One To Watch - Muswellbrook

Mark Smith - Friday March 10

Woodside Park Stud's Vancouver is on a hot run of late. His 3yo son Bencouver thumped his opponents by upwards of three lengths in a 1400m maiden at Pakenham on Thursday night, then the 3yo filly Vancouver Queen made a one-act affair of a competitive 1000m maiden at Muswellbrook on Friday.

Vancouver Queen (image Muswellbrook Race Club)

Ridden by Winona Costin for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Vancouver Queen dominated from the front at her career debut. She was untroubled to defeat the Russian Revolution filly Rushin' Bubbles by four and a quarter length with the 4yo Sidestep mare Jody Girl a half length back in third.

"She is so well educated; she began brilliantly, showed lots of gate speed, and I was able to control it and dashed clear," Winona Costin said.

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t;The best thing about Gai and Adrian's horses is that even when they do get pressured, they still relax. They worry about themselves, and when I pressed the button away she sprinted. She's a lovely filly."

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Vancouver Queen a $90,000 Inglis Premier yearling

A $35,000 pinhook for Lime Country Thoroughbreds/James Bester Bloodstock from the Rothwell Park Thoroughbreds draft at the 2020 Inglis Australian Weanling Sale, Vancouver Queen made $90,000 to the bid of First Light Racing / Adrian Bott & Gai Waterhouse Racing / Paul Willetts Bloodstock at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

Bred by Rothwell Park, Vancouver Queen is the second winner from three to race for the Brisbane-winning Danehill Dancer mare Midnight Dancer.

A sister to Group 1 ATC Flight Stakes third Kimillsy out of the 4-time Listed stakes-winner Lady Fidelia (Snippets), Midnight Dancer has a yearling colt by Flying Artie in the Rosegate Park draft at next week's Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale. (lot 208).

After missing in 2021, Midnight Dancer revisited Vancouver last spring.

Flying Artie half-brother to Vancouver Queen at Adelaide MM

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Race Result - M'brook Steel Supplies Mdn 1000m

Muswellbrook Track: Good(4) Time: 0:56.75
1
Vancouver Queen
- 3f Vancouver (AUS) x Midnight Dancer (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Ms W Costin 56.5
2
4.0
Rushin' Bubbles
- 3f Russian Revolution (AUS) x Drappier (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Luke Pepper Rdr: C Reith 57
3
4.5
Jody Girl
- 4m Sidestep (AUS) x Judem (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Ms J Bowen Rdr: G Buckley 57
4
5.1
Rebellion Style
- 3g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Reemah (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: T S Howlett Rdr: Ashley Morgan 58.5
5
5.6
Tellusastory Nic
- 5m Nicconi (AUS) x Inside Story (AUS) (Umatilla (NZ))
Tnr: B A Partelle Rdr: A Bullock 58
6
5.9
Provencal
- 4m Extreme Choice (AUS) x Occitan (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Amanda Davis Rdr: Jenny Duggan 57
7
6.0
Atacama
- 3g Star Turn (AUS) x Sanaya (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: B Spriggs 58.5
8
7.0
Big Time Charlie
- 4g Myboycharlie (IRE) x Black Sea Lady (AUS) (Desert King (IRE))
Tnr: Luke Pepper Rdr: K Jennings 59
9
8.9
Eau Vite
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Cee Eight Lav (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: Jake Hull Rdr: A Gibbons 56.5
10
9.5
Hubie Dubie
- 4m Maurice (JPN) x Merlene De Lago (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Paul Messara Rdr: Braith Nock 54
11
10.7
Preeminent Star
- 3g Starcraft (NZ) x Half Truth (IRE) (Verglas (IRE))
Tnr: D Wagstaff Rdr: D Mc Lellan 58.5
12
12.2
Anatase
- 3f Super One (AUS) x Southern Orders (AUS) (Southern Image (USA))
Tnr: Allan Kehoe Rdr: J Kehoe 56.5
13
14.3
Seductive
- 3f Shalaa (IRE) x Kebede (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Cody Morgan Rdr: Corey Sutherland 55
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