Not A Single Doubt's Samadoubt Surprises in First Group 1 of the Season

Mark Smith - Saturday August 24

The first Group 1 race of the season was run at Randwick on Saturday and by season's end it's likely to have provided the most unlikeliest of winners.

The well-exposed 6yo gelding Samadoubt had won nothing grander than the Listed Canberra Cup in 34 previous starts but under a front-running masterpiece by Tim Clark the son of Not A Single Doubt held on to defeat the triple Group 1 winner and near $7 million earner Happy Clapper (Teofilo) by half a length with a further neck back to Invincible Gem (I Am Invincible) who edged out the favourite Avilius for third. (image Steve Hart)

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Trained by Bjorn Baker for the Darby Racing syndicate, Samadoubt advanced his record to 9 wins, 6 seconds and 3 thirds from 35 starts with earnings of $795,760.

That's a good return on the $40,000 Darby Racing needed to secure the son of Not A Single Doubt from the Riversdale Farm draft at the 2015 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

"From Winx to Samadoubt, hasn't it got a good ring to it," Baker joked.


"He's a very good horse. He ran in the Breeders' Plate as a two-year-old and we left that day disappointed but he's been a great ride for the owners."

A three-quarter brother to the Group III placed Thin Red Line, Samadoubt is the best of five winners out of the Gold Fever (USA) mare Isadora who is a half-sister to the Group II VRC Bloodhorse Breeders' Plate winner Apollo Wonder (Rory's Jester).

Isadora died in October last year. Her final foal is a yearling filly by Rothesay.

Samadoubt becomes the 11th Group 1 winner for Not A Single Doubt who will command a fee of $110,000 at Arrowfield Stud in 2019.


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