Randwick Trifecta for Russian Revolution

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 8

Newgate Farm’s Russian Revolution has an amazing season and is the leading Australian second crop sire by winners, earnings and stakes-winners with the Benchmark 78 event over 1100m at Randwick on Saturday producing a rare trifecta for this most exciting of young sires.

Insurrection leads the Russian Revolution trifecta at Randwick - image Steve Hart

Leading the way was the Michael Freedman trained gelding Insurrection, who was sent out favourite with Zac Lloyd in the saddle and he did enough to run down Brudenelle to win by the best part of a length with Secret Revolution on third place.

It was back to back metro Saturday wins for Insurrection and there are more wins in store for his big group of Darby Racing owners..

A $150,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Ascot Park draft for Darby Racing / Will Johnson Bloodstock, Insurrection was bred by Bob Hannon and is the first winner for Marple Miss, a metro winning three-quarter sister to Cox Plate winning Group I sire Shamus Award.

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Insurrection is another good Inglis Classic purchase for Darby Racing.

Insurrection has the consistent overall record of four wins and seven placings from 15 starts with prizemoney topping $400,000.

Russian Revolution also added a new two year-old winner to his tally with a debut victory at Gawler for Mintulee, his 18th Australian 2YO winner of the season.

Russian Revolution will be fully booked at a fee of $88,000 this spring.

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Race Result - Vale Ray Selkrig (Bm78) 1100m

Randwick Track: Good(4) Time: 1:02.67
1
Insurrection
- 3g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Marple Miss (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Zac Lloyd 59.5
2
0.8
Brudenell
- 3g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Knit 'N' Purl (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 58
3
1.1
Secret Revolution
- 3g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Secret Trail (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Reece Jones 54
4
2.1
Wategos
- 4g Capitalist (AUS) x Happy Hippy (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Bailey Wheeler 52.5
5
2.8
So Good So Cool
- 4g Capitalist (AUS) x Iggimacool (AUS) (Savoire Vivre (GB))
Tnr: Sara Ryan Rdr: Regan Bayliss 59.5
6
3.4
Custodian
- 3g Shalaa (IRE) x Honesty Prevails (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tyler Schiller 54
7
3.7
Huon
- 4g Kermadec (NZ) x Cataclysm (AUS) (Marauding (NZ))
Tnr: Richard Litt Rdr: J R Collett 59
8
4.2
Curtis Island
- 5g Kermadec (NZ) x Polygamist (AUS) (Diatribe (AUS))
Tnr: R L Pearse Rdr: Rachel King 57
9
4.5
Oryx
- 4g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Shaumari (AUS) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: Jake Hull Rdr: Tom Sherry 54
10
6.3
Bend The Knee
- 4g Snitzel (AUS) x Kneeling (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: J Ford 57
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