Hot Bandit Living the Big Dance Dream

Tara Madgwick - Sunday July 13

Sebring Sun is one of those stallions budget conscious breeders will consider closely this spring with nearly 70% winners to runners making people sit up and take notice and one of those winners is Hot Bandit, who won the $70,000 Narrandera Showcase Cup on Sunday.

A 1600m feature that earns the winner eligibility  for the $3million Big Dance in November, Hot Bandit has been making good progress through the Benchmark provincial races and his trainer Luke Pepper decided to have a throw at the stumps.

With a light weight and a good gate, Hot Bandit enjoyed a cruisy run back in the field and when angled wide to make his run turning for home he gave everything he had for Rebecca Bronett-Prag to win by a neck.

Retained to race by his breeder, Hot Bandit has the overall record of six wins and seven placings from 21 starts with prizemoney topping $160,000.

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Hot Bandit is one of 23 winners this season for Sebring Sun, read more about him here.

Sebring Sun, click here for a Hypo mating.

With burgeoning racetrack results and high fertility, Sebring Sun stands at Glenthorne Park Thoroughbreds and was priced at $6,600 last year and remains at that fee in 2025.

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Race Result - Community Bank - Big Dance Eligibility Narrandera Showcase Cup 1600m

Narrandera Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:34.83
1
Hot Bandit
- 4g Sebring Sun (AUS) x She's Red Hot (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: Luke Pepper Rdr: Rebecca Bronett Prag 52.5
2
0.3
Prince Of Helena
- 8g Sidestep (AUS) x Lady Of Helena (NZ) (Kaapstad (NZ))
Tnr: Craig Weeding Rdr: Milos Bunjevac 60
3
1.2
Louie's Legacy
- 6g The Factor (USA) x Because We All Can (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: B Joseph & P & M Jones Rdr: Q Krogh 54
4
1.3
Just Go Bang
- 5g Sizzling (AUS) x Natch Catch (AUS) (Catcher In The Rye (IRE))
Tnr: N J Olive Rdr: Ms C Keatings 54
5
1.5
Zouatica
- 5g Zoustar (AUS) x Axiomatic (AUS) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: B Joseph & P & M Jones Rdr: Claire Ramsbotham 59
6
4.3
Copperfield
- 7g Per Incanto (USA) x Miss Centrefold (NZ) (Gold Centre (AUS))
Tnr: Andrew Dale Rdr: Pierre Boudvillain 55
7
4.5
Mathrin
- 7m Deep Field (AUS) x Springbok Girl (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Travers Rdr: Amy O'Driscoll 52
8
4.7
County Kilkenny
- 5g Fast Company (IRE) x Wake Up (GER) (Soldier Of Fortune (IRE))
Tnr: T P Donnelly Rdr: M A Cahill 54
9
6
Marsabit
- 7g Mehmas (IRE) x Masela (IRE) (Medicean (GB))
Tnr: D A Williams Rdr: Dale Cole 50
10
11.4
Jannik
- 4g Winning Rupert (AUS) x Secret Morning (AUS) (Delzao (AUS))
Tnr: Shane Bloomfield Rdr: Josh Richards 54
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