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Second Stakes Win for Miraval Rose – Half-Brother Inglis Classic

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday January 1

A stakes-winner last season at three, talented Grunt mare Miraval Rose started the New Year on a winning note taking out the Listed VRC Kensington Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Wednesday.

Miraval Rose scores her second stakes win on New Year's Day - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Grahame Begg and ridden by Craig Williams, Miraval Rose was placed at her first two runs back from a spell and was cherry ripe for this assignment.

She chimed in at the 300m mark and was strong to the line winning by half a length to take her overall record to three wins and four placings from 10 starts with prizemoney just shy of $340,000.

A half-sister to the Group II winner and Group I ATC Queen of the Turf Stakes runner-up Gypsy Diamond, Miraval Rose was a $250,000 Magic Millions purchase for Rohan Hughes/Graeme Begg Racing from the Yulong Stud draft.

Miraval Rose back in the winning groove - image Grant Courtney

Bred and sold by Yulong, she is the second stakes-winner among five winners from Zabeel mare Gypsy Tucker, who is also the grand-dam of Group I placed Café Millenium.

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Yulong purchased Gypsy Tucker, in foal to Snitzel, for $800,000 at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale in 2018, then signed the ticket for $1.3 million for her daughter Gypsy Diamond, so they have quite an investment in this family.

Neither had a foal in 2024 with Gypsy Tucker covered by Alabama Express and Gypsy Diamond by Lucky Vega (IRE).

Gypsy Tucker has a yearling colt by Lucky Vega (IRE) that will be offered in their draft at Inglis Classic as Lot 270.

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Race Result - Kensington Stakes LR 1400m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:21.60
1
Miraval Rose
- 4m Grunt (NZ) x Gypsy Tucker (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Craig Williams 54
2
0.4
Modown
- 4g Toronado (IRE) x Miss Mo (AUS) (Uncle Mo (USA))
Tnr: Charlotte Littlefield Rdr: Beau Mertens 54
3
0.7
Roll On High
- 4m Shamus Award (AUS) x All Highs On Me (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Ms L J Meech 54.5
4
1.7
Running By
- 5m Impending (AUS) x More Spark (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Saffie Osborne 55
5
2
Munhamek
- 9g Dark Angel (IRE) x Cadenza (FR) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: B Shinn 60
6
2.7
The Open
- 5g Deep Field (AUS) x Valuabelle (AUS) (Face Value (AUS))
Tnr: Patrick & Michelle Payne Rdr: Jamie Kah 54
7
8.7
Windstorm
- 8g Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Storm Alert (AUS) (Metal Storm (FR))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: H Coffey 54
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