One to Watch – Kembla

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday April 15

The juvenile maiden at Kembla on Tuesday was an intriguing affair featuring a number of well-bred and very expensive colts on debut, but the winner was a stylish first starter filly by Capitalist that broke 56 seconds for her debut win.

Akaysha beats $900,000 Snitzel colt Beadman - image Bradley Photography

The Peter Snowden trained Akaysha was easy in the market despite good efforts at her two most recent trials, but with high expectations on some of the colts engaged, punters did not expect her to win.

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Given a quiet ride by Tom Sherry in a fast run race, Akaysha worked into the clear and accelerated well to hit the front and held off the late finish of $900,000 Snitzel colt Beadman to win by a long neck in 55.86 seconds, which is not far off the course record of 55.58 seconds

Akaysha is a home bred for David Baxter’s Macquarie Stud and is a full sister to stakes-winner Ka Bling and half-sister to the dam of stakes-winner Brudenell being the sixth winner from eight foals to race from Group III winner Zingaling.

Proud breeder owner /breeder David Baxter in the pink short with Akaysha - image Bradley Photography

Also bred and raced by Macquarie Stud, Zingaling has not had a foal since Akaysha.

Akaysha is the tenth two year-old winner this season for Capitalist, who has sired stakes-winning juveniles in Australia and New Zealand this year in Memo and To Cap It All.

Capitalist is priced to please this spring at Newgate Farm at a fee of $44,000.

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Race Result - The Race Against Suicide Raceday June 21st Mdn Plate 1000m

Kembla Grange Track: Good(4) Time: 0:55.86
1
Akaysha
- 2f Capitalist (AUS) x Zingaling (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Tom Sherry 55
2
0.3
Beadman
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Iffranesia (FR) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Zac Lloyd 57
3
2.3
Stardom
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Diddums (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Regan Bayliss 55
4
2.5
Hayek
- 2c Capitalist (AUS) x Purely Spectacular (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 57
5
6.5
Aisle Two
- 2f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Think I'll Keeper (NZ) (Keeper (AUS))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Tyler Schiller 55
6
6.9
Casserousse
- 2f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Chamrousse (IRE) (Raven's Pass (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55
7
7.1
Cenotaph
- 2c Lonhro (AUS) x Memorial (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: A Hyeronimus 57
8
7.6
Guardsman
- 2c Extreme Choice (AUS) x Wanted Lady (AUS) (Wanted (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 57
9
9.6
Bottleofbubbly
- 2f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Black Champagne (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: R J Quinton Rdr: Ms L Day 55
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