One to Watch – Ballarat

Tara Madgwick - Monday May 24

A two year-old by Capitalist that wins by five lengths on debut was always going to be the ‘One to Watch’ on Monday!

Trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, Hurtle won a barrier trial at Morphettville last November, but has been given time since then and stepped out for his first start in the 1100m juvenile maiden on the synthetic track.

He jumped well for Dean Holland to take up the lead and travelled smoothly throughout before powering away down the straight to win eased down by five and a half lengths.

Hurtle was a $120,000 Inglis Premier purchase for McEvoy Mitchell Racing / Belmont Bloodstock (FBAA) from the Cornerstone Stud draft and was a successful pinhook having been first purchased by Cornerstone for $85,000 at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale from the Kingstar Farm draft.

Bred and sold as a weanling by Kingstar Farm, Hurtle was in the same draft as Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside!

Bred by Kingstar Farm, Hurtle is the second winner from Group III placed Murtle Turtle, a half-sister by Murtajill to stakes-placed Excavator.

Murtle Turtle will be offered by Kenmore Lodge in the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale as Lot 929 and is in foal to Shalaa (IRE).

Murtle Turtle will be offered as Lot 929, click to see her page.

Kenmore Lodge sold a weanling colt by Extreme Choice from Murtle Turtle at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale last week for $220,000 to Bevan Smith Bloodstock/Ferguson Bloodstock.

Hurtle is the 16th first crop winner – 15 in Australia and one in NZ - for Capitalist, who is the leading first crop sire and overall Australian 2YO sire this season.

Capitalist stands at Newgate Farm this spring at a fee of $99,000.


 

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Race Result - Suez Mdn Plate 1100m

Ballarat Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 1:05.01
1
Hurtle
- 2g Capitalist (AUS) x Murtle Turtle (AUS) (Murtajill (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Dean Holland 58
2
5.5
Rock Melody
- 2f All Too Hard (AUS) x Nocturne (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: H Coffey 56
3
5.9
Ostracised
- 2g Divine Prophet (AUS) x Tellora (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jye McNeil 58
4
7.1
Age Of Innocence
- 2f Kiss And Make Up (AUS) x Miriam (AUS) (Old Deuteronomy (USA))
Tnr: Lloyd Kennewell Rdr: J Bowditch 56
5
12.1
Bullzeye Beauty
- 2f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Consideration (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: D Yendall 56
6
13.6
Perfect Legacy
- 2f Unencumbered (AUS) x Bellanger (AUS) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Declan Bates 56
7
18.6
Figo The Great
- 2g Magnus (AUS) x Chinon (NZ) (Bertolini (USA))
Tnr: J Warren & D Krongold Rdr: J Noonan 58
8
18.7
Manhattan Man
- 2c Manhattan Rain (AUS) x Crevasse (AUS) (Snowland (AUS))
Tnr: J F Moloney Rdr: Patrick Moloney 58
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