Juvenile Trial Watch – Rosehill

Tara Madgwick - Friday October 4

There were two heats for the babies run at Rosehill on Friday morning over 900m and again we saw a couple of promising youngsters by first season sires Farnan and Ole Kirk.

The colts heat was run a little quicker than the fillies with the Godolphin runner Burma Star showing the benefit of experience improving on a sixth to Tuscany at the official trials last month to win his heat over Farnan colt Farnished, who also improved on his fourth at the official trials behind King Kirk.

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By now retired champion sire Exceed and Excel, Burma Star is the second foal from Group II placed juvenile winner Gongs, a daughter of stakes-winner Belcentra.

The fillies trial was won by the Michael Freedman trained Zoustar filly Had It All, who was a touch slow to begin and was allowed to find her feet by Tommy Berry. She worked into the trial nicely after turning for home and showed a nice change of gear to find the front and was then eased to the line to win by half a length over Ole Kirk filly Saveur.

A $950,000 Inglis Easter purchase, Had It All was bred and sold by Sledmere Stud and is the first living foal from stakes-winning Exceed and Excel mare Invictus Salute, a half-sister to Group II winning sprinter Splintex from the family of Group I winner Ozzmosis, who is also by Zoustar.

Invictus Salute has a yearling filly by Home Affairs and is due to foal to I Am Invincible.

Had It All sold for $950,000 at Inglis Easter to Andrew Williams Bloodstock.

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