Red Roses for Headwater's Aitch Two Oh

Mark Smith - Thursday November 3

The South Australians hit the board on Oaks Day at Flemington when Richard and Chantelle Jolly’s Headwater filly Aitch Two Oh won the Group III News First Red Roses Stakes (1100m) for three-year-old fillies.

Aitch Two Oh arrives in time (image Grant Courtney)

A third winner on the day for James McDonald, Aitch Two Oh defeated the Manhattan Rain filly La Danseuse Rouge by a long head with the Deep Field filly Bay Thirteen a neck back in third.

Previously the winner of the Listed Without Fear Stakes at Morphettville, Aitch Two Oh advances her record to four wins a second and a third from seven starts with earnings of $369,650.

“Unfortunately for Jake (Toeroek) his plane got cancelled, the next one got delayed and he couldn’t get here,” Richard jolly revealed.

“It’s bad luck for Jake, but he’s done a lot of work on the filly and he’ll be happy.

Jolly said the daughter of Headwater had excuses when unplaced for the first time at her most recent stat at Morphettville.

“She drew a wide gate, (it was a) wet track - I don’t think she likes the wet - and we put the blinkers on here today. She’s been a bit field shy, and it turned her around.”

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Bred by Gerry Harvey, Aitch Two Oh was a $65,000 purchase by her trainers from the Baramul Stud draft at the 2021 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale.

She is the lone winner from two to race out of the Swiss Ace mare Very Dogmatic, a sister to the Group III BRC Vo Rogue Plate winner Mywayorthehighway.

Second stakes for Aitch Two Oh (image Grant Courtney)

Kavanagh Racing bought a Press Statement half-brother to Aitch Two Oh for $85,000 from the Baramul draft at the 2022 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale.

Very Dogmatic has a yearling filly by All Too Hard and was covered by him again last spring.

Headwater stands at Vinery Stud at a fee of $16,500..

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Race Result - 10 News First Red Roses Stakes Gr3 1100m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:02.96
1
Aitch Two Oh
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Very Dogmatic (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57
Headwater
2
0.2
La Danseuse Rouge
- 3f Manhattan Rain (AUS) x Margaux (IRE) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: J Parr 55
3
0.5
Bay Thirteen
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Refuge Bay (AUS) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Ethan Brown 55
4
1.0
Paris Dior
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Entrancing (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tommy Berry 59
5
1.2
Lady Laguna
- 3f Overshare (AUS) x Catalina De Lago (NZ) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: M J Dee 56
6
1.7
Ojai
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Matilija (AUS) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J Bowman 56
7
2.7
Exo Lady
- 3f Exosphere (AUS) x Sheza Falvelon (AUS) (Falvelon (AUS))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: J Byrne 57
8
2.9
Bound For Home
- 3f Rubick (AUS) x Homebird (AUS) (Rothesay (AUS))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: M Zahra 58
9
3.1
English Riviera
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Second Time Lucky (NZ) (Any Suggestion (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: B Shinn 58
10
3.3
She Dances
- 3f Street Boss (USA) x Charleston Dancer (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 56
11
4.3
I'mlovin'ya
- 3f Capitalist (AUS) x Loveyamadly (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Damian Lane 57
12
5.0
Yowie
- 3f Vancouver (AUS) x Marishka (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: Craig Williams 55
13
5.2
Entremet
- 3f Magnus (AUS) x Morwell (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Patrick Moloney 55
14
5.3
Miss Roseiano
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Special Lover (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Gelagotis Rdr: Jordan Childs 58
15
5.7
Troach
- 3f Epaulette (AUS) x Anise (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Jamie Kah 57
16
7.2
Spicy Hotpot
- 3f Russian Revolution (AUS) x Black Tulip (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: D Oliver 55
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