One to Watch – Warrnambool

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday February 1

A homebred for Swettenham Stud’s Adam Sangster, this stylish winner finished her spring campaign with a third in the Group I VRC Oaks.

Queen Air breaks the ice at Warrnambool - image Alice Miles/ Racing Photos

Toronado (IRE) filly Queen Air was a short priced favourite for the 1300m maiden at Warrnambool on Wednesday following some promising runs in the spring that saw her finish fourth in a pair of Group II races before her third in the Oaks behind She’s Extreme.

Well primed for her return by Lindsey Smith, Queen Air was set an easy task dropping back to maiden grade and duly saluted as you would expect.

She kicked well clear turning for home and was eased down by Jarrod Fry on the line to win by two lengths.

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Queen Air will take confidence from the win and will no doubt be headed back to Black Type races.

Bred by Adam Sangster and retained to race in partnership, Queen Air is the first foal of Rain Cloud, an unraced half-sister by Domesday to Group III winner Shared Reflections.

Rain Cloud has a yearling filly by I Am Immortal and a colt foal by the same sire and was then covered by Toronado again last spring.

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Race Result - South West Equine Vet. Mdn 1300m

Warrnambool Track: Good(4) Time: 1:17.91
1
Queen Air
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Rain Cloud (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: Jarrod Fry 56
2
2.0
Falcon Of Malta
- 3g Fiorente (IRE) x Kariya (AUS) (All Too Hard (AUS))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: Fred W Kersley 58
3
5.8
Van Scotia
- 3f Vancouver (AUS) x Scotia (NZ) (Per Incanto (USA))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: Tom Madden 56
4
5.9
Xalamber
- 3f Xtravagant (NZ) x Baltic Amber (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: P A Chow Rdr: Melissa Julius 56
5
7.6
Tequila'n'sunrise
- 3g Dawn Approach (IRE) x San Cristobel (NZ) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: J P Salanitri Rdr: Alana Kelly 58
6
8.1
The Foreman
- 3g Stratum Star (AUS) x Charge At Dawn (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: Daniel Bowman Rdr: M Aitken 58
7
8.2
Tale Of Perth
- 3g Supido (AUS) x Delta Gee (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Dean Holland 58
7
8.2
Inyati
- 3f Brazen Beau (AUS) x Inyanga (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Jamie Edwards Rdr: Jack Hill 56
9
10.2
Three Dog Night
- 3g Your Song (AUS) x Apparel (AUS) (Barathea (IRE))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Madison Lloyd 58
10
14.9
Brie Brie
- 3f Fiorente (IRE) x Lady Trieu (AUS) (Pure Theatre (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: Damien Thornton 56
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