One to Watch – Hamilton

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday December 6

Currently leading the Australian General Sires List, champion New Zealand sire Savabeel had an eye-catching debut winner on Tuesday from the powerful Maher and Eustace stable.

Sonoma Coast looked to thoroughly enjoy her first day at the races - image Jay Town / Racing Photos

Three year-old filly Sonoma Coast was sent out favourite for the 1200m maiden at Hamilton and proved to be a class above.

She skipped clear at the finish for Michael Poy to win eased down with ears pricked by more than a length and will take great benefit from the outing.

A $300,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Widden Stud draft for John Foote Bloodstock, Sonoma Coast runs for Gerry Ryan’s Limerick Lane.

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Sonoma Coast as a yearling.

She is the first winner from Group III winning Pins mare Honey Rider, whose next foal, a colt by Zoustar, was sold by Widden Stud for $340,000 to the Hong Kong Jockey Club at Inglis Premier this year.

Honey Rider has no yearling for the sales next year, but produced a colt by Trapeze Artist in October.

Sonoma Coast is bred on a very successful nick between Savabeel and daughters of Pins that has delivered 96 winners from 131 runners and 17 of those winners are stakes-winners at a SW to runner strike rate of nearly 13%.

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Race Result - Bet365 3yo Mdn Plate 1200m

Hamilton Track: Good(4) Time: 1:11.09
1
Sonoma Coast
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x Honey Rider (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Michael Poy 56
2
1.3
Mrs Bull
- 3f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Magic Of Dreams (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: A R Coffey Rdr: H Coffey 56
3
1.4
Lord Turnbury
- 3g Highland Reel (IRE) x Lara's Web (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: Aaron Purcell Rdr: Ms L J Meech 58
4
1.5
Mostrava
- 3f Xtravagant (NZ) x Moshki (AUS) (Moshe (AUS))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: Declan Bates 56
5
2.8
Cato Lake
- 3f Rock Sturdy (AUS) x Musical Mia (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: Andrew Bobbin Rdr: J Lorensini 56
6
2.9
Idris
- 3g Lonhro (AUS) x Truly Wicked (AUS) (Rubiton (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: John Allen 58
7
3.4
Young Pip
- 3g Street Boss (USA) x Gonski Girl (AUS) (Gonski (AUS))
Tnr: J P Salanitri Rdr: Josh Cartwright 58
8
4.1
Luna Angel
- 3f Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Lunulae (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: Aaron Purcell Rdr: Dean Holland 56
9
5.4
Coldenkim
- 3f Sports Edition (AUS) x Abecedarian (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: J G Brooks Rdr: Tom Madden 56
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