Comanche Miss a New SW for Castelvecchio

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 29

Arrowfield Stud have been having a hot run during the autumn and while unbeaten Castelvecchio filly Verona Rose will have to wait until Tuesday to try her luck in the Group I ATC Vinery Stud Stakes, her sire made amends with a new stakes-winner in Adelaide where Comanche Miss captured the Listed SAJC Clare Lindop stakes (1600m) at Morphettville.

Trained by Phillip Stokes and ridden by Lachlan Neindorf, Comanche Miss was stakes-placed last spring, but went into this assignment as a maiden. She rose to the challenge at her second run back from a spell and was strong to the line winning by half a length to claim a valuable Black Type win.

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“We’re rapt with that. She's arrived in Adelaide in superb order and done a great job,” said stable representative Kerrin Stokes.

“Great ride by Lachy, and she was a maiden up until now, so terrific to get a stakes win for Arrowfield.

“She was actually passed in as a yearling at a sale, but we liked the horse and were lucky enough to get her to train, so it’s great to get that maiden out of the way and now she’s a stakes winner, so super result!”

Kerrin Stokes confirmed the bar is set to be raised towards the Group I SAJC Australasian Oaks (2000m) on April 26 for Comanche Miss, whose sire Castelvecchio was adept at 2000m and is a son of Champion 3YO Dundeel.

“At this stage, we look at the Auraria (G3) in two weeks, and then two weeks into the Oaks, so she'll stay here in Adelaide and we'll give it a crack,” Stokes added.

Passed in at Magic Millions and retained to race by Arrowfield Stud, Comanche Miss is a half-sister to stakes-winner Super Maxi and is the second stakes-winner among six winners from seven foals to race from Group III winning Rubiton mare Ocean Challenger.

Ocean Challenger parted company with Arrowfield in 2022 when they sold her through an Inglis Digital Online Sale for $25,000.

Castelvecchio is the sire of Comanche Miss.

Comanche Miss is the fifth stakes-winner for Castelvecchio, who with his oldest progeny just three year-olds is running at 8.6% SW to runner.

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Race Result - Sportsbet Clare Lindop Stakes LR 1600m

Morphettville Track: Good(4) Time: 1:35.72
1
Comanche Miss
- 3f Castelvecchio (AUS) x Ocean Challenger (AUS) (Rubiton (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 55
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Arrowfield Stud, Scone, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Psd $140000 Res $150000
2
0.6
Beautiful Jewel
- 3f Highland Reel (IRE) x Point Piper (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Travis Doudle Rdr: Ben Price 55
3
3
Swiftie Harriet
- 3f Exceedance (AUS) x Sweet Melody (NZ) (Tavistock (NZ))
Tnr: Travis Doudle Rdr: Kayla Crowther 55
Exceedance
MM Adelaide Yearling Sale $120,000
Seller: Kambula Stud, Kadina, SA (As Agent)
Buyer: Travis Doudle/Suman Hedge Bloodstock (FBAA)/Rob Chapman
4
4.2
Horizons
- 3f The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Sabanci (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: Todd Pannell 55.5
5
4.2
Hurricane Georgie
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Edwina Georgie (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Jake Toeroek 55
6
4.7
Pelevecchio
- 3f Castelvecchio (AUS) x La Pelegrina (USA) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Jacob Opperman 55
7
5.9
Queenoftheair
- 3f Trapeze Artist (AUS) x A Million Tears (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Chris Bieg Rdr: J Potter 55
8
7.2
Heavenbent
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x Empyrean (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: David Page Rdr: Jessica Tzaferis 55
9
8.5
Talisay
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Mykaetob (AUS) (All Too Hard (AUS))
Tnr: Byron Cozamanis Rdr: M Nunes 55
10
8.7
Twin Engine
- 3f Flying Artie (AUS) x Light Touch (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Ms T Johnstone 55
11
13
Wild Winner
- 3f Highland Reel (IRE) x Court Pastoral (GB) (Mount Nelson (GB))
Tnr: A J Gluyas Rdr: J Holder 55
12
18.1
Qatars Choice
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Fenway (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Celine Gaudray 55
13
28.4
Right Of Veto
- 3f Barbados (AUS) x Sapphire Zoom (AUS) (Keep The Faith (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Hardacre Rdr: Teagan Voorham 55
14
43
Affaire Vue
- 3f Dundeel (NZ) x Farsight (AUS) (All American (AUS))
Tnr: J F Macmillan Rdr: Will Price 55
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