Toronado 3YO Wins $100,000 Super Maiden

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday October 25

The $100,000 Super Maiden for three year-olds at Randwick over 1300m on Wednesday produced an eye-catching last to first winner for leading Victorian sire Toronado (IRE) with Sly Boots arriving on the line for a valuable victory.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Sly Boots was placed in two of three starts earlier this year, but was gelded ahead of this preparation and that may prove a good decision. Tuned up with a couple of recent trials, Sly Boots was well fancied and ran accordingly unleashing a big finish from last on the turn for Regan Bayliss to win by three-quarters of a length running away.

A powerful bay gelding, with a good turn of foot he is reminiscent of Toronado’s G1 sprinter Masked Crusader, who has won over $4million in prizemoney.

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Sly Boots was a $375,000 Magic Millions purchase.

A $375,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newhaven Park draft for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott/Kestrel Thoroughbreds, Sly Boots is the first winner for good metro winning bel Esprit mare Miss Softhands, a half-sister to stakes-placed Kazio and to the dam of Group III winner Hellova Street and stakes-winner Streetwise Savoire.

Miss Softhands has a yearling colt by Toronado (IRE) and was covered last spring by Russian Camelot (IRE).

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Race Result - Vale Betty Lane Holland Mdn Plate 1300m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:15.80
1
Sly Boots
- 3g Toronado (IRE) x Miss Softhands (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Regan Bayliss 57
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $350,000
Seller: Newhaven Park, Boorowa
Buyer: KPW Bloodstock
2
0.7
Cheergal
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Bring Cheer (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Jett Stanley 53
3
1.5
Vanquished
- 3g Vancouver (AUS) x Pocket Power (USA) (Giant's Causeway (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: B Prebble 57
4
3.5
Stand Aside
- 3c Capitalist (AUS) x Janast (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: A Hyeronimus 57
5
4.1
Pajanti
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Crystal Flute (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Tim Clark 55
6
6.2
Taipan Legend
- 3g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Rahy Storm (USA) (Rahy (USA))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: J Parr 57
7
8.8
Deebuz
- 3f Dundeel (NZ) x Absolute Pleasure (AUS) (Trade Fair (GB))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Rachel King 55
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