Pride of Dubai 3YO Wins Listed Hareeba Stakes

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 20

The Grahame Begg stable was in hot form on Saturday winning the Group I ATC All Aged Stakes at Randwick with high class mare Magic Time and also  the $200,000 Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington with talented Pride of Dubai three year-old Maharba.

Maharba pokes up on the inside to win the Listed Hareeba Stakes - image George Sal / Racing Photos

A stakes-winner last season at two, Maharba has been competitive in stakes races this season without winning and was overdue to finish in front.

Ridden by Kiwi visitor Michael McNab, Maharba surged late up the inside with a well timed run to snatch a head win taking his overall record to three wins and three seconds from 10 starts with prizemoney topping $470,000.

“When I looked across I thought I got there, but with 50m to go I thought I’d run third, so it was a solid effort,” said Michael McNab.

Maharba and winning owners - image George Sal/ Racing Photos

A half-brother to Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Unencumbered Maharba was bred by Newhaven Park and runs for Garry and Marianne Towzell.

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Maharba is the seventh winner from eight foals to race from stakes-winning More Than Ready (USA) mare Blizzardly, whose weanling colt by Churchill (IRE) has been entered for the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale and will be offered as Lot 330 by Taghadoe Stud.

Blizzardly was on-sold through Inglis Digital in 2022 and made just $1250 when bought by Doug Walker, who bred the Churchill colt and he has a bit to look forward to as she appears to be back in foal to Pride of Dubai.

Maharba is the seventh Australian stakes-winner this season for Pride of Dubai, who is running fourth on the Australian General Sires List by earnings.

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Race Result - Sportsbet Hareeba Stakes LR 1200m

Mornington Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:11.46
1
Maharba
- 3g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Blizzardly (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: M J Mc Nab 54
Pride Of Dubai
2
0.1
Nicolini Vito
- 6g Nicconi (AUS) x She's Cherryrype (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 54.5
Nicconi
3
0.2
The Inferno
- 7g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) x Spina Rosa (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: J Noonan 60
4
0.3
Starlight Scope
- 6m Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Deliver The Dream (AUS) (Elvstroem (AUS))
Tnr: Pat Carey & Harris Walker Rdr: Celine Gaudray 54
5
1.7
Pintoff
- 7g Toorak Toff (AUS) x Pinsahoy (AUS) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Jye McNeil 58
6
2.2
Savannah Cloud
- 6g Savabeel (AUS) x Annie Higgins (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 60
7
3.2
Fashion Shoot
- 6m Savabeel (AUS) x High Fashion (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: M W Walker Rdr: H Coffey 57
8
3.2
Party For One
- 5m Rubick (AUS) x Ascalon (NZ) (Makfi (GB))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Beau Mertens 54
9
6.5
Grand Impact
- 4h Satono Aladdin (JPN) x Serena Slam (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: D Moor 54
10
6.8
Holyfield
- 6g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Hurtle Myrtle (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: J Mott 58
11
7.6
Poland
- 6g So You Think (NZ) x Sun Song (AUS) (Desert Sun (GB))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: Teodore Nugent 54
12
7.7
Devil's Throat
- 5g Snitzel (AUS) x Miss Iguacu (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Ms W Costin 54
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