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One to Watch – Grafton

Tara Madgwick - Monday February 24

Kooringal Stud’s bargain blueblood sire Sandbar has been the most searched stallion on Breednet this year through hypothetical matings and that’s thanks to his unbeaten super exciting 2YO Shaggy and at Grafton on Monday he produced another scintillating debut winner.

Trained by astute judge Tracey Bartley, Dusty Bay was a hot favourite for the 1110m maiden and duly thrashed his opposition to win by five lengths.

Bred in partnership by Kooringal Stud and retained to race, Dusty Bay is the second winner from Magic Dust, a winning three-quarter sister-in-blood by Magic Albert to Grou III winner Vital Flyer from stakes-winner Shepishir.

Magic Dust has a yearling colt to follow by Sandbar and then produced a colt last year by another of the Kooringal Stud based sires Prized Icon and is back in foal to him again.

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Sandbar

A stakes-winning son of Snitzel and a three-quarter brother-in-blood to Golden Slipper winner Farnan, Sandbar has had two winners and two place-getters from five starters with Shaggy the standout. Trained by Allan Kehoe, Shaggy has won all three starts to date including a two length win over Godolphin colt Comedy in the ATC Pierro Plate.

Sandbar has covered 175 mares in his first four seasons at a fee of $8,800, but judging by the interest on Breednet will be covering a lot more mares this spring!

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Race Result - Clarence Valley Office Supplies Hcp 1015m

Grafton Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.39
1
Dusty Bay
- 2g Sandbar (AUS) x Magic Dust (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: A Bullock 58.5
2
5
Warrior Bae
- 2c Dracarys (AUS) x Burpee Bae (AUS) (Top Echelon (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: Jett Newman 55
3
5.2
Stratton
- 2g Goodfella (AUS) x Cheree's General (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: A Parramore Rdr: M Mc Guren 58
4
6.4
Prestige Pak
- 2g Deep Field (AUS) x Emma Jane (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: D Chujo Rdr: Noriyuki Masuda 57
5
7.3
Prestige Ice
- 2f Tagaloa (AUS) x Written Era (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: D Chujo Rdr: L P Rolls 55.5
6
8.7
Nikody's Binks
- 2g Star Witness (AUS) x My Award (AUS) (Shamus Award (AUS))
Tnr: P Cheers Rdr: Stephen Cummins 58
7
9.8
Destinys Pinnacle
- 2f Reward For Effort (AUS) x Atomic Meteor (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: B A Gentle Rdr: Colleen Krahnen 53.5
8
12.4
Too Hard To Find
- 2f All Too Hard (AUS) x Poppet's Treasure (GB) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: Samantha McGuren Rdr: Siena Grima 54.5
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