Farnan Filly Impresses at Kembla

Tara Madgwick - Thursday July 17

Selected as a foundation sire for Kia Ora Stud, Golden Slipper winner Farnan has provided a dream start for the Hunter Valley farm with a slew of smart winners from his first crop this season including Commanding Belle, who became his 11th winner on Thursday.

Commanding Belle opens her account at Kembla - image Bradley Photography

Trained by Robert and Luke Price, Commanding Belle has shown talent from the start with a third placing to subsequent Group winning colt Rivellino on debut at Randwick back in January.

Having her second run back from a little break at Kembla in the 1300m maiden, Commanding Belle was a raging hot favourite and won as punters expected. She chimed in for Brock Ryan with a furlong to run and raced away to beat older rivals by a length and a half at her fifth start.

A $160,000 Magic Millions purchase for her trainers from the Bell River Thoroughbreds draft, Commanding Belle was bred by Ben Kwok and is the first foal of Amazing Belle, a half-sister by O’Reilly to two time New Zealand Horse of the Year Melody Belle, a 14 time G1 winner that was bought by Yulong off the track for $2.6million in 2021.

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Commanding Belle and winning connections - they purchased her yearling full sister earlier this year - image Bradley Photography

Commanding Belle has obviously been pleasing her connections for sometime as they purchased her yearling full sister at Magic Millions this year for $220,000.

Commanding Belle is the 11th winner for Farnan and they include three Group winners in North England, King of Pop and Recuperato.

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Farnan has earned a fee increase and will stand for $77,000 this spring up from $55,000.

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Race Result - The Gong Spring Carnival Mdn Hcp 1300m

Kembla Grange Track: Good(4) Time: 1:18.98
1
Commanding Belle
- 2f Farnan (AUS) x Amazing Belle (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Brock Ryan 55
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $220,000
Seller: Bell River Thoroughbreds, Glen William, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Noble Racing/Robert & Luke Price Racing
MM Gold Coast National Weanling Sale $0
Seller: Bell River Thoroughbreds, Glen William, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Withdrawn
2
1.5
Aura
- 4m All Too Hard (AUS) x Muscatels (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: G Buckley 56.5
3
2.8
Zoustrong
- 3g Zousain (AUS) x Cupidity (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: K S Latham 58
4
5.3
Rule Of Faith
- 2f Hellbent (AUS) x Absolute Faith (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Stephen O'Halloran Rdr: J Ford 55
5
5.7
More Cash
- 3g Akeed Mofeed (GB) x Cash Affair (AUS) (Dash For Cash (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Beer Rdr: Holly Durnan 55
6
6.2
Spiritualistic
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Astara (NZ) (Dalghar (FR))
Tnr: Mitchell Beer Rdr: R Hutchings 57
7
9.2
So Precise
- 2g Nicconi (AUS) x Swing Note (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Ms A Turner Rdr: O A Dalton 53
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