Exciting Deep Field Filly Wins $250,000 F & M Rising Stars

Tara Madgwick - Saturday January 7

The $250,000 Magic Millions Rising Stars 3YO & 4YO  F & M (1300m) featured a big field of promising fillies and mares with Deep Field filly Latakia confirming her potential with a stylish win.

Latakia wins the $250,000 Rising Stars - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Tony Gollan, Latakia was impressive when bolting in on debut at Doomben in November, but was then a touch disappointing when only sixth to Soothsayer at her next start in December.

She bounced back from that run to surge home under hard riding from Craig Williams to win by half a length with connections keen to see her take her place in the $2million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas next week.

Tony Gollan knows what makes a good Deep Field filly having prepared the brilliant stakes-winner Isotope and is confident Latakia has what it takes.

“She was  quite relaxed coming into the straight and she was the first horse under riding, but gee she responded well,” said Gollan.

“She’s a filly we have a huge opinion of and is a beautiful horse. She was a lovely yearling when John (Foote) bought her and she just need that little bit of time so it’s good to see her win a race like this and hopefully she can back up next week.

“She’s a gorgeous filly with so much upside, we’ve only scratched the surface of her.”

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Latakia was the most expensive filly by Deep Field sold in 2021.

The most expensive yearling filly by Deep Field sold in 2021, Latakia was a $520,000 purchase for Black Soil Bloodstock/John Foote Bloodstock/Gollan Racing from the Attunga Stud draft at Magic Millions.

She is a half-sister to Group III Maribyrnong Plate winner Vinicunka, who was also second to Lyre in the Group II Blue Diamond Prelude.

Latakia is the fifth winner from as many to race out of the Flying Spur mare Xandretta, a half-sister to Group I AJC Champagne Stakes winner Carry On Cutie.

Xandretta foaled a sister to Latakia on August 30.

Newgate Farm's Deep Field has 54 catalogued for the Magic Millions.

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Race Result - Magic Millions Rising Stars-C4 1300m

Gold Coast Track: Good(3) Time: 1:14.94
1
Latakia
- 4f Deep Field (AUS) x Xandretta (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Craig Williams 53
2
0.5
Bella Rouge
- 5m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Choose (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57.5
3
1.5
Vaccine
- 5m Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x A Brilliant Idea (USA) (Afleet Alex (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ryan Maloney 57.5
4
1.8
Olentia
- 4f Zoustar (AUS) x Mabkhara (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Byrne 54.5
5
2.0
Hellavadancer
- 4f Hellbent (AUS) x Dancing Express (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: A Mallyon 54.5
6
2.2
Very Intoxicating
- 5m Pierro (AUS) x Phoenix Park (NZ) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Anderson Rdr: Ms S Thornton 57.5
7
2.4
Coco Rox
- 5m Better Than Ready (AUS) x Cheap And Nasty (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: Brodie Loy 57.5
8
3.2
Carartie
- 5m Flying Artie (AUS) x Ten Carat Rock (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: B Avdulla 56
9
4.7
Amathuba
- 5m Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Fursa (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56
10
10.7
Xtra Gear
- 5m Xtravagant (NZ) x Stregheria (AUS) (Flying Pegasus (AUS))
Tnr: Richard Laming Rdr: Martin Harley 54.5
11
19.0
Parisian Lady
- 4f Under The Louvre (AUS) x Classic Covet (AUS) (St Covet (AUS))
Tnr: L F Birchley Rdr: Ben Thompson 54.5
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