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First Runner A Brilliant Winner For Sandbar

Breednet - Sunday January 12

Kooringal Stud’s beautifully bred first season sire Sandbar couldn’t have kicked his career off any more impressively after his first runner produced a near six length romp at Coffs Harbour on Sunday.

Sandbar

Following an impressive barrier trial win at Newcastle, the Allan Kehoe trained Shaggy went to the post a long odds-on favourite to make the winning debut and so it proved.

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Aaron Bullock cruised to the lead on jumping and the race was never in any doubt, letting him extend in the straight to outclass the opposition and put a final margin of 5.7 lengths on them.

Kooringal bred Shaggy and had him entered for last year’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, however he was a withdrawal and now races for his breeders.

They are offering his half-brother by Exceedance at this year’s Classic Sale as Lot 446.

Sandbar is impeccably bred, being a three-quarter brother by Snitzel to Golden Slipper winner and fellow first season sire Farnan.

He retired to Kooringal as a stakes winner and two and three, and also finished a length and a half 4th to The Autumn Sun in the Group I Golden Rose.

He stood the 2024 season at a fee of $8,800

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Race Result - Komatsu Mdn Plate 800m

Coffs Harbour Track: Soft(6) Time: 0:45.42
1
Shaggy
- 2g Sandbar (AUS) x Moonrush (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Allan Kehoe Rdr: A Bullock 58
2
5.7
What A Rush
- 2f Zousain (AUS) x Crimson Rush (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: R N Godbolt Rdr: L P Rolls 55
3
6.9
Ol' Mate Coop
- 2g Showtime (AUS) x Shrapelli (AUS) (Shrapnel (AUS))
Tnr: A Newing Rdr: A Gibbons 57
4
7.4
Smokey Saint
- 2g D'argento (AUS) x Inch Perfect (AUS) (Hinchinbrook (AUS))
Tnr: R N Godbolt Rdr: Liam Blanch 55.5
5
8.5
Northern Glow
- 2f North Pacific (AUS) x A Brilliant Idea (USA) (Afleet Alex (USA))
Tnr: A P Ball Rdr: Ms C Ferris 51
6
9
All Too Silent
- 2g All Too Hard (AUS) x Star Fragrance (AUS) (Zoustar (AUS))
Tnr: A P Ball Rdr: Leanne Boyd 54.5
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