Blue Hen Stays Perfect

Tara Madgwick - Thursday March 20

The Yulong broodmare band contains a bewildering array of exceptional mares but on the score of proven producers, Baggy Green is up there on her own and made it five winners from five to race at Pakenham on Thursday evening.

First Appearance wins at Pakenham - image George Salpigtidis / Racing Photos

Baggy Green was bought for $1.75million by Yulong from the Valachi Downs Dispersal on Gavelhouse in New Zealand in 2022, not long after they purchased her four time Group I winning daughter Tofane at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale for $3.1million .

Yulong also purchased a yearling full sister to Tofane for $460,000 at the same Valachi Downs Dispersal and the now four year-old Ocean Park mare called First Appearance opened her account with a narrow victory in the 2000m maiden at Pakenham at her sixth race start.

She is never going to eclipse her full sister, but First Appearance will now head to stud a winner!

She is trained by Glen Thomson, who trained previously in partnership with the late Mike Moroney, who also prepared Tofane to win four G1 races and $3.6million with her highlight wins coming in the ATC All Aged Stakes, BRC Stradbroke Handicap, MRC CF Orr Stakes and Tatts Tiara.

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Yulong will offer a yearling colt by Ocean Park from Baggy Green at Inglis Easter as Lot 290.

He is a full brother to Tofane and a half-brother to Group I winner No Compromise and stakes-winners Bradman and Benaud.

Baggy Green produced a filly last spring for Yulong by Written Tycoon and was then covered by Alabama Express.

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Race Result - Hygain Tracktorque Mdn Plate 2000m

Pakenham Track: Good(4) Time: 2:06.65
1
First Appearance
- 4m Ocean Park (NZ) x Baggy Green (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Glen Thompson Rdr: Declan Bates 57.5
2
0.1
American Wolf
- 3g Tivaci (AUS) x Zelitist (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Jye McNeil 59
NZB Karaka Book 1 $110,000
Seller: Waikato Stud Ltd
Buyer: Busuttin Racing
3
1.5
Hot Too Go
- 3g Too Darn Hot (GB) x Gogo Grace (AUS) (New Approach (IRE))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Damian Lane 59
MM Adelaide Yearling Sale $75,000
Seller: Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA (As Agent)
Buyer: Danny O'Brien Racing
4
6.8
Titanium Prince
- 3g Casino Prince (AUS) x Precious Metals (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: Rory Hunter Rdr: C Newitt 59
5
7.5
Slippery Rich
- 4g Rich Enuff (AUS) x Slippery When Wet (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: I R Jones Rdr: Will Price 59.5
6
10.3
Rangatoo
- 4m Dundeel (NZ) x Double Ranga (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Dominic Sutton Rdr: W Egan 57.5
7
10.7
Triumphant Pass
- 4g Almanzor (FR) x Trickle (NZ) (Storm Creek (USA))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: Hannah Edgley 57.5
8
11.1
Palentino Rossi
- 5g Palentino (AUS) x Asalwas (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Mark C Webb Rdr: Logan Bates 57.5
9
15.9
Obstructionist
- 4g Savabeel (AUS) x Striker (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy (USA))
Tnr: Brent Butcher Rdr: P Gatt 59.5
10
17.1
Zareshka
- 4m Highland Reel (IRE) x Bindon (AUS) (Haradasun (AUS))
Tnr: E & D Browne Rdr: Carleen Hefel 57.5
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