Top Echelon's Mishani Renegade Stuns On Debut

Mark Smith - Sunday October 2

Chalk two up for a couple of Queensland stalwarts as Top Echelon joined Easy Rocking on the leader board for two-year-old winners.

Bedaub, a half-sister to Hinged, won the first race for the babies in the Pat O'Shea Plate at Toowoomba on September 26. Bedaub is one of five live foals from the 19th and penultimate crop of Wattle Brae Stud stalwart Easy Rocking.

At Eagle Farm on Saturday, the Les Ross-trained Mishani Renegade charged home to win the first metropolitan race for the two-year-olds in Brisbane.

The gelded son of Top Echelon comes from the 17th crop of 29 foals by Oakwood Stud's much-loved son of Umatilla.

One of four 'Mishani' horses in the race, Mishani Renegade defeated the heavily backed She's A Rogue (Nicconi) by a half-neck.

Supporters of the favourite were on good terms with themselves at the 100m before James Orman unleashed on Mishani Renegade.

Advertisement

Felix The Scat, a first crop son of Mendelssohn (USA), was a further two and three-quarter lengths back in third.

Reported as sold for $12,000 from the KBL Thoroughbreds draft at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Yearling Sale, Mishani Renegade races for her breeder, Mike Crooks' Mishani Enterprises.

He is the fifth winner from as many foals from the Flying Spur mare Monicelli whose dam Donatella (IRE) (Sadler's Wells) is a sister to Group 1 Ascot Fillies Mile runner-up Dance to The Top.

Monicelli has a yearling filly by The Mission and was covered by the Group 1 winning son of Choisir again last spring.

The sire of cult favourite Our Boy Malachi and Group 1 Stradbroke Hcp winner River Lad, Top Echelon, lines up for his 20th book of mares this spring, having covered 16 in 2021.  

Top Echelon

Advertisment

Race Result - Glenfiddich At Aquis 2yo 1000m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 0:59.91
1
Mishani Renegade
- 2g Top Echelon (AUS) x Monicelli (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: James Orman 57
2
0.2
She's A Rogue
- 2f Nicconi (AUS) x Quelle Liaison (AUS) (Sequalo (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: S T Collett 55
3
3.0
Felix The Scat
- 2c Mendelssohn (USA) x Miss Pocket Rocket (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: P & W Hulbert Rdr: Ben Thompson 57
4
3.3
Mishani Mystique
- 2f Kobayashi (AUS) x Real Mystique (AUS) (Real Saga (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Adin Thompson 55
5
3.4
Mishani Metallic
- 2f Kobayashi (AUS) x Mishani Silva (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Luke Tarrant 55
6
3.8
Heroic Eagle
- 2c Heroic Valour (AUS) x Vermont Eagle (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: Sharryn Livingstone Rdr: Corey Bayliss 57
7
5.3
Revitup Charlie
- 2f Top Echelon (AUS) x Hannah's Wish (AUS) (Rothesay (AUS))
Tnr: T B Thomas Rdr: M Cahill 55
8
7.6
Mishani Valour
- 2g Heroic Valour (AUS) x Mishani Krishna (AUS) (Mahisara (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: M R Du Plessis 57
9
10.8
Avoids
- 2f Sidestep (AUS) x Despina (AUS) (Outback Prince (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Ms T Harrison 55
More Reading...
Riverbank Going to Extremes
There’s an old saying about keeping yourself in the best of company and Victoria’s Riverbank Farm adheres to it better than most.
Unbeaten So You Think 3YO Wins Raconteur Stakes
The So You Think's are absolutely flying with no less than 33 winners in the past 30 days highlighted by his daughter You Wahng’s emphatic victory in the G1 Queensland Oaks and now another exciting three year old has appeared!
G1 Tiara Next for Flying Zoustar Mare Floozie
Bred and raced initially by Dorrington Farm’s Robert Crabtree, Zoustar mare Floozie changed hands last year and runs now for Yarraman Park, who sent her to Queensland to be trained by Tony Gollan and that decision is reaping impressive rewards.
Sires With Winners - Saturday June 14
Here is the full list of 104 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
War Machine Wins $3million G1 Stradbroke for Lindsay Park
With Lindsay Park's much loved stable star Mr Brightside set to turn eight this year, the time is ripe for a new star to emerge for the stable and it looks like being another Kiwi bred in the shape of Harry Angel (IRE) gelding War Machine.    
2023 Queensland Derby Hero Kovalica Triumphs in Q22 Thriller
Kovalica made a welcome return to winning form when he prevailed in a pulsating three-horse finish to the A$1.2 million Gr.2 HKJC World Pool Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Consecutive Winter Cup Wins For Sir Lucan (IRE)
Although it’s been a while between wins for Camelot stayer Sir Lucan (IRE), the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained 7yo returned to the scene of his most recent success some 12 months prior to the day, recording consecutive victories in the $200,000 Listed ATC Winter Cup (2400m) at Rosehill.
Hong Kong Double for Brutal
With Hong Kong races on Saturday this week and so much going on in Brisbane it was easy to miss the action at Sha Tin with a winning double for young sire Brutal worth noting as it featured a two year-old that has now had two starts for two wins and broke 56 seconds for 1000m!
Sires With Winners - Sunday June 15
Here is the full list of 60 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunshine Coast Success For Sister to Group 1 Winner
Racing at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday saw the Annabel and Rob Archibald trained For Better (Better Than Ready), a full sister to the stable’s Group 1 winner Port Lockroy break her maiden at just her third start for the stable.