Fastnet Rock Colt Wins $1million Bondi Stakes

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 23

It doesn’t carry Black Type, but it is worth a lot of money and the $1million ATC Bondi Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday was won by Fastnet Rock colt Hilal, who was a last start Group II winner.

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Hilal wins the $1million Bondi Stakes - image Steve Hart

Trained by Team Hawkes, Hilal got the valuable Black Type win at his most recent run when taking out the Group II ATC Stan Fox Stakes and this week he got the cash.

Sent out favourite with Tommy Berry in the saddle, Hilal showed his class when cruising clear to win by more than a length.
 



“Last start he put the writing on the wall,” said Michael Hawkes.

“This preparation he’s really starting to put it altogether. He’s been a work in progress. We love making colts and we’ve made another one in this bloke.”

Hilal is now a millionaire - image Steve Hart

A homebred for Emirates Park, Hilal has the overall record of three wins and four placings from 10  starts with prizemoney topping $1million.

Hilal is a half-brother to South African stakes-winner Trojan Warrior and is the third winner from three to race from blue-blooded Encosta de Lago mare Salma, an unraced daughter of Group III winner Salameh, a half-sister to Emirates Park’s Group I winner and sire Al Maher.

This is the Show Dancing branch of the Dancing Show family, most famous for the Shantha’s Choice branch that has given us Group I winners such as Redoute’s Choice, Manhattan Rain and Shoals, who is by Hilal’s sire Fastnet Rock.

Salma has a two year-old filly by Fastnet Rock, a yearling filly by Not a Single Doubt and is due to foal to Newgate Farm’s young sire Tassort, who stands in partnership with Emirates Park.

 

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Race Result - Bondi Stks 1600m

Randwick Track: Good(3) Time: 1:35.02
1
Hilal
- 3c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Salma (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tommy Berry 57
2
1.3
Keefy
- 3g All Too Hard (AUS) x Urban Rocker (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: J Ford 57
3
1.4
Lease
- 3c Choisir (AUS) x Ume (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Tim Clark 57
4
2.0
Coastwatch
- 3g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Bullion Mansion (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 57
5
2.3
Arnaqueur
- 3c Astern (AUS) x Aloona (USA) (Smart Strike (CAN))
Tnr: Jean Dubois Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 57
6
2.5
Dufresne
- 3g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Steflara (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: J Parr 57
7
2.7
Cotehele
- 3c Tavistock (NZ) x Bequests (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: S Clipperton 57
8
9.2
Royalzel
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Royal Tithe (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: J R Collett 57
9
12.7
Reginald
- 3g Casino Prince (AUS) x High Heaven (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: A B Collett 57
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