Proven Formula For In Flight’s Stakes Success

Dane Squance - Saturday May 17

Kerrie Tibbey’s Goodwood Farm often send a small, but select draft to the Magic Millions Adelaide yearling sale, and Saturday’s Listed Magic Millions Bright Shadow Stakes winner In Flight (Flying Artie) joins $11.9m earner Private Eye as another graduate of the farm purchased by the very same connections at the Adelaide sale.

After narrowly missing out of her first black type victory when second in the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush (1100m) behind Dragonstone (Mikki Isle) last start, trainer Joe Pride decided to send his consistent 4yo mare in Flight to Queensland, and the added bonus of a wet track arrived on race day.

Listed Bright Shadow Stakes Success For In Flight - image Grant Courtney

Starting the favourite just ahead of Godolphin’s 5yo mare Kin (Impending) who had finished third in the Hawkesbury Gold Rush, the pair dominated the betting with only one other runner stating under double figure odds in the ten-horse field.

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Racing in a mid-field position throughout, jockey Jason Collet needed to shoulder his way out as they came around the home turn, and once into clear running she accelerated strongly to pull clear and score by a length and three quarters.

Unlucky trapped wide throughout, the James Cummings trained Kin worked home into second, a length ahead of Midnight In Tokyo (Kobayashi).

Becoming the tenth individual stakes winner for Blue Gum Farm’s Flying Artie, who was also a yearling graduate of Goodwood Farm, In Flight is the first stakes winner and second stakes performer for the Listed-winning, imported Stravinsky mare Waveline (IRE) who was herself a $10,000 purchase for Tibbey via the Inglis Digital platform when carrying the daughter of Flying Artie.

In Flight a $220,000 Adelaide Magic Millions yearling

A winner of the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at three, Flying Artie has been represented by 10 stakes winners headlined by Group 1-winning sprinters Artorius and Asfoora and is listed to stand at a fee of $11,000 (inc. GST).

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Race Result - Magic Millions Bright Shadow LR 1110m

Doomben Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:06.07
1
In Flight
- 4m Flying Artie (AUS) x Waveline (USA) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J R Collett 58
Flying Artie
MM Adelaide Yearling Sale $220,000
Seller: Goodwood Farm, Murrurundi, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Proven Thoroughbreds/Pride Racing
2
1.9
Kin
- 5m Impending (AUS) x Kinshachi (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58
3
2.8
Midnight In Tokyo
- 5m Kobayashi (AUS) x Orabelle (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Jag Guthmann-Chester 58
Kobayashi
MM Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale $0
Seller: Blue Sky Premium Consignment, Canungra, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer: Withdrawn
MM National Broodmare Sale $0
Seller: Blue Sky Premium Consignment, Canungra, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer:
4
3.5
Navyonthehighway
- 4m Merchant Navy (AUS) x Mywayorthehighway (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: Chris & Corey Munce Rdr: Tommy Berry 55.5
5
4.6
Black On Beauty
- 6m Zoustar (AUS) x Fools Gold (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Jamie Melham 53
6
4.8
Zouperb
- 5m Zoustar (AUS) x Alberton Park (NZ) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: Adam Campton Rdr: Emily Lang 53
7
5.1
Miss Hellfire
- 5m Hellbent (AUS) x Peace Time (USA) (War Front (USA))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Tyler Schiller 54
8
9.1
Tiger Shark
- 4m Rich Enuff (AUS) x Langoustine (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Natalie McCall Rdr: Bailey Wheeler 59
9
9.2
Mighty
- 4m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Great Dansaar (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: A Mallyon 54
10
11
Liquor
- 5m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Luqyaa (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Angela Jones 58
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