Brazen Beau Filly Brazen Style Springs a Surprise in Thoroughbred Club Stakes

Mark Smith - Saturday November 18

Connections of Miraval Rose and Brazen Style endured an agonisingly long wait before the judge found the slimmest of margins for the outsider Brazen Style in Saturday’s Group III Manhari Metals Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.   

Brazen Style toughs it out (image Grant Courtney)

Ridden by Craig Newitt for Shane Nicholls, the daughter of Brazen was on tired legs but fought tenaciously to defeat the heavily backed Grunt filly Miraval Rose by a nose, with the admirably honest Star Turn filly Saltaire two and a quarter lengths back in third.

Carrying the colours of Matthew Sandblom’s Hollymount Stud, Brazen Style was making her third start after debuting a fourth behind the talented Archo Nacho at Werribee in June before earning a shot at stakes company with a convincing win at Yarra Valley on October 28.

Advertisement

“I went over and spoke to (Miraval Rose’s trainer) Grahame Begg and said ‘I thought it favoured you’. Watching it on the line and then we watched it together,” Nicholls said

“Big thrill to win a stakes race with a filly at her third start. She was $250,000 out of (Inglis) Easter. She’s out of a Group 1 winner and probably makes her very expensive.

“There’ll be a gentleman in Sydney pretty happy and there’ll be two boys in Adelaide very happy.

“We had the discussion with the owners yesterday. I said we’re going to send her (forward). Froggy is the man for the job and we’d rather die by the sword trying to win than ride conservatively and run fifth or sixth.

“That was a big buzz. She was a nice filly and we ran into a hot one on a wet track first-up and then spelled her.

“I had her out at my place and I went and looked at her, I feed her every day, and after five days I wasn’t happy, ten days I wasn’t happy.

“Initially, I was going to leave her there for a fortnight and we left her out for longer.

“Now she’s come back in and won at Yarra Glen dominant and now won a stakes race.

Well-earned trophy (image Grant Courtney)

“The boys that bred her stayed in for quite a bit.”

“For me today but I suppose some of them had to go to the Danehill because there wasn’t the race for the fillies. It was a bit of an adjustment but there was still some quality there coming through some good races.”

A $250,000 purchase for Shane Nichols Racing / Hollymount from the Mill Park Stud draft at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Brazen Style is a three-quarter-sister to Total Babe (I Am Invincible), who placed in the Group III Gimcrack Stakes and Group III Widden Stakes.

Brazen Style a $250,000 Easter Yearling

Bred by Michael Birchall, Brazen Style is the fourth winner for the Group 1 auRC Railway Stakes winner In Style (Fast 'N' Famous), a $440,000 purchase for Attunga Stud from the Willow Park draft at the 2016 National Broodmare Sale.

In Style has a yearling filly by Capitalist.

Brazen Style is the 26th stakes-winner for Darley Stud’s Brazen Beau.

Visit the profile page for Brazen Beau

Brazen Beau in upcoming sales:
Advertisment

Race Result - Manhari Metals Thoroughbred Club Stakes Gr3 1200m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.04
1
Brazen Style
- 3f Brazen Beau (AUS) x In Style (NZ) (Fast 'n' Famous (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: C Newitt 56
2
0.1
Miraval Rose
- 3f Grunt (NZ) x Gypsy Tucker (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
3
2.4
Saltaire
- 3f Star Turn (AUS) x Testa Sarah (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: B Shinn 57
Star Turn
4
3.6
Commemorative
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Memorial (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
5
5.4
Hearcomesthestar
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Hear The Chant (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: J F Moloney Rdr: D Oliver 56
6
5.6
Lovazou
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Lovani (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: W Egan 56
7
5.8
De Sonic Boom
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Demasheen (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Ben Allen 58
8
5.9
Diamond Decorator
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Tuskar Brook (AUS) (Hinchinbrook (AUS))
Tnr: Pat Carey & Harris Walker Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
9
6
Divine Glory
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x Never Doubt Me (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: M J Dee 56
10
6.2
Material Dreams
- 3f Lean Mean Machine (AUS) x Lincoln's Sunset (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: L Currie 56
11
6.3
Just Gisella
- 3f Justify (USA) x Halle Rocks (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Jamie Kah 56
12
7
Atlantic Spirit
- 3f Frosted (USA) x True Priority (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Thomas Conlan Rdr: J Mott 56
More Reading...
Tarzino Stayer Wins G3 Geelong Cup
Trainer Paul Preusker will get another tilt at a Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) after Torranzino ran out a strong winner of the Gr.3 Geelong Cup (2400m) on Thursday.
Breeding To Win – 2025 G1 MVRC Cox Plate
An emotional week in Australasian racing approaches its crescendo as we count down to the final Cox Plate before a radical new era in its history begins and we mourn the passing of one of its greatest champions.
One To Watch – Belmont
We look far and wide to highlight Breednet’s ‘One To Watch’ and today’s winner of the first race at Belmont, 3yo D’Argento filly Ladies Pro, won in the manner of a horse with a nice future and in the process shone a spotlight on her sire who recorded his ninth winner so far this month.
$140,000 NZB Ready to Run Graduate Books Ticket to G1 Victoria Derby
Bred for stamina being by Melbourne Cup winner Shoicking from a daughter of Tavistock, talented Kiwi bred three-year-old Azazel has booked his passage for the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) on Saturday week after a tough victory in the Listed Roderick Insurance Brokers 3YO Geelong Classic (2200m) at Geelong on Thursday.
Bold Showing Tipped for Yes Yes Yes 2YO
Speed Demon will be given every opportunity to live up to his name when he makes his debut at Ellerslie.
$400,000 Invincible Filly a Grand Investment
A three-quarter sister-in-blood to dual Group I winning mare Charm Stone, stakes-placed I Am Invincible filly Naifah always looked well bought at the 2025 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale for $400,000.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday October 22
Here is the full list of 37 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
One to Watch – Mornington
In Cox Plate week it only seems fitting that the 2013 winner Shamus Award would give us a ‘One to Watch’ at Mornington on Thursday.
2025 G1 Spring Champion – Pedigree Preview
A lot of attention is paid to the sprinting three year-old division and much less so to the stayers, but with $2million in prizemoney the Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday has attracted a full field of 14 and all of them are on trial at the trip.
Sires With Winners - Thursday October 23
Here is the full list of 26 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.