Qewy Back in Town and Takes Up Where He Left Off

Mark Smith - Wednesday November 1

Is it any wonder Godolphin likes to travel Qewy (IRE) to Australia where in four starts he has netted over $700,00 of his total earnings of $875,000 from 28 starts?.

The 8yo son of Street Cry (IRE) made the trip down under for the second time, kick-starting his campaign in Wednesday's $300,000 Group III Jayco Bendigo Cup (2400m) and the result was the same as 12 months ago when he successfully debuted in the Group III Geelong Cup.

While he led every step of the way at Geelong, Qewy was given a more patient ride by Kerrin McEvoy.

Advertisement

Settled back in fourth place in the running line, McEvoy made his move on the point of the turn. Every move he made was covered by Damien Lane of Kiwia.

The two settled down to fight out the finish. While Kiwia made up ground quickly to get within a neck of Qewy he could go no further. The Charlie Appleby-trained gelding held a half-neck advantage on the line with Foundry four and a quarter length away in third.


Appleby won the race 12 months ago with Francis Of Assisi and continues his remarkable strike rate in Cups races in Australia, which includes Polarisation winning the Sydney Cup at Randwick in April and Folkswood the Cranbourne Cup before his fighting third in the Cox Plate.

After winning the last year's Geelong Cup, Qewy finished fourth in the Melbourne Cup before ending his financially rewarding Australian campaign with a win in the Sandown Cup.

"There was a couple of moments where my heart was in my mouth but he stays all day," Appleby's travelling foreman Chris Connett told broadcaster racing.com.

"In the last couple of weeks, Qewy's really started to blossom."

A start in next week's Melbourne Cup will be left up to Appleby.

"We'll make sure he pulls up fine first," Connett said.

McEvoy rode Qewy to win at Geelong and Sandown last year but is already committed to German stayer Red Cardinal in the Melbourne Cup.

"It was nice to get on the back of this horse again, he was very game in a couple of wins last spring and it was a great run in the Melbourne Cup so I'm pleased to see him find his best form again today," McEvoy said.

"It's a big call whether to run him in the Cup but he stays so well so it's up to Charlie and he'd have to be a top 10 chance in the Cup."

A three-quarter brother to Group II Lancashire Oaks winner Emirates Queen and half-brother to the Listed stakes winner Jordan Princess (Cape Cross), Qewy is a son of the deceased Street Cry (IRE) out of the stakes winningBarathea mare Princess Nada who is a half-sister to Darley's outstanding stallion Dubawi.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Pedigree Watch - Powerhouse Godolphin 3YOs Dominate
The current crop of three year-olds running for Godolphin lay claim to being the best they have ever produced in Australia and three of those colts won Group races in Australia on Saturday so let’s take a look at those pedigrees.
Hi Yo Sass Bomb Wins G3 on Sunday
Kim Reid bypassed a Group One in favour of Sunday’s Gr.3 Gee and Hickton Funeral Directors Thompson Handicap (1600m) at Trentham with Hi Yo Sass Bomb, a decision that paid dividends when the mare led from the outset to claim her third stakes success.
Sale Cup Winner Adds to Fastnet Rock Super Weekend
It’s been quite the weekend for the late great champion sire Fastnet Rock with a Cox Plate quinella on Saturday and then on Sunday he produced a new stakes-winner when seven year-old gelding El Rocko captured the $200,000 Listed Sale Cup (1600m).
Wootton Bassett Colt Leads Coolmore G1 Trifecta
The last British Group I race of the flat season was run overnight at Doncaster with Aidan O’Brien producing a trifecta of two year-old colts led by a son of the late Wootton Bassett (GB) in Hawk Mountain, who was too good for a pair of Frankel colts.
Doubtland 2YO All On Red Smashes Them Again at Ascot
Widden Stud's Doubtland has a potential 2YO topliner in Perth in the shape of exciting WA colt All On Red, who remains undefeated from two starts after another comprehensive Ascot Saturday win.
Cream Rises at Trentham
A half-sister by Hello Youmzain (Fr) to dual Group I winner Mustang Valley, exciting filly Cream Tart is set to line up in one of the major three-year-old races over New Zealand Cup Week following her impressive win in Sunday’s Upper Hutt Car Sales LTD Three-Year-Old (1400m) at Trentham.
Undefeated 3YO King of Light Wins Listed Belgravia
Dan Morton's exciting three year old King Of Light (Earthlight) remains unbeaten in three starts, as the gelding graduated to stakes company with a scintillating first up victory in the Listed Belgravia Stakes on Cox Plate Day at Ascot.
Transatlantic Takes $1million Five Diamonds Prelude
Transatlantic’s lucrative spring carnival continued at Randwick with an arrogant victory in the $1m Five Diamonds Prelude.
Sires With Winners - Saturday October 25
Here is the full list of 136 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Yes Yes Yes 3YO Shooting for G2 on Monday
Last year’s Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m) set Savaglee up for Group One glory in Christchurch, and Matamata trainer Pam Gerard is hoping to follow a similar blueprint in 2025 with her Yes Yes Yes 3YO Affirmative Action..