First Stakes Winner for Cool Aza Beel

Craig Tompson - Saturday May 3

Newhaven Park’s Cool Aza Beel produced his first stakes winner when two-year-old colt Cool Archie won the Listed Dalrello Stakes (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Cool Aza Beel

Settling behind the leaders under Martin Harley, the Chris and Corey Munce trained Cool Archie presented strongly between runners at the furlong mark and sustained the effort impressively to beat Torque To Be Sure (Shamus Award) by a neck with Midnight Spirit (Spirit Of Boom) third.

“I was a bit surprised he raced that close,” said Chris Munce.

“I didn't expect him to be there, but he was.

“I could see in the parade ring he was a bit above himself, so he's only going to improve again off this.”

The win takes his record to two wins and a second from six starts with earnings of $229,900.

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Cool Archie was a $100,000 purchase for Mick Malone Bloodstock from the Newhaven Park draft at the MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale and races in the colours of popular owner Max Whitby.

He is the best of five winners from six to race for Tale Of The Cat mare Aware, a daughter of Newhaven’s three-time stakes winner, and Group One place Media.

Cool Aza Beel is having a strong season with his first runners, which sees him currently with four winners along with promising stakes placed youngster Cobra Club.

He will stand the 2025 season at Newhaven on a fee of $16,500.

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Dalrello Stakes LR 1000m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.88
1
Cool Archie
- 2c Cool Aza Beel (NZ) x Aware (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: Chris & Corey Munce Rdr: Martin Harley 57
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $100,000
Seller: Newhaven Park, Boorowa, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Mick Malone Bloodstock
2
0.3
Torque To Be Sure
- 2c Shamus Award (AUS) x Elimbari (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: A Mallyon 57
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $260,000
Seller: Attunga Stud, Scone, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Matthew Dunn/Neil Jenkinson Pty Ltd (FBAA)
3
2.3
Midnight Spirit
- 2c Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Blackbook (NZ) (Sacred Falls (NZ))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Angela Jones 57
Spirit Of Boom
NZB Karaka Book 1 $150,000
Seller: Inglewood Stud
Buyer: John Foote Bloodstock / Tony Gollan Racing
4
2.4
Get Ready Lass
- 2f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Wonderful Lass (AUS) (Catbird (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Anderson Rdr: R Dolan 55
5
2.8
The Bear
- 2g Vancouver (AUS) x Jessolaura (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Sharryn Livingstone Rdr: Justin P Stanley 57
6
2.8
Amosu
- 2f Invader (AUS) x Precipitate (AUS) (Masked Assassin (AUS))
Tnr: L F Birchley Rdr: Craig Williams 55
7
3
Milestone
- 2f Whittington (AUS) x River Flyer (AUS) (Hidden Dragon (AUS))
Tnr: J W Healy Rdr: Tiffani Brooker 55
8
3.8
Darn Hot Lady
- 2f Too Darn Hot (GB) x Lightfeet Lady (AUS) (Lion Heart (USA))
Tnr: Toby Edmonds & Stephen McLean Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 55
9
5.5
Yuna Is Pierata
- 2c Pierata (AUS) x Ramlah (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: Cody Collis 57
10
12.5
Gobi Desert
- 2f Too Darn Hot (GB) x Hell It's Hot (AUS) (Zeditave (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Damien Thornton 55
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