One to Watch – Bendigo

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday February 5

The famed Shadwell colours were carried to an easy debut victory at Bendigo on Wednesday by this homebred daughter of the late Sebring.

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Trained at Lindsay Park by the Hayes Dabernig team, Surooj was unwanted in the market, but made it look all too easy when she swept to the front and kept on going to win the 1100metre maiden by a length and a half.

Sebring is the sire of Surooj“She’s up there with our better two year-olds although we see her more as a 1400 to a mile filly, so a Sires Produce race might be more suitable,” said stable representative Russell Treloar.

Foaled and raised at Yarraman Park for Shadwell, Surooj is the second winner from Group III winning Redoute’s Choice mare Shaaheq, who was also second in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes.

Shaaheq has a yearling colt by I Am invincible, a weanling colt by Written Tycoon and went to Spirit of Boom last spring.



 

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Race Result - Bet365 Mdn Plate 1100m

Bendigo Track: Good(4) Time: 1:04.80
1
Surooj
- 2f Sebring (AUS) x Shaaheq (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: L Nolen 56
2
1.5
Amateurish
- 2f Brazen Beau (AUS) x Rinky Dink (AUS) (Distorted Humor (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Damian Lane 56
3
1.8
Favell
- 2c Street Boss (USA) x Applegate (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: B Rawiller 58
4
1.9
Oregon Pinot
- 2f Lonhro (AUS) x Saddaqa (USA) (Raven's Pass (USA))
Tnr: Anthony Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil 56
5
3.6
Ultimate Man
- 2g Statue Of Liberty (USA) x Silent Spring (AUS) (Marauding (NZ))
Tnr: S Fliedner Rdr: D Yendall 58
6
3.9
Harlem Blues
- 2c Your Song (AUS) x New York Rain (AUS) (Statue Of Liberty (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Regan Bayliss 58
7
6.4
Chicamo
- 2f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Albanilla (GB) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Ms L J Meech 56
8
7.7
Esprit's Reward
- 2f Reward For Effort (AUS) x Moon Esprit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: D S Archard Rdr: Chris Symons 56
9
8.7
Judicial Authority
- 2g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Vitrum (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: M J Walker 58
10
9.4
Kichierro
- 2c Pierro (AUS) x Kichai (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Ben Thompson 58
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