Expensive Toronado Breaks the Ice

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 29

Toronado (IRE) is making every post a winner as we move through the first month of the new season and he had a stylish maiden winner at Newcastle on Thursday that is also his equal highest priced yearling ever sold.

Lightly raced four year-old gelding Copacabana was a short priced favourite for the 1400m maiden coming out of a hot form race last start when he finished third to Bauhinia and Maori Chief. They have both run well since with Bauhinia a close sixth in the Group II ATC Silver Shadow Stakes, while Maori Chief was beaten a head at Canterbury yesterday.

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Ridden by Reece Jones, the Team Hawkes trained Copacabana was strong through the line to win by nearly two lengths over progressive import Wexford Miss (IRE).

An $850,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Kitchwin Hills from the Sullivan Bloodstock draft, Copacabana has a win and four placings from six starts and should progress through his grades this season.

Copacabana was an $850,000 Inglis Easter purchase.

Bred by Gilgai Farm, who also bred and sold Toronado’s $4.4million earning Group I winner Masked Crusader, Copacabana is the third winner from Promenades, a half-sister by Lonhro to the dam of Group I winner Tom Kitten and stakes-winners Va Via and Promotions.

Promenades was on-sold by Gilgai Farm earlier this year through Inglis Digital for $13,000 and is due to foal to Supido.

Standing at Swettenham Stud this spring, Toronado has had 26 winners so far this season.

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Race Result - Team Thoroughbred NSW Mdn Plate 1400m

Newcastle Track: Good(4) Time: 1:23.15
1
Copacabana
- 4g Toronado (IRE) x Promenades (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Reece Jones 59
2
1.8
Wexford Miss
- 4m Awtaad (IRE) x Wake Up (GER) (Soldier Of Fortune (IRE))
Tnr: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton Rdr: S Clipperton 57
3
3.1
Maracaibo Sun
- 4h Maurice (JPN) x Maracas (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 59
4
6
Ocean Diva
- 4m Ocean Park (NZ) x Never In Doubt (NZ) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Molly Bourke 55
5
6.5
First Night
- 5m So You Think (NZ) x Honeymoon Cruise (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: L P Beuzelin 57
6
8.9
Ghaznavi
- 4g Invader (AUS) x Angora (AUS) (Barathea (IRE))
Tnr: Ms T Bateup Rdr: Ms J Taylor 59
7
12.5
Hillside Road
- 4g Real Steel (JPN) x Sussuro (AUS) (Pivotal (GB))
Tnr: R Simonetta Rdr: Braith Nock 56
8
12.6
Flamingo Moon
- 5m Dundeel (NZ) x Sefrah (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: Teaque Gould 57
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