Cadestship Salutes for Star Thoroughbreds

Tara Madgwick - Thursday January 26

Promising Merchant Navy gelding Cadetship posted his second win this preparation when saluting at Warwick Farm on Australia Day.

Trained by Chris Waller, Cadetship broke his maiden at Newcastle before Christmas and then was second at Warwick Farm earlier this month before upping the ante to win again.

Ridden by James McDonald, Cadetship was the widest runner turning for home, but powered to the line to win by a head in a driving finish.

A $150,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Rheinwood Pastoral draft for Star Thoroughbreds/Randwick Bloodstock Agency, Cadetship has two wins and two seconds from just six starts earning over $90,000 in prizemoney.

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Cadetship was a $150,000 Magic Millions purchase.

He is the second winner from unraced So You Think mare Elegant Air, a half-sister to Group I winner Go Indy Go and Group III winner Essay Raider from the family of Golden Slipper winner Ha Ha and Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed.

Cadetship has a yearling half-brother by Russian Revolution to be offered at Inglis Classic as Lot 390.

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Race Result - Castelvecchio First Yearl-Bm72 1400m

Warwick Farm Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:23.43
1
Cadetship
- 3g Merchant Navy (AUS) x Elegant Air (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
2
0.1
Regal Pom
- 4g Press Statement (AUS) x Texas Spur (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: C Schofield 59
3
1.9
Bon Vivant
- 4g Golden Horn (GB) x Good Friend (IRE) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: S Clipperton 58.5
4
2.0
Silent Agenda
- 7g Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Beauty Belle (AUS) (Ideal Planet (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J R Collett 60.5
5
2.1
Mission Value
- 4g Capitalist (AUS) x Maglissa (AUS) (Magnus (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Tyler Schiller 58
6
2.3
So Sneeky
- 6g Falkirk (NZ) x Oh So Vague (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Ms A Turner Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 56
7
3.9
Razment
- 5g Zariz (AUS) x Centome (AUS) (Belong To Me (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: Ashley Morgan 55.5
8
4.3
Father's Day
- 5g Galileo (IRE) x Fire Lily (IRE) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J Ford 60
9
4.4
Ka Bling
- 4g Capitalist (AUS) x Zingaling (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: J Parr 58.5
10
4.6
Kobe Rocks
- 5g Rock 'N' Pop (AUS) x Queen Mary (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 59
11
7.1
Sealion
- 4g Astern (AUS) x Element Of Danger (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 57.5
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