highly popular Newagte Farm stallion has edged past Shalaa (IRE) in the race for Leading 2yo sire and Leading First Crop stallion.

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Race Result - Inglis Millennium RL 1100m

Randwick Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:04.29
1
Profiteer
- 2c Capitalist (AUS) x Athena Lass (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: J Bowman 56.5
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Newgate Farm, Aberdeen, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Psd $75000 Res $100000
2
5.3
Baranof
- 2c Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Schiaparelli (AUS) (Woodman (USA))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: N Rawiller 56.5
Hinchinbrook
3
5.5
Pegasi
- 2c Star Turn (AUS) x Draw Forward (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Rachel King 56.5
Star Turn
4
7.5
Nice For What
- 2f Shalaa (IRE) x Bana Wu (GB) (Shirocco (GER))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54.5
5
7.6
Arthur Francis
- 2c Foxwedge (AUS) x Val De Loire (NZ) (Montjeu (IRE))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: B Avdulla 56.5
6
7.8
Hi Hi Hi
- 2f Winning Rupert (AUS) x Cottesmore (AUS) (Duporth (AUS))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 54.5
7
8.0
Mistaken Identity
- 2f Press Statement (AUS) x Diamondsinthesun (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: R Dolan 54.5
8
8.2
Mystic Gem
- 2f Capitalist (AUS) x Fine Mist (AUS) (Good Journey (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J R Collett 54.5
9
8.4
Paper Daisy
- 2f Press Statement (AUS) x Fill Me Up (AUS) (Zizou (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: S Clipperton 54.5
10
8.5
Mandalong Cash
- 2c Capitalist (AUS) x Niagara Falls (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: G R Nickson Rdr: A Banks 56.5
11
8.6
Ashema
- 2f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Omniscient (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Tommy Berry 54.5
12
9.4
Festival Dancer
- 2f Choisir (AUS) x Festival Princess (IRE) (Barathea (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: Tom Sherry 54.5
13
10.6
Keefy
- 2g All Too Hard (AUS) x Urban Rocker (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: David Vandyke Rdr: Ryan Maloney 56.5
14
11.0
Rivabrook
- 2f Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Lis Nediym (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: J Ford 54.5
15
13.3
Jessica Rabbit
- 2f Sooboog (AUS) x Bella Sunday (AUS) (Sunday Silence (USA))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Tim Clark 54.5
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