Metro Treble Highlights Foxwedge Value

Tara Madgwick - Sunday April 30

Woodside Park are welcoming Shalaa (IRE) to their roster this spring and he sired a new G1 performer on Saturday in Jennilala and a new stakes-placed 2YO Chill the Krug, but the farm’s ever reliable Foxwedge was also making a splash with three metro winners!

Foxwedge stands at a fee of $11,000.

A proven Group I winning and producing sire, Foxwedge might not be considered as fashionable as he once was, but if you are of the mindset to breed a smart winner, he’s hard to go past at an $11,000 fee.

Foxwedge was in hot form on Saturday with a Rosehill victory for Bianco Vilano and Sandown wins for quality mares Barbie’s Fox and Foxicon.

Bianco Vilano got the ball rolling on Saturday for Foxwedge at Rosehill - image Steve Hart

A winner of over $450,000 in prizemoney, six year-old Barbie’s Fox was Group II placed at three and is still going strong for the Lindsay Park team winning the Benchmark 78 event by a couple of lengths at her second run back from a spell.

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The Peter Moody trained Foxicon is a four year-old mare on the up winning her fifth race from just nine starts with a dominant victory in the Benchmark 84 event over 1000m under Carleen Hefel.

A modest $14,000 Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale purchase for Blue Blood Thoroughbreds, Foxicon has won over $262,000 and will no doubt be seeking Black Type in the future.

“The race played out really well to suit her as we thought there would be a nice bit of speed on and Carleen (Hefel) got her into a beautiful spot with a bit of cover and she was able to pop out and was too strong,” said assistant trainer Katherine Coleman.

“We’ll look to send her to Adelaide in a few weeks time for the Proud Miss Stakes and try and get a bit of Black Type.”

Foxicon is the first winner from Think Icon, an unraced So You Think daughter of Group I ATC Australian Oaks runner-up Think Money.

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Race Result - Manhari Metals (Bm84) 1000m

Sandown-Hillside Track: Soft(5) Time: 0:57.16
1
Foxicon
- 4m Foxwedge (AUS) x Think Icon (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: Carleen Hefel 53.5
2
2.3
Snapped
- 4m Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Fracture (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil 54.5
3
3.8
Nasraawy
- 5g Snitzel (AUS) x Elzeeza (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: W Egan 55.5
4
4.0
Starry Legend
- 4g Zoustar (AUS) x Savsenga (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Jordan Childs 59
5
5.3
Tycoon Humma
- 4m Capitalist (AUS) x Humma Mumma (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: John McArdle Rdr: H Coffey 54
6
5.5
Distillate
- 5m Dissident (AUS) x Illusionist (AUS) (Favorite Trick (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Dale Rdr: Celine Gaudray 55
7
6.0
Embeller
- 5m Super One (AUS) x Embellished (USA) (Bellamy Road (USA))
Tnr: Tom Dabernig Rdr: Ms L J Meech 54
8
6.1
Bluestone Lane
- 6g Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Rip Trice (AUS) (Keltrice (AUS))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: Beau Mertens 55
9
7.6
Sam's Image
- 8g All American (AUS) x Illusionist (AUS) (Favorite Trick (USA))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: D W Stackhouse 56.5
10
8.3
Do Ya Punk
- 4g Unencumbered (AUS) x Salagod (AUS) (God's Own (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 57.5
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