Abounding Strikes in Tattersall's Classic - Half-Brother MM 2025

Mark Smith - Wednesday November 27

The Listed Gold Edition Plate and $3,000,000 Magic Millions 3yo Guineas heroine Abounding returned from a twenty-one-week break to capture Wednesday's Listed Eureka Stud Tattersall's Classic (1200m) at Doomben.

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With regular rider Martin Harley in the saddle, The Robert Heathcote-trained daughter of Rich Enuff defeated the 4-year-old Capitalist mare Appin Girl by half a length with the 4-year-old Sidestep mate Party For Two back in third.

Carrying the colours of First Light Racing, Abounding advances her record to five wins, four seconds, and four thirds from 17 starts with earnings of $2,303,750.

"I was surprised at the odds. Didn't they look at the 2.1 lengths behind Bella Nipotina (in the Tatts Tiara), and she went on to win The Everest,” Heathcote said.

“She is a $2.1 million winner, and we actually thought that she had come back better.

The flashy Abounding (image Grant Courtney)

“We came here with a high degree of confidence. The barrier was tricky, but they can show that ride at the apprentice school was ten out of ten.

“We are gearing towards the Magic Millions but she is definitely a Sydney autumn or our winter carnival horse.

“She is a real excitement machine- a real athlete. Well done to First Light Racing. They are a tower of strength to my stable.”

Abounding was a $75,000 buy for First Light Racing/Robert Heathcote Racing from the Telemon Thoroughbreds draft from Book 2 of the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

She is the best of four winners from five to race for the 4-time winning Casino Prince mare Transonic, which carried the Patinack colours to a third in the Group II VRC Wakeful Stakes and third in the Listed Ethereal Stakes.

Abounding a $75,000 Magic Millions yearling

Danny O'Brien Racing bought Transonic's Russian Camelot colt for $180,000 at the 2014 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale and Noble Bend will consign that colt’s brother to the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale (lot 1037).

Transonic's dam Jet Past (SAF) (Jet Master) was a 4-time winner and twice Group 1-placed. Her dam, Rather Rich (Star Way), is the daughter of the Group III-winning Sir Tristram mare Touch Of Silver, a half-sister to Petrava, who was honoured as South Africa's Champion 3YO Filly of 1984.

Transonic was covered by Capitalist last spring.

Abounding is one of nine stakes-winners for Woodside Park Stud’s Rich Enuff.

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Race Result - Eureka Stud Tattersall's Classic LR 1200m

Doomben Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:09.15
1
Abounding
- 4m Rich Enuff (AUS) x Transonic (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: Martin Harley 57.5
Rich Enuff
2
0.6
Appin Girl
- 4m Capitalist (AUS) x Sarthemare (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Hoysted Rdr: Boris Thornton 57
3
1.2
Party For Two
- 4m Sidestep (AUS) x Ponte Roma (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Hoysted Rdr: Ryan Maloney 56.5
Inglis May (Early) Online Sale $3,750
Seller: BC Bloodstock
Buyer: John Manzelmann
MM Gold Coast March Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Telemon Thoroughbreds, Innisplain, Qld (As Agent for B Cheyne Bloodstock)
Buyer: Psd $55000 Res $60000
4
1.3
Bubba's Bay
- 5m Cable Bay (IRE) x Lift All Boats (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: A Mallyon 57
5
3.1
Mahbaby
- 6m Mahisara (AUS) x Royal Corinne (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Corey & Kylie Geran Rdr: M R Du Plessis 55.5
6
3.4
Saltaire
- 4m Star Turn (AUS) x Testa Sarah (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: R Dolan 55.5
7
5.7
My Snow Queen
- 6m Star Turn (AUS) x Lionel Left Me (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: David Vandyke Rdr: Cody Collis 55.5
8
5.8
Black On Beauty
- 6m Zoustar (AUS) x Fools Gold (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Angela Jones 55.5
9
6.8
Miss Hellfire
- 5m Hellbent (AUS) x Peace Time (USA) (War Front (USA))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: Ron Stewart 56.5
10
8.3
Uncut Gem
- 5m Star Turn (AUS) x Devolving (AUS) (Your Song (AUS))
Tnr: Marcus Wilson Rdr: Cejay Graham 55.5
11
11
Pajanti
- 4m Pierro (AUS) x Crystal Flute (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 55.5
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