Sunshine Coast Success For Sister to Group 1 Winner

Dane Squance - Sunday June 15

Racing at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday saw the Annabel and Rob Archibald trained For Better (Better Than Ready), a full sister to the stable’s Group 1 winner Port Lockroy, break her maiden at just her third start for the stable.

Having initially started her career in the Victorian stable of Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, the filly had her hoof on the till, recording three placed efforts from as many starts before a change in scenery saw connections rewarded with success.

Jumping away from the inside barrier, jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester allowed the filly to find her feet, settling in fourth position on the rail where she secured a lovely run.

As the leaders began to weaken rounding the home turn, Guthmann-Chester drove his filly between the pair, taking the lead at the 300m mark.

Sticking to the rail, For Better held a winning margin over runner-up Lady Thinkabell (So You Think), who produced a quality effort to come from the tail, weaving through the field to finish second.

Winning with something in hand, For Better took the prize by a half-length margin from Lady Thinkabell, with a further three lengths back to the third placed Microphone filly Wimoweh.

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The Yarramalong-bred For Better is the sixth winner from seven to race out of the multiple stakes placed Freeze mare Freezethemillions, whose headline performer is this season’s $1.5m Group 1 WATC Railway Stakes winner Port Lockroy.

Group 1 Winner Port Lockroy, A Full-Sister To For Better - Image Western Racepix

Freezethemillions is also the dam of the former Edmonds Racing trained Group 3 Bruce McLachlan Stakes winner Alpine Edge (Better Than Ready), who stood his initial season at Clear Mountain Stud last season with his first crop foals due in the spring after covering 110 mares at a fee of $7,700 (inc. GST).

Currently Queensland’s Leading Sire with over $10.4m in earnings this season, Better Than Ready’s 14 career stakes winners are headed by Group 1 winners Port Lockroy and Apache Chase, while his Magic Millions 2YO Classic-winning filly Skirt The Law sold at the recent Magic Millions National Broodmare sale for $1.35m to Widden Stud.

Better Than Reay's Promising Daughter For Better Broke Her Maiden At The Sunshine Coast

Set to stand at a fee of $27,500 (inc. GST) in the spring at the Kruger's Lyndhurst Stud, Better Than Ready is sure to cover another large book of mares, having averaged 165 mares each season in his ten years at stud.

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Race Result - Kal's Construction Mdn Hcp 1400m

Sunshine Coast Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:25.21
1
For Better
- 3f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Freezethemillions (AUS) (Freeze (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Jag Guthmann-Chester 59
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Yarramalong Park, Kalbar, Qld
Buyer: Psd $220000 Res $260000
2
0.5
Lady Thinkabell
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Bellapin (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: J G Symons & S Laxon Rdr: R Dolan 59.5
3
3
Wimoweh
- 3f Microphone (AUS) x Oxford Heart (AUS) (Lion Heart (USA))
Tnr: Billy Healey Rdr: Damien Thornton 59
4
4
Top Level
- 3f The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Lights Of Heaven (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: Corey Sutherland 57.5
5
4.1
Caesar Cake
- 5m Scissor Kick (AUS) x Moonlight Hussey (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: Ms G Heinrich Rdr: Cejay Graham 58.5
6
4.5
Twin Island
- 3f Per Incanto (USA) x Special Light (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Hoysted Rdr: Ms N Beriman 58
7
4.9
Belle Of Berlin
- 3f Capitalist (AUS) x Shiraz Attack (AUS) (Oratorio (IRE))
Tnr: Ms G Heinrich Rdr: Angela Jones 59.5
8
5.1
Skieda
- 4m Astern (AUS) x Stellaris (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: David Vandyke Rdr: Leslie Tilley 60
9
7.1
My Mischka
- 5m Maurice (JPN) x Guinevere (JPN) (Special Week (JPN))
Tnr: Ms G Heinrich Rdr: Emily Lang 58
10
7.5
Peak Miss
- 4m Written By (AUS) x Tibrogargan Miss (AUS) (Monashee Mountain (USA))
Tnr: D L Freedman Rdr: M Rodd 58.5
11
17.3
Shamiela
- 4m Shamus Award (AUS) x Caesour's Promise (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Wayne Kuskopf Rdr: Dale Smith 57
12
20.8
O'reilly's Shout
- 4m Grunt (NZ) x Rayaa (GB) (Virtual (GB))
Tnr: B & M Costello Rdr: M Hellyer 60
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