One to Watch – Wyong

Tara Madgwick - Thursday June 15

Currently in the news for siring this year’s Epsom Derby winner Auguste Rodin, the late champion Japanese sire Deep Impact had seven foals born in Australia in 2019 that are now three year-olds and six of them have raced and all have won with one of them our One to Watch on Thursday.

Now trained by Peter and Paul Snowden after having three starts last season for Lee Freedman, Bokuden won at his first outing for his new trainers at Kembla last month and made it back to back wins with a late closing victory at Wyong over 1350m.

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A $350,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Nxt Level Syndications from the Segenhoe Stud draft, Bokuden has two wins and a second from five starts and could easily make swift progress through the grades over winter.

Bokuden was a $350,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Segenhoe.

Bred by Go Bloodstock, Bokuden is the first foal of stakes-placed King Kamehameha mare Admire Pink (Jpn), a daughter of South American Group I winner Studentessa.

Deep Impact has had six Australian bred three year-olds to run this season and all are now winners headed by stakes-winner As Time Goes By, Group III placed Muramasa, smart metro winner Ghaanati, provincial winner Jolted and of course City of Lights, the half-sister to Winx.

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Race Result - Bella Group (Bm64) 1350m

Wyong Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:21.21
1
Bokuden
- 3c Deep Impact (JPN) x Admire Pink (JPN) (King Kamehameha (JPN))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: S Clipperton 58.5
2
0.3
Big Happiness
- 5g Poet's Voice (GB) x Mairie (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Buchanan Rdr: A Bullock 60
3
1.3
Skylight Song
- 3g Your Song (AUS) x Skylight Glow (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Tyler Schiller 58
4
2.8
Lord Heron
- 8g All Too Hard (AUS) x Queen Of The Creek (USA) (Theatrical (IRE))
Tnr: Allan Kehoe Rdr: J R Collett 60.5
5
4.2
Rumpshaker
- 6g Stratum (AUS) x More Precise (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Nick Mitchell Rdr: Reece Jones 56.5
6
4.3
Victory Salute
- 3f Churchill (IRE) x Rotterdam (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Jett Stanley 54.5
7
4.9
She's Independent
- 7m Declaration Of War (USA) x Streaking Comet (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: Jenny Duggan 55
8
5.9
Da Nang Star
- 5g Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Miss Marielle (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Sara Ryan Rdr: Madeline Owen 57
9
6.3
The Enzo
- 7g Stratum (AUS) x Danica (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Natasha Hall-Antonio Rdr: Julia Presits 52
10
6.7
Eiger
- 6g Dream Ahead (USA) x Jungfrau (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: B F Cavanough Rdr: G Buckley 62.5
11
7.5
Cubic Zirconia
- 6g Per Incanto (USA) x Dee Flawless (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Luke A Thomas Rdr: J Ford 55
12
7.8
Edge Of Reward
- 4g Reward For Effort (AUS) x Bay's Edge (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Nathan Doyle Rdr: K Jennings 59
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