Hurry Curry Stakes Claim for Crown Oaks

Mark Smith - Sunday September 22

Fresh off a Bairnsdale maiden win, the progressive Ocean Park filly Hurry Curry entered the Victoria Oaks picture with a commanding performance in the Crown Oaks Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Sunday.

Hurry Curry full of running (image Reg Ryan/Racing Photos)

Ridden by Jye McNeil for Danny O’Brien, the Waikato Stud homebred settled outside the leader Mumsie before landing in the one one when Call Me Rhonda circled the field.

Set to an all-out drive at the 400m, Hurry Curry hit the front at the 300m and attacked the line to defeat the Fastnet Rock filly Inevitable Truth by one and a half lengths with the Contributer (IRE) filly Our Paramour in third.

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Hurry Curry debuted when finishing midfield in a Moe maiden over 1217m on August 17.

Three weeks later, the daughter of Ocean Park made short work of a field of maidens over 1600m at Bairnsdale.

“She’s a lovely filly from of the Chitticks that we have had success with over the years,” O’Brien said.

“She is by Ocean Park, who can get a really good middle-distance horse.

“She won convincingly at Bairnsdale, and this was only her third start. She won quite softly, so promising signs.

Hurry Curry Oaks bound (image Reg Ryan/Racing Photos)

“She is a filly that will be better again in the autumn, but we will give her the chance to push further into the spring. She probably will not run now for four weeks, the fillies race on Caulfield Cup Day, the Wakeful then The Oaks if everything goes well."

Consigned by  Sledmere Stud, Scone, as Agent for Waikato Stud, at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Hurry Curry fell short of her $150,000 reserve.

She is the second winner for the winning Savabeel mare Hurry, a sister to stakes-placed winners Helsinki and Sorrentina.

Hurry Curry passed-in short of her $150,000 at the Magic Millions

Hurry’s dam Rush (O’Reilly) is a sister to the Group III MRC Thoroughbred Club Stakes-winner and Group 1 VRC Ascot Vale Stakes runner-up Splashing Out, the dam of Shopaholic, Splurge, and Packing Pins.

Rush is also a half-sister to dual Group 1 Doncaster Mile winner and successful stallion Sacred Falls.

Beamish Bloodstock shelled out $70,000 for Hurry’s Tivaci colt at Karaka in January.

After foaling a brother to Hurry Curry last spring, Hurry visited Ardrossan.

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Race Result - Crown Oaks Preview 1800m

Flemington Track: Good(3) Time: 1:50.87
1
Hurry Curry
- 3f Ocean Park (NZ) x Hurry (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Jye McNeil 56
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Sledmere Stud, Scone, NSW (As Agent for Waikato Stud)
Buyer: Psd $140000 Res $150000
2
1.5
Inevitable Truth
- 3f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Scarletini (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $230,000
Seller: Middlebrook Valley Lodge, Scone
Buyer: Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock
3
1.7
Our Paramour
- 3f Contributer (IRE) x Victory Parade (AUS) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: M W Walker Rdr: B Shinn 56
NZB Ready To Run Sale $75,000
Seller: Mapperley Stud Ltd
Buyer: Mr DC Ellis CNZM (BAFNZ) / Fortuna Racing
4
2.4
Rotating Soul
- 3f Soul Patch (AUS) x Carousel Queen (AUS) (Econsul (NZ))
Tnr: K & K Keys Rdr: B Mc Dougall 56
5
2.8
Belladramatic
- 3f Super Seth (AUS) x She Is Stryking (AUS) (Stryker (AUS))
Tnr: Liam Howley Rdr: Craig Williams 56
6
3.6
Mummsie
- 3f Casino Prince (AUS) x Night Of Love (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: Andrew Bobbin Rdr: Ms L J Meech 56
7
5.3
Slick 'N' Quick
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Quick Feet (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Ethan Brown 56
8
5.8
Misty Emotions
- 3f Astern (AUS) x Valhalla Wedding (USA) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: J P Salanitri Rdr: Declan Bates 56
9
8.8
Cool Star
- 3f Stratum Star (AUS) x Cool Coco (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: Tetyana Furdetska Rdr: J Bowditch 56
10
9.3
Call Me Rhonda
- 3f Dandino (GB) x Moussaieff (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Jarrod Robinson Rdr: H Coffey 56
11
13.6
Chipilly
- 3f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Princess Command (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: Jamie Kah 56
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