Once upon a time the official two year-old trials in Sydney were the biggest show in town to get a first peek at the cream of the new season juveniles, however times change and the trend to produce them later by many of our leading trainers means there will be just eight heats this year, but still plenty of interest.
Click here for the full Sale Mail on eight heats starting at 9am on the Kensington track on Monday.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott dominated these trials last year and then went on to produce the trifecta in the Group III ATC Breeders Plate won by Espionage from Straight Charge and Prost with all three colts going on to win stakes races in the autumn.
They also sent out second, fourth and fifth in the Group III ATC Gimcrack Stakes with Golden Slipper winner Lady of Camelot in that group of fillies.
The Waterhouse Bott stable have 18 entries for the trials this year and they include $1.55million Zoustar colt Tuscany, the full brother to Group II winner Schwarz; $1.2million Farnan colt Farcited, the second foal of Group I winner I Am Excited; and $1.7million Zoustar filly Rosie Rouge, first foal of Group II winner Madam Rouge.
The most represented sire is Capitalist with six entries and first season sires have good representation as listed below:
Anders (1)- Varejao Heat 7
Bivouac (2) – Beiwacht Heat 3, Bivacco Heat 7
Farnan (4) – Grand Eagle, Farnished Heat 1 , Farcited Heat 3, Heat 5, North England Heat 7
North Pacific (1) – Nortoko Heat 5
Ole Kirk (3) – King Kirk Heat 3, Aerodrome Heat 5, O’ Ole Heat 7
Prague (1) – Medieval Mayhem Heat 6
Sandbar (3) – Glenn’s Legacy Heat 1, Elasand Heat 2, Shaggy Heat 7
Time to Reign – Crown the King Heat 3, Timeless Grace Heat 6
Wootton Bassett (GB) – Mythology Heat 4
