First Win for $1.1 Million Frankel Colt

Tara Madgwick - Thursday April 16

Former champion racehorse and now champion sire Frankel has a great strike rate in Australia with 17 winners from 23 starters with his most recent winner coming at Wyong on Thursday.

$1.1 million Inglis Easter purchase SignificanceA $1.1million Inglis Easter purchase for Domeland from the Arrowfield Stud draft, the John O’Shea trained colt Significance cruised home alone in the 1600 metre maiden.

Sixth and fourth at his two most recent outings in metropolitan maidens on wet tracks, Signficance appreciated a return to firmer footing to power clear and win by seven and a half lengths at his sixth start.

Significance is the first winner for Aqua Bella (GB), an unraced half-sister by Oasis Dream to stakes-winner Ame Bleue from champion staying mare and triple Group I winner Aquarelliste

Frankel’s winners in Australia are headed by Group winners Miss Fabulass, Hungry Heart and Finche, who was fourth in a Melbourne Cup.

He had two yearlings sell at Inglis Easter last week, a filly from Princess Coup that made $670,000 when bought by James Harron Bloodstock and a colt from Thai Noon (IRE) that made $500,000 when bought by Michelle Payne Racing / Sardar Azmoun.

Frankel had 19 foals born in Australia last spring with the list of them from Australian Studbook below.




 

Advertisment

Race Result - H & H Catering Mdn Hcp 1600m

Wyong Track: Good(4) Time: 1:37.03
1
Significance
- 3c Frankel (GB) x Aqua Bella (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: Tom Sherry 57
2
7.5
Highbury
- 3g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Footprint (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G A Ryan Rdr: Mitchell Bell 57.5
3
9.5
Dunlee
- 3g Dissident (AUS) x Annlea (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: D Lane Rdr: R Hutchings 57.5
4
11.8
Nijinska
- 4m Savabeel (AUS) x Polish (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: J N Englebrecht Rdr: R Thompson 55
5
12.4
Gunzel
- 4g Bullet Train (GB) x Vaqueros Dream (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Buchanan Rdr: J Penza 55.5
6
24.3
Mr Stix
- 5g El Nino (USA) x Cintarc (AUS) (Scenic (IRE))
Tnr: R A Bailey Rdr: Ms R Murray 55
7
27.9
Pop's Glory
- 3f Olympic Glory (IRE) x French Poppy (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: D Lane Rdr: D Mc Lellan 55
More Reading...
Sires With Winners - Sunday August 24
Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sires With Winners - Friday August 22
Here is the full list of 25 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wootton Bassett Juvenile G2 Double
Wootton Bassett (GB) featured in Ireland overnight at The Curragh with two stakes-winning juveniles, Constitution River taking out the the Group II Futurity (7f), while the Group II Debutante (7f) went to the filly Composing, who comes from the family of Amelia’s Jewel.
Sires With Winners - Saturday August 23
Here is the full list of 106 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Commemorative Retired to Stud
Watching the progress of Godolphin horses as they start stepping our for their new trainers has been interesting to say the least and will get more so this weekend when we see Tom Kitten go around in the Group I MRC Memsie Stakes at Caulfield, but one horse we won’t be seeing again is Commemorative.
Future Bright for Danica Guy
Group Three winner Lupo Solitario has returned to New Zealand, and the care of his former trainer Danica Guy, following a six-month racing stint in Hong Kong, while the stable are also excited about a first starter this weekend by Justify (USA).
Was it that Unusual? Who is the Oldest?
There was a lot of attention in the media regarding the age of Australian Horse of the Year elect Via Sistina (IRE) when she returned to racing for a new campaign at Randwick last Saturday, but was it really that uncommon to see an eight year-old G1 winner?
Top Filly Beats Top Colt in G1 Prix Morny
The Group I Prix Morny (1200m) at Deauville overnight produced a mightly clash between unbeaten Starspangled banner colt Gstaad and unbeaten filly Venetian Sun with the filly prevailing, although Starspangledbanner got some consolation with a new G3 winning 2YO at Goodwood.
Narrow Miss for Hellbent Gelding in G2 Foxbridge
Lhasa proved he is more than a synthetic track specialist when he nearly caused an upset when finishing runner-up in Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa.
First Southern Hemisphere foals for Paddington
A four-time Group I winner by champion French sire Siyouni, European superstar, PADDINGTON, has had his first Southern Hemisphere foals arrive on the ground at Windsor Park.