Winning Debut for $600,000 Fastnet 2YO

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 6

The $150,000 VRC Next Generation Sprinter Series (1200m) for juveniles at Flemington on Saturday had a short priced favourite in blueblood I Am Invincible filly I Found You, but she came up short in an exciting finish with Fastnet Rock gelding Aldofito making a winning debut.

Aldofito too strong at the finish for I Found You - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

Trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, Aldofito has always shown ability, but was not going to achieve much as a colt with a wandering eye and lack of focus leading to the decision to geld.

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By all accounts he’s come back this time committed to the cause and looked very professional when letting down for Damian Lane to beat I Found You by half a length.
 

“It was really pleasing to see as he’s a horse we’ve always had a decent opinion of, but as a colt last time he was just really unfocused and too much of a lad, he just hadn’t figured out what life was about,” said Katherine Coleman.

“This time as a gelding he’s a real racehorse.”

Aldofito was a $600,000 Magic Millions purchase from Vinery Stud for Curran Bloodstock and runs for Ron and Judy Wanless.

Aldofito was a $600,000 Magic Millions purchase from Vinery.

Bred by Glentree Pastoral, he is the third winner from three foals to race from metro winning More Than Ready (USA)mare Madame Lily, a half-sister to Group winners Friesan Fire and Villermont from Group I winner Bollinger, a daughter of Group I STC Golden Slipper winner Bint Marscay.

Madame Lily has a yearling filly by Fastnet Rock and a weanling filly by Pierro.

Aldofito looks a nice prospect for now retired champion sire Fastnet Rock, whose lightly raced son Acrobat is being given a great opportunity by Coolmore to make his mark at stud.

Standing at a modest fee of $13,750, Acrobat has covered 366 mares in his first two seasons at stud and will have his first yearlings selling next year.

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Race Result - Next Generations Sprinters Series Final 1200m

Flemington Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:11.01
1
Aldolfito
- 2g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Madame Lily (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Damian Lane 56
2
0.5
I Found You
- 2f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Listen Here (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: B Shinn 56.5
3
1.7
Factcheck
- 2c Press Statement (AUS) x Our Affirmative (NZ) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: R E Laing Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
4
2.2
Perfectly Good
- 2g Super Seth (AUS) x Amerindia (GB) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 55
5
2.2
Royal Hill
- 2c So You Think (NZ) x Lanesborough (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: T J Andrews Rdr: Patrick Moloney 55.5
6
3.9
Earth God
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Miss Antaeus (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil 57
7
5.7
Golden Warrior
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Peron (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: John Allen 59
8
15.7
Titanium Prince
- 2g Casino Prince (AUS) x Precious Metals (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: Rory Hunter Rdr: D Moor 54
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