Deep Field Stakes Run Continues

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 20

Deep Field added a fourth stakes-winner for this season to his tally at Ascot on Saturday when Dig Deep took out the Listed WATC Grandstand stakes (1500m).

Trained by Daniel and Ben Pearce, Dig Deep won the Group II WATC Karrakatta Plate as a two year-old, but had not won a Black Type race since then until today.

Luckless at his previous outing, Dig Deep was sent out favourite and scored a short neck win taking his overall record to five wins and four placings from 17 starts with prizemoney topping $530,000.
 


A $100,000 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale purchase from the Gold Front Thoroughbreds draft for Pearce Racing, Dig Deep was bred by Alan and Sue Olive’s Gold Front Thoroughbreds.

Dig Deep is the first foal of Lucky Ana, a winning half-sister to Group III winner Estelle Collection, the dam of Australian Horse of the Year Lankan Rupee.

Lucky Ana has a weanling filly by Deep Field and is now in foal to his Group II winning son Cosmic Force.

Deep Field goes from strength to strength!

Dig Deep is the second stakes-winner in two days for Deep Field, who sired Quantum Mechanic to win the Group II MVRC Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night.



 

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Race Result - Seacorp - Grandstand Cup LR 1500m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 1:29.58
1
Dig Deep
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Lucky Ana (NZ) (Lucky Unicorn (AUS))
Tnr: D & B Pearce Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 56.5
2
0.2
Samizdat
- 5g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Sambar (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: C & M Gangemi Rdr: B Parnham 58.5
3
1.2
Luke's Gold
- 8g Fath (USA) x I'm Gifted (AUS) (Blackfriars (AUS))
Tnr: Roy Rogers Rdr: C Nicoll 54
4
1.6
Serenity Bay
- 5m Rogano (AUS) x Evoked (AUS) (Song Of Tara (IRE))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: S Mc Gruddy 54
5
2.7
Media Baron
- 6g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Silentium (AUS) (Fimiston (AUS))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: Ms K Yuill 55
6
3.5
Yeah Dardy
- 7g Demerit (AUS) x Once Upon A Crime (AUS) (St. Jude (AUS))
Tnr: Ms J Erkelens Rdr: S O'Donnell 56.5
7
4.8
Falcon Crest
- 9g Musket (AUS) x La Lollobrigida (AUS) (Dauberval (USA))
Tnr: Joshua McLeod Rdr: Mitchell Pateman 56.5
8
5.4
Mrs Brown's Boy
- 7g Discorsi (AUS) x Em Gee Brown (AUS) (Euclase (AUS))
Tnr: Ms A King Rdr: P Carbery 54
9
5.7
Harry Thomas
- 7g Scandal Keeper (USA) x Erangy Springs (AUS) (Hurricane Sky (AUS))
Tnr: R W Price Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 54.5
10
6.6
Western Temple
- 7g Dream Ahead (USA) x Western Jewel (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: P J Fernie Rdr: Jade Mc Naught 59
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