Future Bright for Extreme Choice Colt

Tara Madgwick - Sunday September 26

This Extreme Choice colt didn’t win a stakes race at Sandown on Saturday, but there is every reason to think he will do this spring as a half-brother to Group I winner Invincibella and classy stayer Secret Blaze, who won the Group III MVRC JRA Cup on Friday night.

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Extreme Flight wins at Sandown  - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, he broke his maiden at his third start with a facile victory at Moe on September 13 and backed up into the $130,000 open three year-old event over 1400m on Saturday to win again.

Easy in the market starting at $10, he powered clear to win by more than a length in an encouraging performance with blinkers added to his gear proving an inspired decision.


“He’s a colt we’ve always liked a lot and we thought the blinkers would get him to show what he’s got and they’ve done a good job,” said Anthony Freedman.

“We’ve taken him out of the Caulfield Guineas as he’s just not there yet, but he; will have another run or two and if he ends up in the Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington it will have been a good spring.”

A $340,000 Inglis Easter purchase form the Sledmere Stud draft for his trainers, Extreme Flight was the highest priced yearling for his sire sold in 2020.

He is a half-brother to $3million earner Invincibella, who sold for $1.2million at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale last year, as well as Group III winner Secret Blaze being the third winner from top producer Abscond, an unraced Galileo mare from the family of Group I SAJC Adelaide Cup winner The Hind.

With his pedigree featuring a mix of speed and stamina, Extreme Flight looks poised for a fruitful classic season.

 

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Race Result - Tile Importer Hcp 1400m

Sandown-Hillside Track: Good(4) Time: 1:24.35
1
Extreme Flight
- 3c Extreme Choice (AUS) x Abscond (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Damien Thornton 54
2
1.3
Prix De Turn
- 3c Turn Me Loose (NZ) x Prix Du Sang (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Brown Rdr: Beau Mertens 54
3
2.1
Linas Legend
- 3c Teofilo (IRE) x Cloanthy (AUS) (Statue Of Liberty (USA))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Damian Lane 57
4
3.7
Knightstown
- 3g Valentia (AUS) x Zaraya Rose (AUS) (Hawk Wing (USA))
Tnr: G Richards & D Moyle Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
5
5.5
Taunting
- 3c Brazen Beau (AUS) x Probationary (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Hickmott Rdr: Craig Williams 56
6
5.7
Kooled
- 3c Frosted (USA) x Dawned (NZ) (One Cool Cat (USA))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jye McNeil 55
7
5.8
Manhatten Times
- 3g Manhattan Rain (AUS) x Daily Flyer (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: L Macdonald & A Gluyas Rdr: Ben Allen 56
8
7.3
Jungle Magnate
- 3g Tarzino (NZ) x The Love Of Money (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: John Allen 56
9
9.0
Three Kings
- 3c Sebring (AUS) x Princess Emmy (NZ) (King's Chapel (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: L Currie 60
10
12.8
Deprivation
- 3g No Nay Never (USA) x Lysistrata (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: B Prebble 55
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