Kia Ora Blueblood Filly Wins at Randwick

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday January 15

She’s a full sister to four time Group I winner and Champion Hong Kong Sprinter 2021/2022 Wellington and is the last foal of her dam, so it’s hardly surprising Kia Ora Stud decided to keep All Too Hard filly Alliri and the three year-old scored her first metro win at Randwick on Wednesday.

Alliri wisn at Randwick - image Bradley Photography

Trained by Kris Lees and ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Alliri broke her maiden last start at Newcastle on Boxing Day after three previous placings and made light work of the Benchmark 64 event over 1100m when kicking clear to win by a length and a half.

Bre by Kia Ora and Steve McCann’s Encompass International, Alliri hasn’t missed a place in five starts earning nearly $90,000 and will no doubt improve with maturity as did her famous older brother Wellington, who won the G1 HK International Sprint as a six year-old.

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Alliri is going to be a serious broodmare prospect for the future as she comes from a deep European female family that has produced a long list of Group winners that includes Group I ATC King Charles II Stakes winner Ceolwulf.

Ceolwulf and Alliri share the same third dam Solo de Lune.

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Race Result - Victor Ludorum First Yearlings (Bm64) 1100m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:04.62
1
Alliri
- 3f All Too Hard (AUS) x Mihiri (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55.5
2
1.7
All Too Lucky
- 4m All Too Hard (AUS) x Win The Lottery (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Ible Rdr: Ms L Day 57.5
MM Gold Coast 2YOs In Training Sale $0
Seller: Baramul Stud, Widden Valley, NSW
Buyer:
MM Gold Coast National Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Baramul Stud, Widden Valley, NSW
Buyer: Psd $20000 Res $25000
3
2
Altercation
- 4m American Pharoah (USA) x In Times Of War (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: J C Deamer Rdr: Zac Wadick 54.5
4
2.6
Art's Alive
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Novel Dancer (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Tyler Schiller 57
5
2.9
Manaajem
- 3f Tassort (AUS) x Najoom (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Tommy Berry 56.5
6
3.6
Russian Snitzel
- 4m Russian Revolution (AUS) x Flitter Bye (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: J Ford 58.5
7
4.9
Royal Bombadier
- 4g Sooboog (AUS) x Royal Hootenanny (AUS) (Hidden Dragon (AUS))
Tnr: T P Croft Rdr: Braith Nock 53
8
5
Split Decision
- 4m Winning Rupert (AUS) x Positive Quest (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: Benjamin Osmond 56
9
5.1
Revolt
- 3c Russian Revolution (AUS) x Hot Summer Night (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Tim Clark 57
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