Shamus Award's Brutality Captures Villiers - Half-Brother Heading to Inglis Classic

Mark Smith - Saturday December 11

Rosemont Stud’s Shamus Award consolidated his second place in the race for Champion Australian Sire when the Joe Pride-trained Brutality chose the right spot to open his stakes account, landing a rich prize in Saturday’s $750,000 Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.

Sensationally backed Brutality wins the Villiers (image Steve Hart)

On the go since breaking his maiden at Canterbury in June, the 5yo gelding rewarded his myriad of supporters with a short-neck win over the consistent Ellsberg (Spill The Beans) with Criaderas (Lonhro) a further one and a half lengths back in third.

Ridden by Regan Bayless, the son of Shamus Award earned a golden ticket to the Doncaster Mile next April.

“That was a fantastic result and the three weeks in a row was the key to this horse getting to this race in peak fitness,” Pride said.

“He’s funny because when you look at him, I was asked the question during the week why does he need that (to back up). He’s not a robust horse. He just needs racing to settle for one and he settled much better today. And a peach of a ride from Regan there.

“I’m delighted because he wasn’t an expensive horse. It’s always the cheap ones that I talk Kylie into going into and she’s one of the owners, my wife.

“It’s a fantastic result, a big effort from the team at home to get him here at his peak today and he gets a spot in the Doncaster.

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“He’d need a wet track to be really effective in it. One of the same owners, Pat Davidson and his wife Bernie, are owners of Private Eye (Epson Hcp) as well so they’ve had a pretty good year.”

Bred by Go Bloodstock, Brutality advances his record to six wins, two seconds, and six thirds from 24 starts with earnings of $800,395.

Brutality a $40,000 Inglis Classic yearling

Purchased by his trainer for $40,000 from the Bhima Stud draft at the 2018 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, he is the best of three winners from as many to race out of the stakes-placed General Nediym mare Star Salute.  

Sold at the 2020 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale for $40,000, Star Salute has a yearling colt by Russian Revolution in the HP Thoroughbreds draft heading to the Inglis Classic in February.

Star Salute foaled a filly by The Autumn Sun on September 17.

Brutality becomes the 17th black-type winner for Shamus Award who has five entries at the Magic Millions and eight at the Inglis Classic.

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Race Result - The Agency Villiers Stks Gr2 1600m

Randwick Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:37.26
1
Brutality
- 5g Shamus Award (AUS) x Star Salute (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: Regan Bayliss 53
2
0.2
Ellsberg
- 4h Spill The Beans (AUS) x Love Of Liberty (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Tim Clark 56
Spill The Beans
3
1.7
Criaderas
- 5g Lonhro (AUS) x Youthful Presence (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 53
4
1.8
Stockman
- 5g Tavistock (NZ) x Crimson (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J Ford 56
5
2.6
Grove Ferry
- 5g Excelebration (IRE) x Rebelline (IRE) (Robellino (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: J Innes Jnr 53
6
3.3
Exoboom
- 4g Exosphere (AUS) x First Bloom (AUS) (Dylan Thomas (IRE))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: R Dolan 53
7
3.8
So Si Bon
- 8g So You Think (NZ) x Black Minx (NZ) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: J Bowman 58
8
4.0
Bandersnatch
- 5g Casino Prince (AUS) x Divine Faith (AUS) (Falbrav (IRE))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: J Parr 59
9
4.2
Kirwan's Lane
- 5g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Galway (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: Brock Ryan 53
10
4.4
Attorney
- 7g Makfi (GB) x Tia Kia (IRE) (Montjeu (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: Tom Sherry 55.5
11
5.0
Order Again
- 8g Iffraaj (GB) x Glass Half Full (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 56
12
5.6
Fun Fact
- 6g The Factor (USA) x Fill The Page (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Jenny Duggan 54.5
13
5.8
Steely
- 5g All Too Hard (AUS) x Quintessential (NZ) (Fast 'n' Famous (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: K Mc Evoy 53
14
7.3
Gem Song
- 6g Your Song (AUS) x Beautiful Gem (AUS) (Peintre Celebre (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J R Collett 59
15
7.5
Ranier
- 6g Lonhro (AUS) x Kanzan (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: G Schofield 57
16
18.4
Lease
- 3c Choisir (AUS) x Ume (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Tyler Schiller 54
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