Russian Revolution Rare Stakes Trifecta

Tara Madgwick - Saturday May 17

It is a very rare occurrence for a stallion to provide the trifecta in any race, let a lone a stakes race, but it happened at Scone on Saturday when The Instructor led home a trifecta for his sire Russian Revolution in the $200,000 Listed Luskin Star Stakes (1300m).

The Instructor - a stakes-winner at two and now a two time stakes-winner at four - image Grant Courtney

Winner of the Listed MRC Blue Diamond Preview at two, four year-old Russian Revolution gelding The Instructor has made a return to top form this year with wins at Moonee Valley and then in the Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington before a last start third in the Wagga Town Plate.

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Trained to perfection y Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, The Instructor was tenacious in hunting down the leader Whinchat to win by a head for Adam Hyeronimus with Brudenell a distant third.

A $230,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale purchase for First Light Racing/Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing from the Lyndhurst Stud draft, The Instructor has the overall record of seven wins from 17 starts with prizemoney just shy of $720,000.

The Instructor is the best of three winners from three to race from placed Denman mare Right of Way, who traces back to an international family that bristles with US Black Type horses including Mixto, who was second in the recent Group I Dubai World Cup.

Right of Way had a filly last year by Better Than Ready and was then covered by another of the young Newgate sires in Wild Ruler.

Russian Revolution is priced at $33,000 this spring at Newgate.

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Race Result - Scone Equine Luskin Star Stakes LR 1300m

Scone Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:14.41
1
The Instructor
- 4g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Right Of Way (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: A Hyeronimus 56
MM Gold Coast March Yearling Sale $230,000
Seller: Lyndhurst Stud Farm, Warwick, Qld
Buyer: First Light Racing/Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing
2
0.2
Whinchat
- 5g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Natchwhali (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: J Ford 53
3
3.8
Brudenell
- 5g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Knit 'n' Purl (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Tom Sherry 58
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale $80,000
Seller: Glastonbury Farms, Scone
Buyer: Lees Racing / Tasman Bloodstock
Inglis Australian Weanling Sale $80,000
Seller: Macquarie Stud, Wellington
Buyer: BRT Bloodstock
4
6
Gallant Star
- 5g Zoustar (AUS) x Miss Valor (AUS) (Hinchinbrook (AUS))
Tnr: Brett Robb Rdr: Anna Roper 53
5
6.1
Phearson
- 7g Exosphere (AUS) x Chateau D'yquem (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Zac Wadick 55.5
6
6.2
Welwal
- 6g Shalaa (IRE) x Cheriearch (USA) (Arch (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: C Schofield 59
7
8.1
Gravina
- 7g Sebring (AUS) x Metastasio (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Dale Rdr: Ms W Costin 53
8
8.4
Uzziah
- 6g Outreach (AUS) x Heavensentme (AUS) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))
Tnr: Scott Aspery Rdr: Molly Bourke 53
9
9.7
Age Of Kings
- 5g Kingman (GB) x Turret Rocks (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54
10
9.8
Tamerlane
- 7g Golden Horn (GB) x Wordcraft (GB) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: N Rawiller 58
11
10
Ka Bling
- 6g Capitalist (AUS) x Zingaling (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: A Adkins 53
12
10.7
Flying Crazy
- 6g Flying Artie (AUS) x Forever Crazy (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 53
13
14
Givemethebeatboys
- 4h Bungle Inthejungle (GB) x Dromana (IRE) (Dutch Art (GB))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Ashley Morgan 58
14
14.8
Chrysaor
- 4g Better Than Ready (AUS) x New Wings (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: R Hutchings 56
15
17.9
Coastwatch
- 6g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Bullion Mansion (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: A Bullock 57.5
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