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Grand Prairie Wins G3 Up and Coming for Yulong

Tara Madgwick - Saturday August 30

The Group III ATC Up and Coming Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday was aptly named with a classy field of promising colts chasing a first Black Type win and it was Yulong blueblood colt Grand Prairie that took the win in somewhat controversial circumstances.

Grand Prairie beats Fermoy to win the G3 Up and coming - image Bradley Photography

A brave second at his previous start in the Listed ATC Rosebud behind Skyhook, Grand Prairie had race fitness on his side and settled back in the field for Tom Sherry before attempting to make ground through the field as they came to the 300m mark.

Grand Prairie laid in towards Providence which in turn rolled in on Tyreek, who was pushed through the inside running rail leaving his rider Dylan Gibbons on the ground. (Tyreek was sadly later euthanised due to an injury sustained in the fall.) 

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With chaos behind him, Grand Prairie held his momentum and surged on to win by half a length over the maiden Zoustar colt Fermoy, a $1.9million Inglis Easter purchase for Tom Magnier.

"Naturally if he ran well today I would think about the Golden Rose for him but I just need to see how he's pulled up and see how things are," Peter Snowden said after the race.

"He's done a good job and he deserved a nice race. I'm glad he's won, it was just unfortunate with the incident today.

"He is very genuine and he ran the 1300 right out today which was good to see."

Grand Prairie was offered by Yulong at Inglis Easter, but passed in shy of his $500,000 reserve and sent to Peter Snowden to train with his overall record now two wins and three seconds from six starts with prizemoney just shy of $250,000.

Grand Prairie is the second living foal and second winner from dual Group I winning I Am Invincible mare Viddora, who was bought by Yulong for $2.55million at the 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.

Viddora had no yearling for the sales this year, but produced a filly last year by Diatonic (Jpn) before being covered by Pierata.

Written Tycoon ha d pair of G3 winning colts on Saturday in Grand Prairie and Tycoon Star, both raced by Yulong.

Grand Prairie is the 78th stakes-winner for Written Tycoon and is his third 3YO stakes-winner this season joining Skyhook and Tycoon Star, who won the Group III MRC McNeil Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.

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Race Result - Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Up And Coming Stakes Gr3 1300m

Rosehill Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:17.81
1
Grand Prairie
- 3c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Viddora (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Tom Sherry 54
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Yulong, Nagambie, Vic
Buyer: Passed In - Reserve: $500,000
2
0.4
Fermoy
- 3c Zoustar (AUS) x Fundamentalist (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 54
Zoustar
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $1,900,000
Seller: Segenhoe Stud Australia Pty Ltd, Scone
Buyer: T Magnier
3
2.1
Crown The King
- 3g Time To Reign (AUS) x Shamurt (AUS) (Murtajill (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Ashley Morgan 54
Time To Reign
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale $70,000
Seller: Glenbeigh Farm, Scone
Buyer: Darby Racing
Inglis Australian Weanling Sale $50,000
Seller: Kingstar Farm, Denman
Buyer: Alter Bridge Equine
4
3.2
Aerodrome
- 3g Ole Kirk (AUS) x She Shao Fly (AUS) (Epaulette (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Regan Bayliss 58
5
3.4
Sixties
- 3c Flying Artie (AUS) x Gracie's Lass (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Zac Lloyd 54
6
6.3
Providence
- 3c Wootton Bassett (GB) x Southbank (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56.5
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