Debut 2YO Winner For Toronado - More Hanseatic Potential

Craig Tompson - Sunday February 9

Toronado produced a new stakes winner on Sunday and also produced a new debutant 2YO winner in Victoria from a strong family, in a tight finish that added to the future prospects of first season Hanseatic.

Ornos as a yearling

The Danny O’Brien Ornos was making his debut, and while opening near favourite in the market, and ridden by the red hot Blake Shinn, was remarkably easy in the betting however proved too strong in a driving finish to beat Surprisatic (Hanseatic) by a head with Eternal Darkness (I Am Immortal) third.

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Ornos is the fourth foal of Redoute’s Choice mare Gypsy’s Best, a problem breeder who missed or slipped in four seasons prior to Ornos, however has also left Watch Your Step, her first foal by Sepoy, who never made the races but is the dam of Group III winner and Caulfield Guineas placed Steparty who has not yet finished filling his resume.

Ornos was a $150,000 buy for her trainer Danny O’Brien from Amarina Farm at the Magic Millions Gold Coast last year.

Interestingly, the other runner in the tight finish was Surprisastic, a debutant by Rosemont Stud’s first season sire Hanseatic and lost nothing in defeat.

Hanseatic has had one winner thus far but Surprisastic became his fourth to be placed, with two of those stakes placed in Rohesia (Inglis Banner) and Bermondsey (Blue Diamond Preview) so the future is looking bright.

Surprisastic has a yearling half-brother, ironically by Toronado, to be offered by Gilgai Farms at the Inglis Premier Sale next month.

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Race Result - Clermont Veterinary Surgery Mdn Plate 1000m

Bendigo Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.33
1
Ornos
- 2c Toronado (IRE) x Gypsy's Best (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: B Shinn 58
Inglis Ready2Race Sale $0
Seller: Blake Ryan Racing, Sydney
Buyer: Withdrawn
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $150,000
Seller: Amarina Farm, Denman, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Danny O'Brien Racing
2
0.2
Surprisatic
- 2g Hanseatic (AUS) x Hardly Surprising (AUS) (All Too Hard (AUS))
Tnr: Brent Stanley Rdr: John Allen 58
Inglis November (Late) Online Sale $9,500
Seller: Gilgai Farm
Buyer: Zero Syndicate
3
0.6
Eternal Darkness
- 2g I Am Immortal (AUS) x Without A Shadow (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Anthony Chibnall Rdr: Zac Spain 58
Inglis March (Early) Online Sale $5,000
Seller: Owners
Buyer: Trevor Rout
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Rosemont Stud, Gnarwarre
Buyer: Passed In - Reserve: $20,000
4
1.3
Hotspur Reale
- 2c Calyx (GB) x Try Pink (AUS) (New Approach (IRE))
Tnr: Brian McGrath Rdr: Tom Madden 58
5
2.6
Ring My Bell
- 2f Hanseatic (AUS) x Movin' Out (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Carleen Hefel 56
6
3.8
Tong Ho
- 2c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Crown Daisy (USA) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Jye McNeil 58
7
5.8
Punic War
- 2g Magna Grecia (IRE) x Granadilla (NZ) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: S J Richards Rdr: D Moor 58
8
6.3
Costalotta
- 2f Prince Of Caviar (AUS) x Halcyon Dame (AUS) (Magnus (AUS))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Ms J Kennedy 54.5
9
8.3
Lord Coda
- 2c Zoustar (AUS) x Lady Lupino (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 58
10
8.8
Flirt
- 2f Blue Point (IRE) x Lovestruck (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: H Coffey 56
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