Siyouni Colt Wins Group Two Todman

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 10
With race favourite Performer parting company with Hugh Bowman after turning for home in the Group II ATC Todman Stakes at Randwick on Saturday it was left to lightly raced colt Aylmerton to score a stylish win in blistering time.

Featured in a Breednet Juvenile Trial Watch story last month before winning on debut at Canterbury on February 21, the Jean Dubois trained Aylmerton is unique in being the only two year-old in Australia by the 2017 Champion French 2YO Sire Siyouni.



Partnered by Andrew Adkins from gate one, Aylmerton (images Steve Hart) travelled just behind the leaders and surged through a narrow gap up the fence over the final furlong to score a long head win over brilliant Queensland gelding Ef Troop.

Aylmerton scores a tenacious winAs the field was approaching the 100m, Performer ducked out sharply and Hugh Bowman was left without a horse underneath him before crashing to the turf.

Bowman was treated on the track by ambulance officers. He was conscious when taken to St Vincent's Hospital for further treatment.

"He's obviously a little sore and sorry," chief steward Marc Van Gestel said.

"He appeared to have had a loss of consciousness for a short period of time and may be suffering the effects of concussion.

"He's gone to the hospital for some precautionary X-rays and we'll see what that shows."

The time of 1:08.84 was fractionally faster than that of two year-old filly Estijaab, who won the Group II ATC Reisling Stakes in race record time.

Aylmerton was scratched out of the Group III Black Opal Stakes at Canberra on Sunday in favour of this tougher race with happy results.

"It's a miracle!" said winning trainer Jean Dubois.

"I've only got five two year-olds in work. You always dream of things like this but don't believe it can happen. He is a very professional."

Andrew Adkins was full of praise for Aylmerton.

"Cantering to the gates my first time on the horse he gave me a very good feel," he said.

"When he bounced out he was straight into a rhythm.

"He travelled very well. It was a nice tempo for him but when I skipped back up the inside he was still very raw and he was unsure having horses to the outside as he hadn't had that before."

SiyouniA homebred for David Chaikin's Woodpark Stud, Aylmerton is the first foal of Aloona (USA), a half-sister by Smart Strike to Group III winner Galatee, the dam of Group II winners Dartmouth and Manatee.

Aloona produced a filly last spring by Smart Missile and is now in foal to Astern.

A Group I winning son of Pivotal, Siyouni has been a sensation in Europe with his best offspring headed by Group I winners Ervedya and Laurens after starting his career at a lowly service fee of 7,000 euros.

Aylmerton is the 20th stakes-winner for Siyouni, who stands at The Aga Khan Studs, Haras de Bonneval in France this year at a fee of 75,000 euros, up from 45,000 last year, so his star is on the rise.



Advertisment
More Reading...
Breeding To Win – 2025 G1 Darley Flight Stakes
The prestigious Darley Princess Series reaches its crescendo this week with the 77th running of the $750,000 G1 ATC Flight Stakes (1600m) over Royal Randwick's famous mile.
2YO Stakes Racing – Sale Mail
Three stakes races for new season juveniles add plenty of interest to a stellar day of racing this Saturday in Sydney and Melbourne, so let’s take a look at the Sale Mail for these races.
New Stakes-Winner for Zoustar
The $150,000 Listed Hannan’s Handicap (1400m) provided reigning champion sire Zoustar with a new stakes-winner when seven year-old gelding Multinational led for home and could not be caught.
Four Winners for Dennis
Local trainer Robert Dennis won half of the eight-race card at Ascot Park on Friday, culminating with a special win by Sir Sterling in the Vale Tony Dennis (1400m).
Mogumber Park hoists wet sail with Marine One
This time last year, the first foals by Mogumber Park stallion Marine One were widely regarded as some of the best types on the ground in Western Australia.
Who Was Flight?
A G1 race since 1984, the Flight Stakes is a race won by special fillies - often the ones who go on to do extraordinary things on the track against all comers as older mares and that's as it should be as Hall Of Fame legend Flight exemplified that style of thoroughbred.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Warwick Farm
We had three heats for 2YO’s run at Warwick Farm on Friday morning over 815m with winners by Farnan, Ole Kirk and Kia Ora Stud’s first season sire Captivant, while Stay Inside had an impressive trial winner at Murray Bridge.
Captivant Colt Shines at Warwick Farm Trials
Captivant’s burgeoning reputation for producing precocious 2YOs took another leap forward at today’s Warwick Farm trials, with Courthezon powering to victory in Heat 10.
Kiwi Sires a Recipe for NZB Ready to Run Sale Success
Much of the NZB Ready to Run Sale’s extraordinary success has been underpinned by the stallions that have stood in New Zealand in recent decades.
Recent success highlights Inglis Digital October (Early) Sale
A range of exciting racing and breeding prospects – as well as a number of in-form racehorses and shares in Stakes winners – headline the Inglis Digital October (Early) Online Sale.