Five Straight and a Stakes Victory for Pop Award

Tara Madgwick - Saturday August 16

There is a myriad of Snitzel sons at stud this spring, but for value and proven credentials it’s impossible to go past Rosemont Stud’s Cox Plate hero Shamus Award, who posted his first stakes-winner of the new season when exciting mare Pop Award landed the Listed MRC Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Pop Award wins her first stakes race -image Grant Courtney

Trained by Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor, Pop Award has been given time to mature and the five year-old has been in rare form this year reeling off five successive wins starting with a maiden victory in January.

Her latest win came when stepping up to Black Type for the first time with Matthew Cartwright in the saddle.

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Pop Award loomed into contention after turning for home and when challenged by $1.6million earning race favourite Arkansaw Kid she had the right answer, forging clear to win by more than a length.

Pop Award has won five of seven starts with two minor placings earning over $240,000 in prizemoney.

Her connections can now look to the future with further stakes goals in the pipeline.

“We had to come to this race to get her rating points up and see where she is at for the spring, so that was the plan,” said Leonie Proctor.

“She just goes about her business, it is so exciting.”

Happy days - Pop Award now a stakes-winner - image Grant Courtney

Pop Award was retained to race by her breeder Debbie Kroger and is the second winner and last foal from five time winning Jeune (GB) mare Miss Popkins, who comes from a European female family as a grand-daughter of Group II winner Popkins, the dam of Champion UK 2YO Filly Cherry Hinton.

Pop Award is the 29th stakes-winner for Rosemont stud’s Shamus Award, who stand at a fee of $33,000 this spring.

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Race Result - Evergreen Turf Regal Roller Stakes LR 1200m

Caulfield Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:11.38
1
Pop Award
- 5m Shamus Award (AUS) x Miss Popkins (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: Ms L Tolson & Ms L Proctor Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 54
2
1.3
Arkansaw Kid
- 5g Harry Angel (IRE) x Florabella (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: B Shinn 60
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale $190,000
Seller: Sledmere Stud, Scone
Buyer: Lindsay Park Bloodstock
3
1.5
Royal Insignia
- 4h Written Tycoon (AUS) x Yau Chin (AUS) (Tobougg (IRE))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 54
4
2.5
Glint Of Silver
- 6g Rubick (AUS) x Blue Ruby (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: M J Dee 54
5
2.8
South Of India
- 5g Churchill (IRE) x Minnesota (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Ross McConville Rdr: Logan Bates 54
6
3.6
Kiko
- 6m Capitalist (AUS) x Sky Treasure (USA) (Sky Mesa (USA))
Tnr: J T Conlan Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
7
5.3
Brudenell
- 6g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Knit 'n' Purl (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: M Zahra 59.5
8
5.7
Recommendation
- 6g Shalaa (IRE) x Adviso (USA) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: B Melham 58
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