Per Incanto Filly Makes Winning Debut - Sister at Karaka

Mark Smith - Wednesday December 20

The Per Incanto (USA) filly Photographics (NZ) made a winning career debut in the Hyland Race Colours Maiden Hcp (1000m) on a rain-sodden Warick Farm track on Wednesday.

Taking advantage of the 3kg clain of Molly Bourke, the John Sargent-trained 2-year-old led at every call to defeat the Pierata debutant Miss Piera by a length and a quarter with the Calyx (GB) first-starter Husk a short-half-head back in third.

Racing for the family of her trainer, Photographics was passed in short of her $100,000 reserve when consigned by Little Avondale Stud to Book 1 of the 2023 NZB Karaka Yearling Sale.

Photographics failed to make her $100,000 reserve at Karaka

It’s very timely as Little Avondale consigns a sister to Photographics on behalf of Fusion Thoroughbreds and Brown Thoroughbreds to Book 2 to the Karaka Yearling Sale in February (Lot 818).

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Photographics is the first winner from four to race for the talented Fast 'n' Famous mare Los Vargas, a 6-time winning half-sister to the Group III ATC Aspiration Stakes winner Karavali (Nadeem) and Listed winner Sir Nate, who was second in the Group 1 New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas and Group 1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes.

A Group 1 winning son of Street Cry (IRE), Per Incanto (USA) started his career at a modest $4,000. Now firmly affixed among the leading stallions in Australasia, Per Incanto (USA) commanded a fee of $50,000 at Little Avondale Stud this season. 

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Race Result - Hyland Race Colours Mdn Hcp 1000m

Warwick Farm Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:00.22
1
Photographics
- 2f Per Incanto (USA) x Los Vargas (NZ) (Fast 'n' Famous (AUS))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Molly Bourke 53
NZB Karaka Book 2 $0
Seller: Little Avondale Stud
Buyer: Psd, Res $200,000
2
1.2
Miss Piera
- 2f Pierata (AUS) x Abriola (AUS) (Von Costa De Hero (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 56
3
1.2
Husk
- 2f Calyx (GB) x Tikal (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56
4
4.2
Glitterscript
- 2f Written By (AUS) x Sparkle (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: A B Collett 55.5
5
5.9
Yes Arnie
- 2g Yes Yes Yes (AUS) x Chatham House (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Ms T Bateup Rdr: A Adkins 57
6
14.7
Soundgarden
- 2c Russian Revolution (AUS) x Calzini Bianchi (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Reece Jones 58
7
15.5
Aboveforty
- 2c Too Darn Hot (GB) x Birdy O'reilly (AUS) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 58
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