Duais Sister On the Improve

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday September 7

Breeding thoroughbreds is far from an exact science and while two plus two might equal four, the same sum does not always deliver the same result when it comes to racehorses and we saw that fact highlighted at Eagle Farm.

David Vandyke was delighted get a second win from four year-old Shamus Award mare Amity Gal, who scored by nearly two lengths as a short priced favourite over 1000m

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Retained to race by her breeders, Amity Gal has two wins, both at 1000m and two placings from five starts and looks set for a good campaign, but what is really interesting about her is that she is a full sister to triple Group I winning mare Duais.

Duais is at her best at 2000m and longer with the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups on her radar for this spring, while Amity Gal is a much speedier filly, although their Group III winning half-sister Baccarat Baby (by Casino Prince) probably falls somewhere between the two in distance range proving effective from 1200 to 1650m.

Shamus Award is the sire of Duais and Amity Gal.

Amity Gal is the fourth winner from Johannesburg (USA) mare Meerlust, a modest winner over 1000m who claims legendary matriarch Fanfreluch as her third dam.

Meerlust has a yearling filly by All Too Hard and was covered last spring by Bivouac.

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Race Result - Astral Pool Hcp (C1) 1000m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.90
1
Amity Gal
- 4m Shamus Award (AUS) x Meerlust (AUS) (Johannesburg (USA))
Tnr: David Vandyke Rdr: Ryan Maloney 57.5
2
1.8
Royal Nicci
- 4m Nicconi (AUS) x More Than Royal (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Chris Anderson Rdr: Ms S Thornton 56.5
3
3.3
Immoral
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Lost Virtue (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: James Orman 58
4
3.4
Jamaican Rumba
- 3g Shalaa (IRE) x Amelia's Love (AUS) (Blackfriars (AUS))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: Ben Thompson 56
5
3.8
Shorebreak
- 4g Headwater (AUS) x Anfitriona (AUS) (Host (CHI))
Tnr: B F Cavanough Rdr: J Byrne 57.5
6
4.6
Bullion Boy
- 5g Dream Ahead (USA) x Miss Orielle (AUS) (Oratorio (IRE))
Tnr: L J Gough Rdr: Wendy Peel 56
7
6.1
Bixilon
- 5g Rubick (AUS) x Epsilon (AUS) (Sequalo (AUS))
Tnr: Ms T Cotsiopoulos Rdr: L V Cassidy 57.5
8
6.3
Love's A Riddle
- 5m Snitzel (AUS) x Eyes Of Love (NZ) (Tavistock (NZ))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Angela Jones 54.5
9
8.3
Tecoma Street
- 4g Statue Of Liberty (USA) x Magnolia Lane (AUS) (God's Own (AUS))
Tnr: Ms T Cotsiopoulos Rdr: Adam Spinks 57.5
10
10.0
Tattletale
- 4m Spill The Beans (AUS) x Groovy Gal (AUS) (Excites (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: Brodie Loy 56.5
11
10.2
Dyed Pretty
- 4m Sizzling (AUS) x Calmante (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Paul Butterworth Rdr: Madeleine Wishart 53
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