One to Watch – Wyong

Tara Madgwick - Thursday June 17

Darley blue hen Essaouira produced a new winner at Wyong on Thursday and the blue-blooded filly also gave her rider Rachel King her 100th winner of the season.

The James Cummings trained Tangier was having her third race start and the three year-old daughter of Medaglia D’Oro (USA) improved on her previous efforts of a fifth and a third to wscore a length victory.

A big filly that has been given plenty of time, she relished the 1600m and travelled smoothly on the fence back in the field before hitting top gear when switched into clear running and won with her ears pricked.
 



A sibling to Group I winners Astern and Alizee as well as Group placed Tassort and Mogador, Tangier is the sixth winner from eight foals to race from Exceed and Excel mare Essaouira, who has an exceptional lineage with her next three dams being Group II winner Alizes, Group I winner La Baraka and Champion Filly Triscay.

Essaouira has a yearling filly by Sepoy that is a full sister to $3.1million earning triple Group I winner Alizee and is in foal to Blue Point (IRE) after losing a filly by I Am Invincible last spring.

Medaglia D'Oro is the sire of Group I winner Astern and also Tangier.





 

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Race Result - Ainsworth Gaming Tech Mdn Hcp 1600m

Wyong Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:38.82
1
Tangier
- 3f Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Essaouira (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 58
2
1.0
Angela Sistina
- 3f All Too Hard (AUS) x Sistine Angel (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: J Parr 57.5
3
3.0
Mandalong Flag
- 3g Pierro (AUS) x Zakynthos Star (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: G R Nickson Rdr: Ms N Burrells 54.5
4
6.9
Coola King
- 5g Fiorente (IRE) x Ruby Diamonds (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: J D Cooper Rdr: G Buckley 56.5
5
7.1
Minneapolis Miss
- 5m All American (AUS) x Ice Pack (AUS) (Bite The Bullet (USA))
Tnr: C J Besters Rdr: Tim Clark 56.5
6
13.2
Equestris
- 3g Bon Hoffa (AUS) x Spirit Of Pompeii (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: Clayton Gallagher 56.5
7
15.5
River Tycoon
- 4g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Swordane (AUS) (Dangerous (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Cross Rdr: Ashley Morgan 59
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