Team Hawkes Deliver Two Promising Akeed Mofeed Winners

Tara Madgwick - Thursday March 15
A superstar in Hong Kong where he won the 2013 Hong Kong Derby and Longines Hong Kong Cup on International Day, Akeed Mofeed (GB) has been given every opportunity to succeed in his new career at stud by Goldin Farms.

In 2013, legendary South Australian stud Lindsay Park was purchased by the Hong Kong based Goldin Group and rebranded as Goldin Farms.

Installed as the foundation sire was Akeed Mofeed, a top class son of Darley's champion sire Dubawi, the sire of 145 stakes-winners worldwide including Australian Group I winners such as Srikandi, Secret Admirer, Tiger Tees and Shamal Wind.

Akeed MofeedFast forward to 2018 and Goldin Farm's decision to support Akeed Mofeed with significant quality books of mares is paying dividends with two smart winners in the past week.

Goldin Farm have bred and retained a number of his offspring to race and have several in work with the leading training partnership of John, Wayne and Michael Hawkes.

Hawkes Racing unleashed two talented colts this week with Heart Conquered winning at Morphettville last Saturday followed by Sunset Watch, who scored a powerful win at Ballarat on Monday.

Having his second start after finishing fourth on debut to subsequent stakes-winner Long Leaf in Adelaide back in October, Heart Conquered began well and settled in the first half of the field before being asked for an effort by jockey Todd Pannell.

Heart Conquered quickly accounted for the leaders before staving off the challenge of Frazier to win the 1000 metre scamper by three-quarters of a length with Akeed Mofeed filly La Vita in third place.

Sunset Watch was quick to follow his stablemate into the winner's circle.

Fifth on debut last month behind Ennis Hill and Encryption in the Group III MRC Chairmans Stakes, Sunset Watch appreciated a drop in grade to maiden class to run out an easy two length winner as favourite.

"They are both nice horses with a good attitude and that is so important," said Wayne Hawkes.

"They've pleased us in everything they've done and we couldn't be happier with them.

"They're probably not entitled to be up and going as early as they are given Akeed Mofeed's race record, but they've done it themselves, they just want to be racehorses"

Akeed Mofeed was a superstar in Hong Kong Heart Conquered and Sunset Watch appeal as likely candidates to be winning more races and their dams Heart to Fear and Saramenha have been back to visit Akeed Mofeed in subsequent seasons.

Akeed Mofeed has now had two winners and a placegetter from just five starters which is a promising beginning for a horse that competed successfully at two and three, but really found his best form at four over 2000 metres.

Race record aside, Akeed Mofeed has a top quality European pedigree befitting a stallion and it's a pedigree only getting better as his full brother Jordan Sport won the Group III Meydan Mahab Al Shimaal Stakes in Dubai last weekend.

Goldin Farms are committed to racing the first three crops of foals by Akeed Mofeed in anticipation that maturity will bring success as it did for their sire, but are also broadening their bloodstock interests to include mainstream sires.

They sent mares out last year to stallions such as Fastnet Rock, Zoustar, Zebedee, Written Tycoon, Pierro, Choisir, Dissident, Snitzel and Shalah (IRE) with the aim of selling yearlings at the major sales in 2020.



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