Cox Plate Day Stakes Double for Brazen Beau

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 26

Darley young gun Brazen Beau sired exciting two year-old colt Ideas Man to win the $500,000 Inglis Banner at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate day (read about him here) and then made it a stakes double when his talented three year-old Sartorial Splendor scored a dominant victory in the Group III MVRC Australia Stakes (1200m).

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Sartorial Splendor - image Grant Courtney

A debut winner back in April, the John Sadler trained Sartorial Splendor had been consistent since then albeit without winning and soared to new heights here with a powerful all the way win.

He led for Jamie Kah and kept up a good gallop to the line to win by nearly two lengths taking his overall record to two wins and three placings from six starts with prizemoney in excess of $245,000.

Sartorial Splendor as a yearling"That was really impressive," Kah said.

"He's a really talented horse.

"He's just got a mind of his own. He's very keen and wants to do it all a bit too much early. But if he learns to settle, he's going to be a really nice horse.

A $130,000 Inglis Premier purchase for his trainer from the Blue Gum Farm draft, Sartorial Splendor is bred on the same cross as Inglis Banner winner Ideas Man, both colts produced from daughters of Rubiton.

Bred and sold by Blue Gum Farm, Sartorial Splendor is a half-brother to Group II winner Fontiton from stakes-winner Personal Ensign, who has a yearling filly by Manhattan Rain and a colt foal to follow also by the same sire.

Sartorial Splendor is the fifth stakes-winner for Brazen Beau, who stands at Darley Victoria at a fee of $48,500.



 

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Race Result - 1300 Australia Stakes Gr3 1200m

Moonee Valley Track: Good(4) Time: 1:11.22
1
Sartorial Splendor
- 3c Brazen Beau (AUS) x Personal Ensign (AUS) (Rubiton (AUS))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: Jamie Kah 57
2
1.8
Condo's Express
- 3g Rubick (AUS) x Braided (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: Richard Laming Rdr: D Oliver 58
3
1.9
Three Beans
- 3c Deep Field (AUS) x Mrs Boxall (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: D Dunn 57
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $230,000
Seller: Torryburn Stud, Torryburn, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Bennett Racing Pty Ltd
4
2.4
Heyington Station
- 3g Star Witness (AUS) x Unapologetic (NZ) (No Excuse Needed (GB))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: John Allen 57
5
3.7
Truffle House
- 3c Smart Missile (AUS) x Ocelot (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: Brent Stanley Rdr: L Currie 57
6
3.8
Mister Yu Shu
- 3c Artie Schiller (USA) x Wai Lin (AUS) (Scenic (IRE))
Tnr: J T Conlan Rdr: Clayton Douglas 57
7
5.6
Cielo D'Oro
- 3c Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Stella Senza Cielo (IRE) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: Craig Williams 57
8
6.6
Lucifer's Reward
- 3g Reward For Effort (AUS) x Petite Briefs (AUS) (Brief Truce (USA))
Tnr: B J McCarthy Rdr: J Mott 57
9
6.8
Viking Warrior
- 3c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Scandinavia (AUS) (Snippets (AUS))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: M Zahra 57
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