Deep Field Sprinter Wins G3 Sydney Stakes

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 16

Trained by Mark Newnham, five year-old Deep Field gelding Big Parade has been allowed to develop his talented in the restricted grades and blossomed to win his first stakes race at Randwick on Saturday with a  stylish victory in the Group III ATC Sydney Stakes (1200m).

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Big Parade wins the G3 Sydney Stakes - image Steve Hart

A last start winner at Randwick carrying 61kg, Big Parade made it back to back wins with a strong finishing length victory for Josh Parr defeating Group II winner Standout.



“He’s developing a really good record and it’s his first full preparation as a gelding and he;s doing everything consistently better,” said Mark Newnham.

“He can handle wet and dry ground and has turned into a really good genuine horse.”

Big Parade as a yearling.

A $160,000 Inglis Classic purchase for his owners Steve and Jenny  Summers from the Middlebrook Valley Lodge draft, Big Parade has the overall record of eight wins and four placings from 15 starts with prizemoney in excess of $677,000.

Bred by Middlebrook Valley Lodges David and Verna Metcalfe, Big Parade is the best of two winners from Crystal Rock, a half-sister by Fastnet Rock to stakes-winner Zizou from the family of Group I winners King’s Legacy, Oohood and champion sire Not a Single Doubt.

Middlebrook Valley Lodge sold a Hellbent yearling filly from Crystal Rock at Inglis Classic this year for $300,000 to Star Thoroughbreds / Randwick Bloodstock Agency.

Big Parade is the 12th stakes-winner for Newgate Farm’s Deep Field, who stands this spring at a fee of $88,000.



 

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Race Result - Sydney Stakes Gr3 1200m

Randwick Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:09.51
1
Big Parade
- 5g Deep Field (AUS) x Crystal Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: J Parr 58.5
2
1.3
Standout
- 5h Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Bahia (AUS) (Snippets (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: K Mc Evoy 58.5
3
1.4
Prime Candidate
- 7g Denman (AUS) x Coolroom Candidate (AUS) (Mister C. (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Tim Clark 58.5
Denman
4
1.5
Kementari
- 7g Lonhro (AUS) x Yavanna (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J Bowman 58.5
5
2.0
Signore Fox
- 6h Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Sharp Susan (USA) (Touch Gold (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58.5
6
3.7
Fituese
- 5m Deep Field (AUS) x Cattalo (AUS) (Tiger Hill (IRE))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: Rachel King 56.5
7
3.8
Wheelhouse
- 4g Pierro (AUS) x Sailing By (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 58.5
8
3.9
Chat
- 5g Deep Field (AUS) x Only Words (AUS) (End Sweep (USA))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: N Rawiller 58.5
9
5.2
Enchanted Heart
- 5m Shamus Award (AUS) x Shattered Heart (NZ) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J R Collett 56.5
10
5.5
Flat Heaven
- 7g French Fifteen (FR) x Ammia (IRE) (Medicean (GB))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: A B Collett 58.5
11
6.1
Rocketing By
- 4h So You Think (NZ) x Across The Moon (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: S Clipperton 58.5
12
6.5
Luvoir
- 5g Deep Field (AUS) x Marmi (NZ) (Lion Heart (USA))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: Regan Bayliss 58.5
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