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Well Bred Zousain Debut Winner

Tara Madgwick - Monday August 25

A full sister to Zousain’s Group III winning filly Drifting, Cheeky Contiki made a winning debut at Pakenham on Monday for the Lindsay Park Racing team.

Cheeky Contiki salutes at Pakenham - image Scott Barbour / Racing Photos

Cheeky Contiki showed plenty of brilliance to kick away after turning for home and had enough left at the line to hold on and win the 1000m maiden by a head with Craig Newitt in the saddle.

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Cheeky Contiki was passed in as a yearling by Murrulla Stud and retained to race and is the fourth winner from five foals to race from Backpacker Express, a half-sister to Group II winner Downhill Racer.

Bred by tTim and Celie Nolan, she is a full sister to former brilliant filly Drifting, who won both the Group III MRC Quezette Stakes and ATC Magic Night Stakes.

Drifting was offered at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this year selling for $800,000 to Bahen Bloodstock.

She is the seventh winner since the start of the new season for Zousain, who stands at a fee of $27,500 this spring.

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Race Result - Community Bank Drouin & District Mdn Plate 1000m

Pakenham Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 0:58.00
1
Cheeky Contiki
- 3f Zousain (AUS) x Backpacker Express (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: C Newitt 55
MM Gold Coast March Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Murrulla Stud, Wingen, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Psd $90000 Res $100000
2
0.1
Bark
- 4g Vancouver (AUS) x Red Dress Marley (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: J W Price Rdr: Ben Allen 59.5
MM Tasmanian Yearling Sale $34,000
Seller: Brooklyn Park Stud, Evandale, Tas (As Agent for J Saliba)
Buyer: Grand Syndicates/John Price Bloodstock
Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale $2,000
Seller: Shadow Hill Thoroughbreds, Avenel
Buyer: J Saliba
3
1.6
Billie
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Lady Millions (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: Dominic Sutton Rdr: M J Dee 55
Inglis October (Late) Online Sale $50,000
Seller: Dominic Sutton
Buyer: Steven Gardiner
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $280,000
Seller: Three Bridges Thoroughbreds, Eddington, Vic (As Agent)
Buyer: Sutton Racing/Byron Rogers
4
2.3
Above Me
- 4m Zoustar (AUS) x She's So High (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Ethan Brown 57.5
5
2.8
Longreach Drover
- 3c Tagaloa (AUS) x Dessau (GER) (Soldier Hollow (GB))
Tnr: F Stockdale Rdr: Emily Pozman 55.5
6
6.8
Path Of Heroes
- 3g Omaha Beach (USA) x Dance With Fontein (AUS) (Turffontein (AUS))
Tnr: R D Griffiths Rdr: Jye McNeil 57
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