Sebring Winners Salute

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday May 4

Star Thoroughbreds have had a lot of success over the years, but no horse has eclipsed the deeds of Golden Slipper winning sire Sebring, who gave them a promising debut winner at Canterbury on Wednesday while another well-bred Sebring winner will now go to the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale as a winner for Emirates Park.

Trained by Chris Waller, two year-old filly Amati has had a good grounding at the trials and looked bright and well in the parade selected by Chantelle Buckley as her ‘pick of the yard’.

Amati was still a little green but showed a nice turn of foot to skip clear after turning for home and then held off a late challenge from Pierossa to win the 1200m fillies maiden by a nose.
 



“She’s a promising filly that will take a lot of experience from this,” said Chris Waller.

“She’s a filly with a bright future.”

Amati as a yearling, bred and sold by Corumbene Stud.

Bred and sold by Corumbene Stud, as was her sire Sebring, Amati was a $210,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Star Thoroughbreds / Randwick Bloodstock Agency and is the third winner from Cloak of Night, a winning Lonhro sister to stakes-placed Beatitude.

Sebring made it a race to race double with Emirates Park homebred three year-old filly Marooniyah breaking the ice in the 1250m maiden.

The Team Hawkes trained filly is a half-sister to stakes-winner Ebhaar and Group III placed Shotmaker being the fourth winner from Maroon Bay, a  three-quarter sister by Exceed and Excel to Group I winner Merchant Navy, Group II winner Jolie Bay and stakes-winner Setanta.

Marooniyah has been entered by Emirates Park for the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale as Lot 681, so will go to the Gold Coast as a winner.


 

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Race Result - Schweppes Mdn Plate 1200m

Canterbury Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:15.36
1
Amati
- 2f Sebring (AUS) x Cloak Of Night (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 56
2
0.1
Pierossa
- 2f Pierro (AUS) x Edwina Georgie (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: S Clipperton 56
3
0.6
Veandechance
- 2f Vancouver (AUS) x Roll The Bones (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 56
4
2.8
Sibylla
- 2f Divine Prophet (AUS) x Decorah (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J R Collett 56
5
2.9
Allasandra
- 2f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Perpetuum (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: G Schofield 56
6
3.5
Kin
- 2f Impending (AUS) x Kinshachi (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
7
4.9
Whisker To Whisker
- 2f Pierro (AUS) x Zanbagh (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: Brock Ryan 56
8
5.2
In Love And War
- 2f Invader (AUS) x Champagne Kisses (AUS) (Onemorenomore (AUS))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: W Pike 56
9
5.4
Writrose
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Ballet Rose (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Tim Clark 56
10
8.4
Kingston Charm
- 2f Exosphere (AUS) x Charming Cali (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: Regan Bayliss 56
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