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Capitalist 3YO Wins by Daylight

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 17

Entered for the Group III MRC Vain Stakes on Saturday, Capitalist gelding Hedged was given an easier assignment by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr taking on a maiden at Seymour on Thursday instead and he won in a canter.

Hedged breaks his maiden with ease - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Gelded after finishing third on debut at Ballarat back in March, Hedged resumed with a fourth at Moonee Valley in Saturday class behind Title Fighter and took plenty of benefit from that run.

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Ridden by Beau Mertens like he was the best horse in the race, Hedged went forward from an outside draw, but was posted wide before being allowed to pull his way to the front and he kept up a good gallop to win the 1100m maiden by four and a half lengths.

“We didn’t have a set plan from the wide gate, so I was happy to choose one when we jumped,” said Beau Mertens.

“He built himself up to the spot we were in and was comfortable doing so and it was good to see him do what he did.”

Hedged was bred and sold by Yulong for $140,000 at Magic Millions.

A $140,000 Magic Millions purchase for Mick Price Racing & Breeding Pty Ltd/Roll The Dice Racing/Rogers Bloodstock, he was bred and sold by Yulong and is the first winner for Acing Shamrock, an unraced half-sister by Fastnet Rock to Group II winner Nafaayes from US Group III winner Decelerator (USA).

Newgate Farm’s Capitalist has nine winners on the board since August 1 and is poised for further success with his biggest ever crop of two year-olds gearing up to race this season.

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Race Result - Happy 15 years United Insurance Group Mdn 1100m

Seymour Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:04.81
1
Hedged
- 3g Capitalist (AUS) x Acing Shamrock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Beau Mertens 57
2
4.5
Keep Your Cool
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Cool Trade (AUS) (Trade Fair (GB))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: H Coffey 55
3
4.6
Hello World
- 3c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Australia Day (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jye McNeil 57
4
4.7
Lang Park
- 4g Flying Artie (AUS) x Alpen Rose (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: Patrick Payne Rdr: M J Dee 59.5
5
5.9
Deep Secret
- 4m Deep Field (AUS) x Unrevealed (USA) (Forest Wildcat (USA))
Tnr: M J Ellerton Rdr: Damian Lane 57.5
6
6.9
Jessup
- 4g Epaulette (AUS) x Donna's Appeal (AUS) (Carnegie (IRE))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 59.5
7
7.1
Rule Of Time
- 4m Sebring (AUS) x Donna Amata (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: W Egan 57.5
8
7.9
Always A Saint
- 4g Cluster (AUS) x Saints Row (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Lee & Shannon Hope Rdr: B Mc Dougall 59.5
9
8.1
Alternate
- 4g Turffontein (AUS) x Grandees Gem (AUS) (Grandera (IRE))
Tnr: Saab Hasan Rdr: B Rawiller 59.5
10
11.1
Governor Phillip
- 5g Sooboog (AUS) x Mar Mara (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Lisa Jones Rdr: R Mc Leod 59.5
11
14.6
Zuurberg
- 4g Sooboog (AUS) x Sogha (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: K F Hanley Rdr: Simon Miller 59.5
12
17.3
Has He Got It
- 4g Sheer Talent (AUS) x Magestique (AUS) (Giant's Causeway (USA))
Tnr: Saab Hasan Rdr: J Keating 59.5
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