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First Winner for Kiss and Make Up

Tara Madgwick - Thursday February 18

Aquis Farm’s young More Than Ready (USA) stallion Kiss and Make Up joined the long list of first season sires to post a winner this season when General Phelps saluted on debut at Grafton on Thursday.

Trained at Ballina by Steven Phelps, General Phelps overpowered race favourite Buck Pharoah to win the 1006m juvenile event by half a length.


Bred and raced by his trainer, General Phelps is the fourth winner from four foals to race from General Nediym mare Rose General, who was also trained by steven Phelps and won seven races.

She has a yearling filly to follow also by Kiss and Make Up, who has a winner and two place-getters from just five starters.

Kiss and Make Up

A lightly raced Group II winner, Kiss and Make Up covered just 33 mares last spring at a fee of $8,800.

 

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Race Result - Year Of The Ox Hcp 1006m

Grafton Track: Soft(5) Time: 0:58.46
1
General Phelps
- 2c Kiss And Make Up (AUS) x Rose General (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: S J Phelps Rdr: M Mc Guren 57
2
0.5
Buck Pharoah
- 2g American Pharoah (USA) x Sequential (AUS) (Lion Hunter (AUS))
Tnr: R N Godbolt Rdr: J Kehoe 58
3
3.3
Baronial
- 2c Dream Ahead (USA) x Faction (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Kacy Fogden Rdr: Chris Taylor 57
4
4.0
Supreme Hero
- 2g Red Element (AUS) x Jude Doll (AUS) (Eternity Range (USA))
Tnr: J D Shelton Rdr: L P Rolls 57
5
5.6
Mayari
- 2f Your Song (AUS) x Buffalo Chase (AUS) (Sippin' Bourbon (USA))
Tnr: Aiden St Vincent Rdr: M Bennett 55.5
6
5.7
Tonatrix
- 2f Arlington (AUS) x Magic Desert (AUS) (Desert Prince (IRE))
Tnr: Allan Kehoe Rdr: J Grisedale 55
7
6.0
Elite Quality
- 2c Cluster (AUS) x Bellevue Lady (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Allan Kehoe Rdr: B Looker 56.5
8
6.6
Super Angel
- 2f Super One (AUS) x Bengal Angel (AUS) (Nadeem (AUS))
Tnr: R N Godbolt Rdr: R Spokes 55
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