Sidestep Filly Wins by Five

Tara Madgwick - Friday July 5

A few weeks ago we made mention of the promising trial performance from Winx’s two year-old three-quarter sister Wings of Desire, who surged home for second in a heat at Randwick won by three year-old filly Are Ee Que, who franked that form when bolting in at Goulburn on Friday.

Trained by Ron Quinton, who also bred and co-owns the daughter of Sidestep, Are Eee Que was fit and ready to fire with that trial under her belt and skipped clear to win the 1000m dash by four lengths at her fifth start.

Are Ee Que is the second winner from metro winning Dubawi mare Skein, a half-sister to multiple Hong Kong Group winner Champions Way.

Skein has been a regular visitor to the Telemon Thoroughbreds sires and has two more fillies to follow by Golden Slipper producing sire Sidestep and then had a filly last spring by Jungle Cat (GB) and was then covered by him again.

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Sidestep, click for more info and a Hypo mating.

Sidstep has sired 50 Australian winners this season and they include a couple of stakes-placed three year-olds in Party for Two and Razors, who was second in the Group II BRC Queensland Guineas.

A fast Group winning son of champion sire Exceed and Excel, Sidestep stands at Telemon Thoroughbreds a fee of $8,800 this spring.

Footnote: Wings of Desire remains in work with Michael Freedman and is entered for another trial next week.

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Race Result - Superior Turf Mdn Hcp 1000m

Goulburn Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:00.97
1
Are Ee Que
- 3f Sidestep (AUS) x Skein (AUS) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: R J Quinton Rdr: Madeline Owen 57
2
4
Mythical Moochi
- 3g All Too Hard (AUS) x Lady Moochi (NZ) (Per Incanto (USA))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: H Van Der Hoven 57.5
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Highway Session $0
Seller: Toolooganvale Farm, Scone
Buyer: Withdrawn
3
4.8
Rose Gold
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x Gram (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: L Magorrian 56
4
8
So Yes It Is
- 3g No Nay Never (USA) x Letter To Juliette (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: A B Collett 57.5
5
8.8
Bruno Bruno
- 2g Hellbent (AUS) x Double Dee (AUS) (Dubleo (USA))
Tnr: Stephen O'Halloran Rdr: A Adkins 56.5
6
9.3
Cellina Di Nardo
- 3f Santos (AUS) x Olive Leaves (AUS) (Dream Ahead (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Amy Mc Lucas 58
7
10.5
Helluva Finish
- 2g Hellbent (AUS) x Violet Finale (NZ) (Tavistock (NZ))
Tnr: Marc Chevalier Rdr: L P Beuzelin 56.5
8
10.9
Stylish Nic
- 3g Nicconi (AUS) x Lohan (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Ms A Turner Rdr: Molly Bourke 55
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