Widden Sired 2YO’s on Fire

Tara Madgwick - Saturday May 12
Widden Stud based sires provided the winners of all three juvenile stakes races in Australia on Saturday with Sebring siring Pretty in Pink to win the Listed Woodlands Stakes at Scone, Zoustar siring Zousain to win the Group II BRC Champagne Stakes and Stratum siring in-form gelding Tequila Time to win the Group III SAJC Sires Produce Stakes at Morphettville.



Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas always have a nice horse for the Adelaide Carnival and Tequila Time has risen to the challenge this year reeling off four consecutive wins since he resumed from a spell on March 24.

A last start winner of the Group III SAJC Breeders Stakes, Tequila Time again proved superior under a perfect ride from Claire Lindo to score a length win in his first attempt at 1400 metres.

StratumGelded after racing twice last spring for a third and a seventh, Tequila Time has been a changed horse this preparation.

"He was well rated and Claire rode him a treat. He was strong to the finish," said Leon Macdonald.

"He's a lovely horse and he'll go to the paddock now."

A $170,000 Magic Millions Adelaide purchase for his trainers from the Willowgrove Stud draft, Tequila Time was the second highest priced colt sold at that sale and has won four of six starts earning over $144,000 in prizemoney.

He is a three-quarter brother to stakes-winner Inner Warrior and is one of four winners from Encosta de Lago mare El Milagro, a grand-daughter of Group II winner Golden Prayer.

El Milagro has a weanling filly by Shamus Award and was covered by Palentino last spring.

Tequila Time is one of 39 stakes-winners for Stratum, who died in 2016, with his dual Group I winning son Stratum Star now standing in his place at Widden at a fee of $11,000.

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Race Result - Ubet Sa Sires' Produce Stakes Gr3 1400m

Morphettville Parks Track: Good(4) Time: 1:24.44
1
Tequila Time
- 2g Stratum (AUS) x El Milagro (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: L Macdonald and A Gluyas Rdr: Ms C Lindop 57.5
Stratum
2
0.5
Fundamentalist
- 2f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Centafaith (AUS) (Keep The Faith (AUS))
Tnr: D and B Hayes and T Dabernig Rdr: A Mallyon 55.5
3
1.0
Secret Blaze
- 2g Sizzling (AUS) x Abscond (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Tony McEvoy Rdr: L Currie 57.5
4
1.4
Gododdin
- 2f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Bernicia (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Damian Lane 55.5
5
1.6
Farooq
- 2c Frankel (GB) x Rostova (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Tony McEvoy Rdr: Jamie Kah 57.5
6
1.8
Our Long Sali
- 2f Needs Further (AUS) x Tycoon Sali (AUS) (Last Tycoon (IRE))
Tnr: S Gandy Rdr: D Dunn 55.5
7
3.7
Persuader
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Fast Talker (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M G Price Rdr: M J Walker 55.5
8
4.6
Miss Hellbender
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Salamander Bay (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Declan Bates 55.5
9
5.1
Havana Heat
- 2f Shamus Award (AUS) x Joontoo Gemini (NZ) (Deputy Governor (USA))
Tnr: Lloyd Kennewell Rdr: J Bowditch 55.5
10
5.5
Star Status
- 2g Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Starmon (NZ) (Monolith (AUS))
Tnr: L Macdonald and A Gluyas Rdr: Raquel Clark 57.5
11
6.5
Al Naifa
- 2f Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Court (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Tony McEvoy Rdr: S Baster 55.5
12
7.0
Sir Garfield
- 2g Barbados (AUS) x September Rain (AUS) (Blevic (AUS))
Tnr: G V Richards Rdr: H Coffey 57.5
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